Shrub ID please

[Millymollymandy]

My inlaws have a shrub they can't identify and neither can we. Here's a description:

"Heavily scented, smells like a Viburnum snowball bush only stronger. Pink flowers from April through the summer on and off (doesn't bloom all at once). Evergreen. Vigorous."

When I saw it it was about waist/chest height but pa in law does tend to keep everything clipped, so I imagine it could grow a lot, lot bigger. We are stumped but it does smell lovely.

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[Green Aura]

Are the flowers definitely part of the same plant - in that photo they look like something underplanted. It might just be that particular shot though. I've been racking my brains since this morning and still can't come up with anything.

[Tippychooks]

Could it be a different strain of viburnum? Viburnum bodnantense looks awfully like that and is heavily scented. Stick the name into google images and have a look?

[frozenthunderbolt]

its not a Daphene variant is it?

[Millymollymandy]

I spent ages yesterday googling, the flowers are similar to Stephanotis, the foiliage reminds me a bit of a honeysuckle..... it's not that other Viburnum cos they already have that one plus the snowball one.

It grows really big apparently but FiL is forever chopping everything back cos he's got a small garden. It could be a climber/semi climbing type like a honeysuckle. We're pretty stumped and MiL stole a bit of it from somewhere years ago which is why they don't know what it is!

[Tippychooks]

I was at RHS Rosemoor yesterday - in the pouring rain- and saw a daphne bholua - the name was something like Jacqueline Postill or Postilla. That was a good size and looked liable to wander a bit if not kept back. It reminded me of your thread as I was debating the ethics of pinching cuttings and filling my pockets at the time. Could it be that?
I didn't pinch anything btw, am naturally law abiding ;-)

[Silver Ether]

We got one of those ...........hangon................... ok been and looked at the lable ...

http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk/shrubs/l ... anthai.htm

[Millymollymandy]

Silver Ether I think you have hit the nail on the head - that link says deciduous but my FIL says it's evergreen, found these piccies which indicate it may well stay green but a bit leathery looking in winter. Is this what it looks like other times of the year?
http://www.asianflora.com/Caprifoliacea ... gantha.htm

They didn't mention any berries as we asked, but maybe they never got any/birds ate them.

The foliage has been shouting honeysuckle at me although the flowers were not like the regular honeysuckles.

Trouble is I can't email the inlaws to say look at that link! They don't have/use the internet.

[Millymollymandy]

It reminded me of your thread as I was debating the ethics of pinching cuttings and filling my pockets at the time. Could it be that?
I didn't pinch anything btw, am naturally law abiding ;-)

The moral of this tale is that if you DO pinch a cutting, take a note of what it's called at the same time!

[Silver Ether]

print a pic with its name attached and snail mail it ... yes it does get rough looking and berries ... I have just cut mine back as it was taking over the world ... the scent is overpowering ....

[Millymollymandy]

Yup will have to snail mail it but I've googled more and that's definitely it! Thanks a lot and 3 cheers for Ishers to the rescue!

[Silver Ether]

its good 'ere init ....