Need help on figuring out what's growing in my yard.

[rootofnewt]

I've got some shrubs I can't identify. I'm just not very good with landscaping plants.

http://pics.livejournal.com/krasota/gallery/000156ka

If you can help me out at all, I'd appreciate it. You can even direct folks here if you think they can help. I can take more pictures, though probably not too many after the next hour passes. I can take more tomorrow, if necessary.

Please help!

Thanks ever so much.

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[klwalton.livejournal.com]

That second one looks like pyracantha, but I'm not sure the leaves are the right color.

[jb98.livejournal.com]

I grew up with pyracantha and the leaves are smaller and rounder. They have wicked thorns too. I used to have to prune the beasts for punishment.

[jb98.livejournal.com]

Mystery shrub #2 looks like Nandina. I had some before and I love it. For some reason I like saying the word and friends and I would randomly shout Nandina! for no apparent reason. Fun times :)

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

I do believe you're right! And I've got three of those in my own back yard - I've just assumed all these years that it was pyracantha.

Thanks for contributing to my education :):).

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Yep, it is. Someone in livejardin suggested that and I do believe it is!

[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

I've got two local plants guides at school that I could look in tomorrow, if you're willing to wait that long for an answer. I know I've seen all those plants... but theres a reason I studied microbiology :)

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Feel free, but I'm relatively certain none of these are native. I'm pretty sure they're all alien plants used in landscaping.

[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

Conviently, the one guide I have is for that exact purpose. It is an educational field guide I picked up from the summer training I did for Bridging the Watershed. One of the units we did was on native vs. alien plants (Alien Invaders :). So the guide lists both native/nonnative and distinguishes with nonnatives are invasive. The goal of the unit is to educate students as to what plants don't belong in this area.
:)
The other, I'm not sure on, so we'll see.

[crazypumpkin.livejournal.com]

I forgot how much I suck at plant identification. Especially when its not in front of me. So, one of two things, either they aren't in my plant ID book, or more likely is that I just suck and can't ID them.
A couple of sites you might already know about, but might help with an ID
http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/
http://www.vnps.org/
http://www.weedsgonewild.org/

[krasota.livejournal.com]

I'll probably take a picture and a branch down to the local Ag Ext Office. :) Thanks for trying, though!

[dwolfe.livejournal.com]

Its a bush! *helpful*

[zeldajean.livejournal.com]

I believe Mystery Shrub #1 is a Rhododendron (sp?). Looks much like the ones we had in front of the house for years.

[anthologie.livejournal.com]

The question is whether the shrub blooms and what the blooms look like. It looks a lot like a camellia bush to me.

[anthologie.livejournal.com]

Camellia bushes/blooms:

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=camellia&btnG=Google+Search&sa=N&tab=wi

[zeldajean.livejournal.com]

I was thinking that after I posted... There do appear to be buds in there, and she does mention them. What they look like, though, I don't know.

Krasota?

[krasota.livejournal.com]

It's not a camellia. We've got those, too.

There are no flower buds on shrub #1, just leaf buds.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

It is most definitely *not* a rhododendron. Those I'm quite good at identifying--I love natives. ;)

[anthologie.livejournal.com]

It's bothering me that I don't know what mystery shrub #3 is, because I know I've seen it.

[dahliablue.livejournal.com]

It's already been identified for you, but I'll give a third vote for the second bush being nandina. I have bunches of it growing in my backyard (except I don't get that many berries - wow).

[deborahs-corner.livejournal.com]

I asked a friend of mine that runs a nursery...if she would help..am waiting on a reply..*smile*
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[deborahs-corner.livejournal.com]

I got a brief note from my friend and she said this on a couple..said she would get her nursery books and look for the others...

Looks to me like shrub #1 is an Indian Hawthorne. Ask her if it blooms tiny pink or white flowers.
Shrub #2 looks like old fashioned Nandina...but it could be something else. I'll look in some of my books at the store today.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

#1 doesn't bloom at all.

[deborahs-corner.livejournal.com]

I will relay that to her..*smile*
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