ID on a spreading/low growing (flowering) shrub.

Kind of ugly, just interesting nevertheless.

 

Leaves remind me of Chaenomeles.
Flowers of Punica granatum nana.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&cp=6&gs_id=o&xhr=t&q=punica+granatum&biw=960&bih=485&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=mR0DUIadE4P80QWj9vmYBw#um=1&hl=en&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=punica+granatum+nana+&oq=punica+granatum+nana+&gs_l=img.12...0.0.0.4362.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0..0.0...0.0...1c.ASBuYNkCz7U&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=2527c0e2e30965b9&biw=960&bih=485
Would like to see a good close up of the flowers please.

 

Dont know what it is but I think Marley might be on the right track, I do know its not Pomegranate.

 

Trouble is that Escallonia do not have multiple stamens that protrude.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gcnursery/7189479129/

Where is this plant please.
When was pic taken?

 

plant is at Ness Gardens in Wirral.. pic was taken about 2 weeks ago.

 

I think it is of a similar line to pomegranate most likely the same family

 

Where is it Stephen? I wouldn't think you could not grow Pomegranate in the first place and besides it is a tree and not a spreading shrub. Whoops, just saw where you saw it, but still don't think that's what it is.

 

Yes they do Silver Surfer, at least on the sixty feet plus hedging I've got. Sorry can't put the pictures on as uploading's not possible at the moment.

Marley's correct it's Escallonia.

Stephen if you crush the leaves and they smell of citrus that will confirm it.

 

I've managed to upload this picture now.

 

Exactly Sheal. Each Escallonia flower has only got 5 stamens. The stamens do not extend out further than the petals.
The flowers in the shrub in question have lots of stamens

 

Silver Surfer my apologies........I've just studied the picture more and the leaves are different to Escallonia, you are probably right on your Id.

 

It's interesting how it is not easy to identify from photographs, throws so much confusion.

SS is correct, it is Chaenomeles, you can see young quinces developing in the photo.

 

If it helps further, it appears to have flowers on all year round, and is evergreen.

I would agree on Chaenomeles, it has the same type of habit, however flowering quinces are deciduous, and generally only flowers in winter/spring?

 

My first thought of Chaenomeles was based on the leaves with the rounded stipules.

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?num=10&um=1&hl=en&biw=960&bih=485&tbm=isch&tbnid=Ks-Ix8HJacULBM:&imgrefurl=http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/chsp6.htm&docid=jkp26QREvn1DmM&imgurl=http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/images/chsp1490.jpg&w=602&h=400&ei=WzQDUP_OJaGq0AWCuKGUBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=104&vpy=188&dur=475&hovh=146&hovw=199&tx=133&ty=135&sig=105050878957448920657&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=140&tbnw=187&start=0&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:0,i:86

Chaenomeles speciosa is deciduous or semi evergreen.
Have had another look.
There do appear to be young fruits.
However, I would not have expected to see so many flowers in June/July.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tanneberger/3389039021/

All the petals appear to have been eaten.
I would really love a close up of those flowers.

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