What is this not quite dead shrub?

[margaritasbythesea]

Any ideas? It's in a garden new to us. We left it last winter thinking it was dead, but it's sprouting back to life. We've had to move it but are wondering where it should go and whether we want to keep it. It's likely to be a garden classic, based on the rest of the planting in the garden.

Might be a fusia, I'd wait and see what happens with it!

Hmmm - I think it is a Philadelphus (Mock Orange). It has been pruned hard and looks very dry and drought stressed, but certainly not on the point of expiry. Get it back in the ground and give it a really good drink!

Once it has recovered you could consider giving it a good feed with blood, fish and bone meal or a general purpose fertilizer, but don't feed it whilst it is looking stressed.

Ah. It could be a mock orange. There's another one on the other side of the garden. I'll compare the stems when it's light. Hmm. Not sure where to put such a big thing.

@margaritasbythesea

Ah. It could be a mock orange. There's another one on the other side of the garden. I'll compare the stems when it's light. Hmm. Not sure where to put such a big thing.

They’re not all big. I have one which is 10ft plus! And one which has never got beyond knee-high

Could it be a Buddleia ?

It could be SirVix. We have tonnes of those nut I think the leaf at the moment looks more like a mock orange. Thanks for your suggestions.

I think that's actually a fuchsia. The species type like magellanica are very hardy and benefit from being cut back hard, as they get those bitty twigs you can see in the photo.

Since you have transplanted it, make sure it has plenty of water as it will have had fibrous root loss in the process (this is inevitable, not a criticism!) and I'd give any plant moved a good feed as well. They'll need additional chemical elements like potash and phosphorus to rebuild, as it were...

It looks like my Hydrangea which I have pruned back hard. One of these.

Don’t know what it is, but get it in some damp earth/compost quickly then send us a clearer pic of the shoots growing at the bottom

Thanks for your ideas. The shoot at the bottom. It's a rogue wild strawberry.