Can anyone identify this plant/shrub?

[BustingBaoBun]

I went to add a gardening app to identify this, but it wanted to charge me so I am hoping you clever gardeners out there can help?

I didn't plant this, it just appeared, but it is pretty!

Thanks in advance 🙂

Using Google Lens here for plant identification - free and usually comes up with the goods.

Himalayan honeysuckle!

I also have one in my garden that just appeared but agree that it's pretty and earns it's space
www.rhs.org.uk/plants/10061/leycesteria-formosa/details

Wow, thank you so much! And yes I do think there are berries at times.

I will look into Google lens. The plant app looked good, one month for free etc, but I'm away soon and was worried I will forget to cancel (has been known...)

I agree, leycesteria. You'll get small dark red-purpley-black berries.

You can eat them when ripe, and apparently they are good in think like jams, but I've never tried, so can't say whether it's actually good.

They can get very big - i prune mine heavily each autumn and Back it comes.

I had one pop up too, and it’s a keeper. But agree prune back hard or it gets out of control easily.

Also had one appear. I guess birds eat the berries and spread the seeds.

Interesting. Definitely will be pruning later on, it just appeared about two years ago, and as you say, the birds spreading the seeds probably.

Op I have had this in my garden for years. It produces lots of red berries which the birds absolutely love. I pinched some from my dads garden Lol

It’s also known as the Pheasant bush, because pheasants go wild for the berries. ( I have actually seen this in my own garden)

Interesting!

@BustingBaoBun PlantNet is free and is pretty good for identifying - shows lots of other photos so you can check the verdict too

Thank you so much, just looking at it now!

There is ObsIdentify - I think it's free as well.