In article , JennyC
writes
Hi
A friend of mine has a plant/shrub in her garden which we can't seem to
identify.

It's tall - about 8ft tall ATM
Large green/greyish leaves
Leaves are sort of hairy to the touch
It's has white flowers that look like a large lace cap hydrangea
Deciduous
Grows well in the shade / damp

Don't have a picture right now, but will could get one in a week or two is
necessary.

Any ideas ?

Some of the Viburnums have lace-cap type flowers, see for example

http://www.rootsweb.com/~nychemun/cemetery/viburnum.jpg

(the leaves are wrong in this one).

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