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This is a rather poor photo of a plant which grows in a nearby garden. It forms a bush of moderately spreading habit 5-6 feet high and sprays out from the base. Individual florets are like miniature jasmine flowers, no scent, leaves appear first, no thorns, in flower now. If anyone can help I'd be grateful

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From Sharon, UK
It could be a form of Jasmine....I know there is a yellow shrubby one that has very little scent. Not being able to see the leaves too clearly does make it a bit difficult to identify.

From Anonymous, UK
I think this plant is a forsythia suspensa

From Peter, UK
Buffalo Current
Ribes odoratum (Syn. R. aureum)
forms a 2m high and wide decidous bush
Scented flowers mid-late spring.

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Can you please help with any knowledge of this shrub?
It grows very well if trimmed back and looks very pretty with it's flowers out (this time of year.) It grows into a wonderful type hedge!
Thank you for your help!
Lynne. from Wales.

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From Janet,UK
It looks like a type of Viburnum to me. Poss. Viburnum foetens. It could
poss. be a type of Deutzia.

From Elaine, UK
My deutzia looks like your plant

From Phil
I'd guess Dogwood.

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From Caroline, UK
That has to be Euphorbia Lathyrus -- the new bane of my existence! It was growing in my garden and I thought it was pretty so I let it grow. When it got out of control (6 ft high and 7 plants wide), I foolishly didn't wear protective clothing while cutting it down, and, therefore, spent the evening in the emergency room being pumped full of steroids to stop the burning and swelling in my eyes, face, and tongue, after showering for an hour and taking 100mg of benadryl did not reduce the burning and swelling. If this plant gets out of control, it will be difficult to cut down without producing explosive, and poisonous sap. Apparently the sap, leaves, and seeds are fatal if ingested.

From Dave C, UK
I am sure they are right about it being a caper spurge (Euphorbia lathyrus) it is very poisonous and the sap reacts to sunlight so the brighter it is the more it burns. it can make a good architectural plant

From Sue, Mitcham
About twenty years ago we had a sudden influx of plants that looked very similar to this. The flowers were very small and insignificant and the sap was milky white and burned the skin slightly if allowed to dry on. We were told that it was a type of Euphorbia. My parents pulled it all up because of us kids. The rumour was that it had escaped from a botanical research center near us. I hope this helps.

From Linda, UK
This could be a (bog arum) Calla Palustris or Hydrocleys nymphoides (water poppy)

From Prue, UK
As the whole plant is not shown, I cannot be sure, but it looks like caper spurge, Euphorbia lathyrus - a biennial about 3-4 ft tall. Don't eat it.

From Mrs Sissons,UK
It looks like Euphorbia Lathyrus.

From Gill, UK
The seed and leaves looks like the nasturtium plant to me. A trailing garden plant with bright red, yellow, orange flowers.


From Dawn, UK
I think that your plant that you put on " name that plant", is :- Eustoma grandiflorum Family Gentianaceae. I don't know which colour flowers you have, but it comes in blue, lavender,pink and white. The plant can grown to 2-3ft and is a biennial or half hary annual. The Common name for it is Prairie Gentian. It is a plant common in the USA, although I am in the UK and have just purchased one. Mine is purple and white.The picture I have enclosed is Purple.

From Karen, UK
have one growing in my garden. I sent some photos to News of the World Magazine. I had a letter from Richard Jackson (the gardening man), to say it is the caper spurge, Euphorbia lathyrus and that the milky sap is highly irritant, but a nice and very unusual looking plant. How it got in my garden I do not know.

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Hi Jacquie,
I can't be certain from this picture but I suspect it is Fritillaria Meleagris 'Alba'?

From Linda, UK
Fritillaria is the name but not sure which variety. Their is a white one called Fritillaria verticillata but that grows larger than the one shown.eg) up to 1 mtr.
Hope this helps

From Rob, UK
The white Fritillaries is the (ALBA)
And the purple fritillaries (snake's head)


From Ann, UK
Yes -they are snakeshead fritillaries - fritillaria meleagris. i have a lovely named white one called Aphrodite which has greener markings than alba.