Plant ID

[Kayleigh]

Is this plant a cotoneaster horazontalis..Someone bought me a pot of plants and this mini shrub is in the pot..Can anyone ID it for me..The only thing like it I can find is the cotoneaster..It has no thorns..

[agrumpycow]

We've got a hedge of these, I think they're a species of box (buxus) but I'm not sure which type. Ours grow relatively slowly but need pruning each year.

p.s. Although as I wrote that I'm becoming less certain, sorry!

[Bub-les]

try Lonicera nitida often sold as box but its a honeysuckle relative

[Kayleigh]

Thanks Bub-les it does look like Lonicera nitida. I was going to plant it in the garden if it was a cotoneaster as they flower. But I will have a rethink about this.

[Bub-les]

It flowers too. They are like small honeysuckle flowers. Its just kept so cut back that it normally doesn't get a chance to flower.
Barbara

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Bub-les

It flowers too. They are like small honeysuckle flowers. Its just kept so cut back that it normally doesn't get a chance to flower.
Barbara

Do you know what time of year it flowers and if it's beneficial to wildlife/insects.

[Paul mabbott]

Looks much like a Cotoneaster but wouldn't like to put that down to species level. In my experience all cotoneaster flowers in summer produce nectar to attract bees and other animals.

[polygro]

Looks like a Cotoneaster to me too, though it has more closely spaced leaves than the one in my garden (maybe because it has been grown under cover). Nurseries tend to put "horizontalis" in planters.

Polly

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by polygro

Looks like a Cotoneaster to me too, though it has more closely spaced leaves than the one in my garden (maybe because it has been grown under cover). Nurseries tend to put "horizontalis" in planters.

Polly

I hope it is I have just the place for it..I will know soon enough as the cotoeaster will have small white flowers soon followed by red berries the birds will eat..
It will go in this bed to hang over the edge..

[naturelover]

The other plant is viola,but do not know which one as there are loads of violas.