Another flower identification
Does anyone know the name of this plant? It is a shrub or bush, most of the ones I’ve seen are about 4 feet tall. All of them seem to be on old, established properties, and we also had this shrub/bush on our property upstate, where I grew up, which was an old Victorian farmhouse….
Does anyone know the name of this plant? It is a shrub or bush, most of the ones I’ve seen are about 4 feet tall. All of them seem to be on old, established properties, and we also had this shrub/bush on our property upstate, where I grew up, which was an old Victorian farmhouse. We could never get a name for it.
It has clusters of tiny white flowers, with a delicate fragrance. It is blooming now.
Any help is appreciated.
sigh, don’t I wish I had a real Herkimer diamond. My “diamond” is located on Herkimer Street and still very much in the rough! 🙂
That’s it herkimermaid. You from Herkimer County?? Got any Herkimer diamonds???
I think it’s some form of Spiraea, possibly Snow Mound or Bridal Wreath:
http://www.gardenideas.com/shrubs/shrubs_spirea.html
http://www.naturehills.com/catalog/Bushes_and_Shrubs/Spiraea_Shrubs.aspx?page=1
http://www.carrollgardens.com/detail.asp?product_id=420-10-13200
I remember this from growing up in the country too. Apparently it’s shade tolerant — thanks for posting this, I’m going to get some for my garden.
Viburnum, I think.
Phlox, Sweet Alyssum, Yarrow, Chickweed, Wild Four o’Clock, even some roses…
all of these would be possibilities, but not matching leaves and stems that I can make out in this photo, or the description of a 4ft. upright plant. A detailed close-up (maybe even including root), with a ruler, coin, etc. for sense of size would help. You can also try the BBG’s Gardener’s Resource Center: http://www.bbg.org/lib/grc.html
?pincushion?
vinca…they aren’t. The picture makes them look much larger than they are because its a closeup. These flowers are very small.
This looks like hydrangea, but hard (for me) to say with certainty without a close focus of flower and leaf. There are endless varieties. You can read more at: http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/faqs/hydrangeafaq2.html
We had those when I was growing up as well…the flowers are about 1 1/2″ or so, right??