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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Comments

[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. ;)