In message , Pam Moore
writes
On Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:39:33 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:

In message
,
Dave Hill writes
On Aug 16, 8:40*am, "CT" wrote:
Bob Hobden wrote:
Could not see a shrub only the "Laura in China" collection of photos
after a bit of trying. *Either the link is wrong or you haven't made
the photo "public".

I can see the pics in the album 'Mystery shrub, Fife' but I don't know
what it is. *So probably something really well known!

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Chris

No problem with the pictures, Looks like some form of Spirea

One of the Spiraea salicifolia group - I need more practice with them,
but I'll point at Spiraea x rosalba (S. alba x douglasii).

Fascinating ID, Stewart.
When I saw the first picture I thought of salix reticulata, but when I
saw the flowers I thought spirea, as Dave did. I did not even know
there is a spiraea salicifolia. Interesting.

They've gone wild in parts of the country. They're suckering plants
which form extensive colonies. I don't know how to judge whether
colonies originated from seed or from throwouts.

At one point they were mostly recorded as Spiraea salicifolia, but it
has since been realised that 4 species (one with two subspecies) and 3
hybrids are present.

The species are Spiraea salicifolia, Spiraea alba, Spiraea douglasii and
Spiraea tomentsoa, and the hybrids Spiraea x billardii, Spiraea x
pseudosalicifolia and Spiraea x rosalba.

Pam in Bristol

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Stewart Robert Hinsley