B&Q 6 x Assorted Shrubs

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  1. Eric.

    Eric. Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi,

    On a recent trip to B&Q I picked up a pack of 6 young shrubs, my daughter pestered me for them (and some Buxus)... plus they looked good & only £7.

    I think I can identify a few & have numbered them to make this easier. No indication on the tray or handle/tag

    I've used my limited knowledge & Google Lens to guess the following so far:

    1. Photinia Red Robin? Little?
    2. Hebe Green Globe?
    3. Pieris Flaming Silver?
    4. ?
    5. ?
    6. ?

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    Any help is appreciated.

    Eric
     
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    • Clare G

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      4 is a choisya, probably "Aztec Gold." 6 is lonicera nitida. 5 has me stumped!

      I think you got yourself a good £7 worth there - congratulate your daughter from me on her sharp eye for a bargain!
       
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      • KFF

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        Hi @Eric. ,
        4 is a Choisya Ternata ( Mexican Orange Blossom ), beautiful scented white flowers in late spring/early summer and sometimes a few more in autumn.
        5 is an Ilex , Holly, don't know which one though.
        6 rings a bell but I can't remember and I never guess.
         
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          Hi @Clare G , I knew I knew no 6 and I kept thinking shrubby Honeysuckle but it just wouldn't come to me :)
           
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          • Eric.

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            Thanks @Clare G & @KFF. I like that they all seem to be evergreen.

            I had actually took a photo of the Honeysuckle to find out what it was while revisiting a park from my childhood last week - Fletcher Moss Gardens in Didsbury/Manchester.
             
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              4 - Is a Choyisa Ternata Sundance

              5 - Osmanthus Ilex Goshiki

              6 - need a closer look but looks like Lonerica Nitida
               
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                Hi, No 5 is Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki' (oops Perki beat me to it).

                No 1 a Photinia maybe.

                Blackstart
                 
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