Prunus? - identity
 

I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in
old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in
the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily
in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has
flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a
dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring.

It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient
maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it
would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery
trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on
by digging up a sucker or three.

Anyone got any ideas?

Prunus? - identity
 

Farm1 wrote:
I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in
old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in
the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily
in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has
flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a
dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring.

It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient
maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it
would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery
trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on
by digging up a sucker or three.

Anyone got any ideas?

Any chance of a link to some photos?

--
Mike.

Prunus? - identity
 

Mike Lyle writes

Farm1 wrote:
I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in
old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in
the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily
in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has
flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a
dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring.

It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient
maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it
would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery
trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on
by digging up a sucker or three.

Anyone got any ideas?

Any chance of a link to some photos?

Any fruit on it?
--
Kay

Prunus? - identity
 

U¿ytkownik "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
...
I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in
old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in
the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily
in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has
flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a
dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring.

Prunus tenella perhaps?

Regards, Barbara.

Prunus? - identity
 

"K" wrote in message
Mike Lyle writes
Farm1 wrote:
I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common
in
old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known
in
the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread
easily
in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high.
It has
flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink.
Quite a
dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring.

It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the
ancient
maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think
it
would have been a plant that has had much attention from the
nursery
trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been
handed on
by digging up a sucker or three.

Anyone got any ideas?

Any chance of a link to some photos?

Any fruit on it?

It never has any sort of fruit, just these soft fluffy wee flowers in
Spring. And it's not the Prunus tenella sugggested by Barbara (thanks
for that suggestion). And I don't have a web site to link to a pic
unfortunately.

Prunus? - identity
 

"Basia Kulesz" wrote in message
U¿ytkownik "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci

And it's not the Prunus tenella sugggested by Barbara (thanks
for that suggestion). And I don't have a web site to link to a
pic
unfortunately.

Well, try Prunus glandulosa then:) Equally small, equally overrated
as a
garden shrub IMO.

By George, you've done it :-)) Thank you so much for that help.
You're a genius given my rotten description :-)) Found this site and
it looks just like my dear little scruffy bush (which I have always
adored - it's tough and hardy and has flowered even thorugh the
drought :-)))
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...hrubs/prunus_g
landulosa.html

Prunus? - identity
 

U¿ytkownik "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow napisa³ w wiadomo¶ci
...
"K" wrote in message
Mike Lyle writes
Farm1 wrote:
I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common
in
old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known
in
the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread
easily
in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high.
It has
flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink.
Quite a
dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring.

It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the
ancient
maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think
it
would have been a plant that has had much attention from the
nursery
trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been
handed on
by digging up a sucker or three.

Anyone got any ideas?

Any chance of a link to some photos?

Any fruit on it?

It never has any sort of fruit, just these soft fluffy wee flowers in
Spring. And it's not the Prunus tenella sugggested by Barbara (thanks
for that suggestion). And I don't have a web site to link to a pic
unfortunately.

Well, try Prunus glandulosa then:) Equally small, equally overrated as a
garden shrub IMO.

Regards, Barbara.