I have had this growing in my front garden for many years, but have
never known what it:

http://bobmoore.mvps.org/images/unk_plant.jpg

Tha plant is a clump around 7 feet high and four feet wide. It flowers
from May onwards, with these violent pink panicles. It does propagate
itself, but not problematically.

Can anyone here identify it?
--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
...
I have had this growing in my front garden for many years, but have
never known what it:

http://bobmoore.mvps.org/images/unk_plant.jpg

Tha plant is a clump around 7 feet high and four feet wide. It flowers
from May onwards, with these violent pink panicles. It does propagate
itself, but not problematically.

Can anyone here identify it?
--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

Spiraea I think

--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk

On 21/06/2014 16:42, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
...
I have had this growing in my front garden for many years, but have
never known what it:

http://bobmoore.mvps.org/images/unk_plant.jpg

Tha plant is a clump around 7 feet high and four feet wide. It flowers
from May onwards, with these violent pink panicles. It does propagate
itself, but not problematically.

Can anyone here identify it?
--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

Spiraea I think



I'd say Spiraea X billiardii

On Sat, 21 Jun 2014 17:00:29 +0100, David Hill
wrote:

I'd say Spiraea X billiardii

I'd never thought of it being a spirea, even given the similarity of
flower colour, I'd only ever seen the golden leaved bush-style
spireas, but judging by some of the pictures I saw on searchng for
this name, that does look correct. Most the of the pictures seem to be
from shorter cultivars than my giant. I've tried savagely pruning it
to get the flowers lower, but it won't play. it WANTS to be tall.

My boss is loking for new plants on the cheap, I think I'll give him
one of the pups from this. It's certainly long lived and as tough as
old boots. Not even he could kill it.

Thanks all...

--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

On 21/06/2014 17:00, David Hill wrote:
On 21/06/2014 16:42, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
...
I have had this growing in my front garden for many years, but have
never known what it:

http://bobmoore.mvps.org/images/unk_plant.jpg

Tha plant is a clump around 7 feet high and four feet wide. It flowers
from May onwards, with these violent pink panicles. It does propagate
itself, but not problematically.

Can anyone here identify it?
--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

Spiraea I think



I'd say Spiraea X billiardii



I thought it was Spirea douglasii. Are they synonymous, do you know, David?

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

On 21/06/2014 22:23, Spider wrote:
On 21/06/2014 17:00, David Hill wrote:
On 21/06/2014 16:42, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
...
I have had this growing in my front garden for many years, but have
never known what it:

http://bobmoore.mvps.org/images/unk_plant.jpg

Tha plant is a clump around 7 feet high and four feet wide. It flowers
from May onwards, with these violent pink panicles. It does propagate
itself, but not problematically.

Can anyone here identify it?
--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

Spiraea I think



I'd say Spiraea X billiardii



I thought it was Spirea douglasii. Are they synonymous, do you know,
David?

It seems that S x billiardii is a misname for S x pseudosalicifolia
which is a hybrid see
http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pag..._bridewort.htm

So it's anyone's guess
David

On 21/06/2014 22:44, David Hill wrote:
On 21/06/2014 22:23, Spider wrote:
On 21/06/2014 17:00, David Hill wrote:
On 21/06/2014 16:42, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
...
I have had this growing in my front garden for many years, but have
never known what it:

http://bobmoore.mvps.org/images/unk_plant.jpg

Tha plant is a clump around 7 feet high and four feet wide. It flowers
from May onwards, with these violent pink panicles. It does propagate
itself, but not problematically.

Can anyone here identify it?
--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

Spiraea I think



I'd say Spiraea X billiardii



I thought it was Spirea douglasii. Are they synonymous, do you know,
David?

It seems that S x billiardii is a misname for S x pseudosalicifolia
which is a hybrid see
http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pag..._bridewort.htm


So it's anyone's guess
David

Spiraea x billardii and Spiraea x pseudosalicifolia and Spiraea
douglasii are all different plants. There are half a dozen or more
plants in the Spiraea salicifolia aggregate, which are not easy to tell
apart. Spiraea salicifolia itself is relatively rare. Other members are
Spiraea alba, Spiraea x rosalba and Spiraea tomentosa.

--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On 21/06/2014 22:44, David Hill wrote:
On 21/06/2014 22:23, Spider wrote:
On 21/06/2014 17:00, David Hill wrote:
On 21/06/2014 16:42, Charlie Pridham wrote:

"Bob Moore" wrote in message
...
I have had this growing in my front garden for many years, but have
never known what it:

http://bobmoore.mvps.org/images/unk_plant.jpg

Tha plant is a clump around 7 feet high and four feet wide. It flowers
from May onwards, with these violent pink panicles. It does propagate
itself, but not problematically.

Can anyone here identify it?
--
Bob Moore
http://bobmoore.mvps.org/

Spiraea I think



I'd say Spiraea X billiardii



I thought it was Spirea douglasii. Are they synonymous, do you know,
David?

It seems that S x billiardii is a misname for S x pseudosalicifolia
which is a hybrid see
http://www.ukwildflowers.com/Web_pag..._bridewort.htm


So it's anyone's guess
David



Thanks for that, David. It does seem a bit muddled.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay