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Old 08-10-2020, 08:58 AM
 
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Is it wild, or was it planted? (1st 2 pics). Also the 3rd pic, I was told it's a hydrangea--is that true--if so what kind?

TIA for any info!
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Old 08-10-2020, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Home is Where You Park It
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#3 looks like an oak leaf hydrangea to me.

They are native to the US, but are also sold in garden stores.

https://www.pennington.com/all-produ...eaf-hydrangeas

Don't recognize #1 and #2.
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Old 08-10-2020, 09:44 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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The first two are clethra, Ruby Spice. It was planted. The third is a lacecap hydrangea.
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Old 08-10-2020, 10:29 AM
 
Location: Canada
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That ruby spice clethra is also commonly known as pepperbush and summersweet. It's a highly desirable plant for shade areas because it can bloom profusely in full shade for 6 to 8 weeks in the summer. The flowers have the most heady, delightful honey-sweet scent that will perfume the entire area nearby and it smells so good it makes you want to eat the flowers. It will attract pollinators to other parts of your garden too because nectar loving insects and humming birds go nuts over that blooming clethra and will swarm all over it.

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Old 08-11-2020, 07:00 AM
 
Location: Boonies of N. Alabama
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That's good to know! Looks like a good contender for my backyard. :-)
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Old 08-11-2020, 08:05 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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That's good to know! Looks like a good contender for my backyard. :-)
The few humming birds which visited my yard preferred the clethra and ignored the feeder in August.
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Old 08-11-2020, 08:56 AM
 
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Thanks people! That ruby spice clethra--I pruned it down to about 1 ft. tall last Autumn--it's 6 ft. tall now, with tons of those beautiful flowers. Can they be grown from a cutting?

The humming bird that used to hang around there when I first bought this place--I loved seeing it. Sadly, found a dead humming bird near my kitchen window a couple of years later--haven't seen any since. (Sorry to end on a down note)......
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Old 08-11-2020, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Virginia
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That ruby spice clethra is also commonly known as pepperbush and summersweet. It's a highly desirable plant for shade areas because it can bloom profusely in full shade for 6 to 8 weeks in the summer. The flowers have the most heady, delightful honey-sweet scent that will perfume the entire area nearby and it smells so good it makes you want to eat the flowers. It will attract pollinators to other parts of your garden too because nectar loving insects and humming birds go nuts over that blooming clethra and will swarm all over it.

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I planted one recently in my back yard as well as an orange tea olive. When they get mature and both start blooming I'm going to stand between them and just inhale the fragrance until I'm dizzy.
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Old 08-11-2020, 07:41 PM
 
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Sounds delightful..........^^^
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