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    Hi
    I am a very amateur gardener.
    Last year I planted what was supposed to be 5 shrubs which would make a hedge -though when they arrived they were tiny.
    I didn't think they were going to "take" except for one (Spirea bridal wreath?)
    I (probably stupidly) dug the others up and potted them last autumn (along with a few other plants and no I didn't name any)
    At beginning of last month I replanted a couple which still seemed alive (Caenothus Yankee?-as its started to get purple flowers), and one (which I have now tied to a stake)- might be forsythia intermedia spectacbilis (or something like that) or a Wigela ???
    I wondered if anyone could confirm what the plants are please, and any advice on looking after them would be appreciated.
    I think one (in a pot) may be buddleia davidi, as its similar leaves to one in border (which was some sort of miniature buddelia and seemed to be growing last year but leaves are now going brown at edges and it doesn't look too healthy so advice on rescuing it.) Its next to the one I think is Caenothus Yankee
    The other one in the pot grew in the shed! I think it might be a hosta as I got some free last year, but they all got eaten by slugs and I thought I'd cut my losses and got rid of them
    Any thoughts appreciated, then I'll probably re post for advice on where /when to replant -once I look up probable sizes etc
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    1) maybe_buddelia is definitely not a Buddlehia.
    2) Forsythia - photo is too small to tell.
    3) Hosta - yes it does look like one.
    4) caen plus sad bud - that looks like a Caenothus on the right, on the left could be hypericom but again it's too small a photo to see.

    Can you get some closer photos of them to give us a chance?
     
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      Are these any better -I've used camera instead of phone
       

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      1) & 2) You're right about the first two labelled Ceanothus.

      3) The closer_forsythia does look like Forsythia - it would have had bright yellow flowers in the early spring before the leaves appeared?

      4) not_buuddelia - I can't place what this is - hopefully someone else will recognise it - it actually reminds me of a weed!

      5) sad_buddiela - Yes that is a Buddleia - give it plenty of feed and water and it will buck up, they are practically bullet proof!
       
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      Thank you
      Mystery plant could well be a weed-as I said last year I just dug up & potted anything which looked like it might have some life. The names were the plants I remember buying from the catalogue.
      Forsythia hadn't got any flowers this year - Its only just started to grow. Should I leave it tied to stake or would it be better free??
       
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      Best to leave it free, it will bush up and is self supporting :blue thumb:
       
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      Pictures on your post number #4.

      4. Possibly Spiraea
      5. Possibly Cistus

      Sorry McTavish, Ceonothus is the only plant likely to make a hedge.

      Edit: I've just been looking at another thread and by coincidence the plant looks identical to your picture No. 4, it has been identified as Astilbe. :)
       
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        Astilbe I think too.
         
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          I have another mystery plant that my wife (the gardener!) wishes to identify. It grows at great speed and cups 1/2 a pint of water at each leaf junction. Picture attached. Can anyone help please?
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          Teasel. A damnable weed that some people like :scratch::dunno:
           
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            Tremendous help and so quick.Thank you all for your help
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