Plant ID please!

dirty_magic

I've seen a plant in someone's front garden that I like but I can't find out what it is. Google usually tells me eventually but I can't find this one!

It's very similar to the plant in the picture, so I think it could be related to that one, but it's covered in clusters of little red berries. Can anyone tell me what it could be please?

greenval

It's a Skimmia

tanith

could be lots of things , how about Skimmia

http://www.plantify.co.uk/Skimmia-japonica-Rubella/plant-5963

dirty_magic

The berries are bigger than the ones on that link and they don't seem to be on brush like branches like those, so I don't think it's that. The leaves are the same though.

I'd have taken a picture but I think it would look a bit suspicious!

dirty_magic

The clusters of berries look more like the ones in this link:

http://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_berries_-_geograph.org.uk_-_567813.jpg

dirty_magic

I think it could be this, but it has a lot more berries than this.

http://m.shutterstock.com/images/98540960

lindaloulou

It could be a Skimmia japonica female shrub as females can produce attractive red berries in May to June. look for Skimmia japonica 'Rubella' female :money:

Fay

I have a really large skimmia that is the same as the one in the link you posted dirty_magic and it has lots of berries on it now. But I don't know which species it is as it was in the garden when we moved here....sorry

dirty_magic

I think it's a skimmia reevsiana! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction!