White flowered shrub

I would like to identify the white flowered plant in the background please...


Name of shrub in foreground (yellow flowers) and background (white flowers) please? by The hills are alive, on Flickr

 

Hi Canna
When was the photo taken ???

As I have a feeling I may know

Spruce

 

Potentilla in the foreground, variegated cornus foliage to the right and then probably Viburnum opulus at the back.

 

The yellow flowered shrub is a potentilla Canna, the white flowered looks like a viburnum opulus roseum but can't be sure without a closer view of the leaf.

 

Oops we must have posted at the same time Julie

 

I agree with Julie Viburnum opulus (aka snowball bush) so it flowers in the spring

Spruce

 

Ha! We obviously all agree on this!

 

you have to be quick I had to spray mine it had viburnum beetle .

I have just heard thunder and its getting very dark outside

Simbad is that a new avatar ??


Spruce

 

Hi Spruce, Julie and simbad - how kind of you all to respond!

I should have said when this was taken - it isn't a spring plant. This pic was taken in my local park on 29 July 2011......

 

Hmm!.
It is very difficult to get a scale to this plant with white flowers. It looks shortish.
Viburnum opulus tends to get rather large and would have finished flowering before 29th July.
I wonder if it might be Hydrandea annabelle.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hy...&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1272&bih=501

Canna W is there any chance that you could go back and take more pics. Showing the leaves, dead flowers what ever you see.
Thank SS

 

Can't remember when I changed my avatar Spruce , this ones called 'Lurch', lovely isn't it.

 

oh yes one of my new ones

Spruce

 

Canna W is there any chance that you could go back and take more pics. Showing the leaves, dead flowers what ever you see.
Thank SS

Hi Silver Surfer,

I will do that this morning

Caroline

 

Okay....here are a couple of photographs of the white flowered plant, taken a couple of hours ago. I hope they help....


pl anon bww by The hills are alive, on Flickr


pl anon 222 bee by The hills are alive, on Flickr