By Monkey1962
N/E Lincolnshire ,
United Kingdom 
hi all can you please identify this shrub/bush for me please, im not sure what it is and its the only thing in my garden im not sure what it is, it seems to be some sort of willow it has white flowers and i bet some of you will thing im a dummy but im new to this and would love to know what it is please
13 Jul, 2014
Answers
Hi, I think it couldbe a species of Spirea, possibly Arguta, Derek.
13 Jul, 2014
I first thought of Callistemon. I know there is a yellow flowered variety but even though the leaves look similar, the actual shrub habit doesn't. It also looks a bit like Zauschnaria but that has red flowers.
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13 Jul, 2014
Hi Badfish, forgot about the yellow flowers, so obviously not Spirea arguta :-) Derek.
13 Jul, 2014
If nobody knows you could show a picture of the flowers when they appear, which would make it easier. I can see why you thought willow but they don't have yellow flowers.
13 Jul, 2014
waiting for it to flower, then we shall nail the bugger
15 Jul, 2014
well it flowered and it didnt have yellow flowers as i said but derek m got it spot on, its defietly a Spirea arguta and looks brilliant. so i thought i would up date it
thanks for all your help
17 Apr, 2015
Hi, thanks for letting us know, it's nice to be proved right, lol, Derek.
17 Apr, 2015
Maybe a type of buddlia
See what others say.
13 Jul, 2014