Questions tagged [shrubs]
Another name for a bush - shorter than a tree and with multiple stems. Use this tag with questions about caring, propagating and indentifying shrubs.
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Should I seal the wounds where limbs were removed on a crape myrtle?
I have a crape myrtle that I attempted to transplant last spring. Unfortunately, it didn't do so well (I damaged more of the roots than I intended), and while it did leaf out last year, after a long ...
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My long stemmed rose is growing new leaves
I had a long stemmed rose in a bouquet of flowers. The head had died so I went to discard the stem, only to notice new leaves were shooting out of it in 3 different places. I left the stem in the vase ...
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Does Dawn dishwashing detergent kill plants (shrubs & flowers)?
Yesterday I was talking to my neighbor, and he was telling me he was cleaning the trim on his house with Dawn (dishwashing detergent used in the US) mixed in water. I thought I read somewhere that ...
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How do I kill a butterfly bush so it stays dead?
I have four Butterfly Bushes (Buddleja davidii) in my yard from a previous owner. I believe two are the Black Knight cultivar, but I'm not sure what the other two are.
I spend a lot of time every ...
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How can I naturally encourage birds into my garden?
We love having our garden filled with birds, thus we have put up a variety of bird feeders. We also make lots of water available for the birds. The result is a 2½ year old that can identify about 8 ...
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I need help in identifying this bush
I have a delightful bush in my garden which is self seeded. It has white blossom in spring, delicate, light green hazel-type leaves (but more delicate) and clusters of black, shiny berries in the ...
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Can I transplant young Rose of Sharon plants in July in Zone 6a?
I live in Massachusetts, growing zone 6a. Yesterday my husband was given some young Rose of Sharon plants from a friend at work, grown from seed by someone else. I've always wanted some, and would ...
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Hexagonal bush?
I have seen the pictured bush today when hiking around Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. From a distance, hexagonal patterns are visible: Adjacent branches grow in an almost perfect 45° angle relative to ...
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What are these tall, tree-like shrubs and how often should I water them?
My wife and I just bought a property and I don't know anything about plants or trees. Can someone tell me what the large trees/bushes/plants are and also how often do I need to water them?
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How do I save lilac seeds?
I know it's possible, because that's how people come out with new hybrids, but how does one go about saving the seeds of a lilac? Specifically, I have the straight species of Syringa vulgaris, and ...
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Can I cover an evergreen shrub in winter?
I have a small evergreen shrub that gets frost burn in winter. I had been told to use tar paper on it over winter, but I was concerned that since it is a broad-leaved evergreen it might need light in ...
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What does 'standard' mean when referring to shrubs and vines?
I often see shrubs and vines for sale labeled as 'standards'. What does that mean?
Examples:
Roses
Rose of Sharon
Trumpet Vine
Wisteria
And so on.
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How do I make Emerald Green Arborvitae grow as fast as biologically possible?
I'm buying a bunch of these babies below to create a privacy screen in my backyard. I'm getting young ones and want them to grow as fast as I can make them grow. Is there anything I can do to make ...
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What is this pale mint green shrub with hay-colored booms from Tenerife, Canary Islands?
What is this pale mint green shrub that has hay-colored booms? It seems to thrive on lava fields and develops lignified stems.
It can be found around 28.266°,-16.588° in Teide National Park on ...
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Maple plant that will not turn green?
I live in Ireland. I bought an Acer plant "deshojo" ,few years back . Now I have two issues with this plant. One is that it will give that nice pink/red color only for few months (April -june). The ...
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Identify plant, and what to do with rocks
Can anyone identify this little tree/shrub/indoor plant? I got it from a neighbor who had it on her porch, among others, and it appears pretty healthy. It's in a 3" plastic pot, that rests in a faux ...
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What is this shrub with small red flowers, found in St. Lucia?
I photographed this unusual shrub in November, in St. Lucia, but haven't been able to identify it. It had small (1-2cm), red flowers, growing out of pink-ish sepals in many elongate clusters as shown ...
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What is this pink/lavender flowering shrub?
The previous home owner has planted these in my backyard in Austin, Texas. They are blooming currently. What are these beautiful flowers?
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How to turn a field of high grass/shrub into lawn or food forest?
I have a 1.5-acre section that has not been properly maintained for many years. It is covered with high grass with some shrubs of willow, gorse and broom:
(the grass is actually much higher now as ...
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What is this small shrub with small red berries, and lanceolate, alternate entire leaves?
This shrub is:
found growing wild in a field
in New Hampshire, USA; USDA Zone 5
about 1m (3') tall
alternate, smooth edged, ~6cm (2.5") long leaves
growing on a hillside in gravelly, acidic (pH ~5), ...
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How to distinguish between Elaeagnus umbellata and E. multiflora?
(This is a follow-up to this identification question).
How can one distinguish between Elaeagnus umbellata and E. multiflora?
I see some minor differences in the descriptions e.g. on Wikipedia, but ...
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How can I add drainage to an area with shrubs already there?
I have 12 sweet viburnums (Viburnum odortatissimum) in a row as a future privacy hedge. I had to replace 2 of them just recently because they suffocated from sitting water when I had heavy rain at the ...
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What is this plant and how do I care for it?
It's very fragrant. As you can hopefully see in the second photo, there are no thorns. The plant itself is looking a little out of control, like it could use some pruning. I'm just not sure how or ...
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Plant identification: Is this hosta?
Is this hosta? The flowers were actually beautiful, but seemed to harbor small bugs.