By Cinderella
Hampshire, United Kingdom
Help please, can’t remember the name of this shrub.. I think it could be a sambucus, but not sure
- 20 May, 2023
Answers
Oh, thanks Shirley, put it down to brain fog !! Happens quite a bit these days…..
20 May, 2023
Incidentally, does it flower Shirley, as Alan wants to know ?!
20 May, 2023
Yes.
https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/sorbaria-sorbifolia-sem/
Very invasive, by the way.
20 May, 2023
Yes, it sure does. There is a photo of it in bloom on my garden plants page if you care to look. I have only ever found one piece suckering off it.
20 May, 2023
Thank you owdboggy and Shirley, I will take look.
20 May, 2023
I love this Sorbaria Sem … I only ever had one sucker and dug it up and planted elsewhere. No flowers, so perhaps that depends on the soil that it’s in … mine is fairly poor!
21 May, 2023
Thanks for your comment Sheila, good to know how it performs.
Thanks meadow, that sounds lovely, perhaps the roots of the conifers are restricting it slightly.
21 May, 2023
It is so invasive in places that it is banned from being planted in parts of the USA.
The one I had suckered all over the place. We spent more time removing them than enjoying the plant.
21 May, 2023
It’s certainly very attractive.
21 May, 2023
Hello Sylvia, I think this a Sorbaria sorbifolia. I only know that cos I've got one!
20 May, 2023