Can anyone identify this shrub please? 8 March at 4:53PM in Greenfingered MoneySaving 27 replies 1.5K views

twopenny

So neighbour has a neat evergreen shrub that blooms a lot.

She's no gardener but thought it was myrtle. Just doesn't look like the myrtle I know.

sarah1972

I would say that’s an evergreen blueberry looking at the pics from this link ?https://www.rootsplants.co.uk/collections/all-soft-fruit-plants/products/sunshine-blue-blueberry-bush?variant=39310433976480&view=google&gclid=Cj0KCQiAgaGgBhC8ARIsAAAyLfEvf8zxb025YuxL2pdlHAd7IRHFMAZ1_-yp7MwnZxigNo0Exm_Q_mkaApsKEALw_wcB 

LessImpecunious

Fruits look blueberry-like, but the flowers wrong?

sarah1972

LessImpecunious said:

Fruits look blueberry-like, but the flowers wrong?

The flowers look like my link above I think? Not 100% though x

LessImpecunious

The website in the link won't load the photos, but Vaccinium flowers generally are like little bells, whereas the ones on Twopenny's shrub look open with five petals...no idea what it could be though!

sarah1972

LessImpecunious said:

The website in the link won't load the photos, but Vaccinium flowers generally are like little bells, whereas the ones on Twopenny's shrub look open with five petals...no idea what it could be though!

They do look like bells but I assume they then open? Oooo the plot thickens 🤣

twopenny

Thanks folks.

I had to look a few times but the leaves on my photo are longer, narrower and glossier. The also grow differently on the stem.

The one I showed has rosette type and the blueberry has them growing up the stem individually.

So the rosette growth may be a clue.....if only I knew what that was!

Misslayed

I have two myrtle shrubs, both quite different, both look a bit like this one. Are the leaves fragrant when you rub them?

twopenny

Ahhh I don't know. It's 1c and wet outside and everyone's in so I don't think it's the time to sneak out and start rubbing my neighbours shrub leaves

But I will as soon as it's reasonable.

Using that and a lot of searching (who knew there were so many varieties) it does look like a Sweet Myrtle.

What do you think

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/myrtle/how-to-grow-sweet-myrtle.htm

LessImpecunious

Yes! agreed - the flowers look right too if you goggle them - none shown in the link, which does, however, say that the fruits look like blueberries... nice looking plant, but too cold here I fear...

twopenny

Next (rehetorical) question - where do I get one?

I tried to buy a Myrtle and with the multinationals taking over everything it's all much the same.

But this stays neat and tidy with no effort so I'm already enamoured