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Plant ID (pics) please

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guessagain · 27/06/2022 23:11

Got this outdoor plant around two years ago from a local garden centre. It wasn’t that big, probably had seen better days, DH liked the look of it, it was cheapish but there was no label/name on it.

It’s deciduous. Standing around 1.5m at the moment, quite a few stems on it now, no flowers. I’ve tried googling/Pinterest the leaves but I can’t find a match. I thought it may be a Philodendron but when I google that, they come up as houseplants & climbers, which this really isn’t.

Any ideas?

Plant ID (pics) please
Plant ID (pics) please
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AugustRose · 27/06/2022 23:48

It looks like a lilac to me.

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BewareTheBeardedDragon · 27/06/2022 23:50

It does look like a lilac but are the leaves massive like they appear in the pic? Lilac leaves aren't particularly big.

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Winecheesesleep · 27/06/2022 23:54

The Picture This app thinks it's a Lilac also.

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BewareTheBeardedDragon · 28/06/2022 09:05

Ignore my last comment - just passed a lilac that had huge leaves. Mine doesn't but evidently some do!

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MandyMotherOfBrian · 28/06/2022 09:09

Lilac and they flower on old wood so if you’re pruning it at all that might be why no flowers. I don’t think mine flowered for a couple of years when first planted.

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MrsBertBibby · 28/06/2022 20:16

Lilac, definitely.

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guessagain · 29/06/2022 20:56

You lot are brilliant, it certainly looks like a lilac, thank you!

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