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PsychedlicSally · 16/03/2025 17:30

Hi, Can anyone help me identify these 3 shrubs? DH planted them about 4 years ago, did not label and can't remember what they are.

I don't recognise them, they're not the sort of thing I would usually buy. They are tiny, biggest one just over 1ft high but he swears they are supposed to be full size shrubs not dwarf ones. They are planted north facing and were under very heavy shade from large leylandiis until recently so that could have stunted growth.

I want to move them to re-do that part of the garden but would like to know what they are so I can give them the right spot. I have tried image searches and nothing definitive came up. I've added photos of whole plant and close up of each.

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PsychedlicSally · 16/03/2025 17:30

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wildthingsinthenight · 16/03/2025 17:32

Yellow one is euonymys fortunei or Fortune's Spindle. I put it into Google lens

ThirdStorm · 16/03/2025 17:32

The yellow and white ones are euonymus. Great shrubs.

madaffodil · 16/03/2025 17:33

The first two are both different varieties of variegated euonymus, and the third one I think is a camellia.

PsychedlicSally · 16/03/2025 19:26

Thank you all, The two variegated ones are definitely the same thing, different colours so euonymus makes sense. I think the slow growth and tiny size have thrown me when trying to identify, they should be much bigger by now. Perhaps they will do better elsewhere.
I don't think the green one is a camellia, though agree it looks like one on photos. I have a lot of different camellias as they grow really well in my acid soil. The leaves aren't as thick and substantial as camellia and not quite so glossy.

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PrincessDonut · 16/03/2025 19:30

The last one is maybe Viburnum?

PrincessDonut · 16/03/2025 19:32

Sorry, the picture didn’t post.

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KhakiOrca · 16/03/2025 19:35

The last one is a camellia. I have a couple.
They have only flowered once in about 10 years!

0ctavia · 16/03/2025 19:46

Euonymous fortunei Emerald and Gold ( green and yellow )

Eunoymous fortunie Emerald Gaiety ( green and white )

Viburnum tinus Eve Price ( all green )

They are all super hardy, disease resistant and popular garden shrubs that will give you some winter interest and grow in most soils and aspects.

They will have struggled because the Leylandii take up all the food and water.

They won’t mind being north facing unless it’s heavy shade, but you can move them if you want. This is a good time of year to do so , just take a big clump of soil and roots with them and keep them well watered in their new spot until the autumn.

PsychedlicSally · 17/03/2025 00:45

Thank you @0ctavia Viburnum would make sense as its definitely something I don't already have in the garden. Its never flowered yet but that's probably due to the leylandii which only got chopped down in November.
I will still move all 3, as I have something special in mind for that part of the garden now next doors leylandii are finally gone (yipee!). I have a few potential spots for them where they should thrive better.

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0ctavia · 17/03/2025 01:01

@PsychedlicSally youre welcome. Id move them soon before the growing season gets underway.

The viburnum can get quite big, about 2.5m x 2.5m eventually , so Id plant it near the back of a bigger border. It’s a good background plant, it will never be the star of the show. I have one that’s about 5 years old and it’s now about 1.8m x 1.2m.

You might want to improve the soil in the bed that was previously near the conifers before you plant it up . Time and money spend on digging in some organic matter is never wasted.

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