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Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 10:38
| we're at a loss for a name for this flowering shrub/tree blooming now in Inverness Fla....... can anyone help us out? |
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- Posted by Thedecoguy South West 9 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 12:23
| Photinia sp? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 13:34
| i was going to say thats one ugly flower.. but from the link.. i see the beauty of this plant is not its flowers ... do they smell as ugly as they look ??? ... lol ... ken |
Here is a link that might be useful: link
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| Flowers don't look right to me for Photinia. More like a Prunus. P caroliniana or similar. |
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- Posted by Thedecoguy South West 9 (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 13 at 14:58
| I must admit Flora i was split between Prunus and Photinia. |
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| I agree that this is P. Caroliniana, cherry laurel. |
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| Yeah, P. caroliniana. They are blooming here as well. Tear up a leaf and see if it smells like cherries. |
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- Posted by ellisgardener zone7 NC (My Page) on Tue, Mar 12, 13 at 11:06
| someone mentione Bay tree... anyone go with that?... haven't tried the leaf thing yet.... |
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| Not Bay, I third the P. caroliniana ID. |
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| You should be able to google for bay tree flower pics and compare yourself. I think the scientific name for bay tree is Laurus nobilis so google for "Laurus nobilis flowers". |
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| Definitely the Prunus, none of the others have white flowers of exactly the same structure arranged in spike-like clusters. The Laurus doesn't even have similar leaves, Persea (red bay etc.) are different also. |
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| This is definitely not Bay. They are two a penny round here and the flowers look nothing like this. |
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- Posted by ellisgardener zone7 NC (My Page) on Fri, Mar 15, 13 at 6:49
| thanks, all!!... seems laurel is the consensus!! |
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