What is this plant?

My neighbor give me a slip of this plant, what is it & do it bear flowers? It's a perennial.
What is this plant? Do it bear flowers? Looks similar to a hydrangea
  39 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Oct 15, 2015
    This appears to be a dogwood tree.
  • Barb Rosen Barb Rosen on Oct 15, 2015
    I believe from what I can see that you have a start of a variegated hydrangea, Frances. Take a look at this to see if your friend's shrub that is the mother plant is the same. http://www.finegardening.com/bigleaf-hydrangea-hydrangea-macrophylla-variegata
  • Judy Judy on Oct 15, 2015
    It looks exactly like a plant in my yard. Don't know the technical name but its a lovely ground cover and we've always called it Snow on the mountain. Not sure why!
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Oct 15, 2015
    I know it is very difficult especially with a variegated leaf.
  • Yvonne McNeal Yvonne McNeal on Oct 15, 2015
    Why not ask your neighbor.
  • Veronica Roach Veronica Roach on Oct 16, 2015
    looks like a hosta to me ! grows about 18 inches tall, with either lavender or white flowers and is perennial and prefers semi-shade, usually ok to zone 4 at least..
  • Betty Watson Betty Watson on Oct 16, 2015
    Yes, it is Hosta I have several in my yard they just keep growing and growing. I put a tablespoon of Epsom Salt around very bottom of plant about 1 time a month Beautiful Plant! You right, Veronica
  • Danielle Danielle on Oct 16, 2015
    That's a hosta. It's a perrenial, and it's mostly a foliage plant, though it will shoot up small purple flowers on a tall stalk once per year. IMHO hostas are one of the easiest outdoor plants to grow and keep looking nice. Keep it in dappled shade, make sure it gets about 1" of water per week, if it looks unhappy or isn't growing vigorously spread a good dose of compost around it, or if you're into chemicals use some 10-10-10 every 2-3 months. In 2 years you should probably be able to dig it up, split it into 2-3 pieces and replant. In 4-5 years you can potentially have a whole bed of them. I love them, and there are literally dozens of different varieties that all look a little different.
  • Brenda Brenda on Oct 16, 2015
    To me this looks like Snow on the Mountain. It's very shade tolerant but will do well in the sun. It spreads like crazy. I planted a few in the woods and it took off. Grows where most plants won't. Hosta's will grow in a clump and have thick stocks. Snow on the Mountain will have thinner stems and they don't grow in clumps.
  • Gdo296963 Gdo296963 on Oct 16, 2015
    I,m sorry everybody you are all wrong. This is a shrub called variegated dogwood . It does have a bloom but it is the berries which stand out.
  • L L on Nov 17, 2015
    I thought host a at first but it may be Bishops Weed and if it is you'd better be sure that you like it before you plant it. I dug some up, built a raised bed over that spot with about a foot of soil and it still took over the bushes I plants on top of it. http://home.howstuffworks.com/goutweed-bishops-weed.htm
  • Donna Grafton Donna Grafton on Nov 17, 2015
    I have a variegated hydrangea that looks just like this and yes it will bloom when established . mine is light blue bloom. It is of the lacecap type bloom not the round ball type bloom
  • Katrina Smalley Katrina Smalley on Nov 20, 2015
    Variegated Hydrangea for sure! Lucky you! plant on east side, will root in water also.
  • Ajw3065304 Ajw3065304 on Nov 22, 2015
    It may be Oregano. Do a Google search of "oregano plant types" and see several photos similar to your photo.
    • DianaB DianaB on Nov 30, 2015
      @Ajwim Sorry, but no on the oregano. It is a variegated hydrangea. Google that one and check out the photos.
  • Diana Kosa Diana Kosa on Nov 27, 2015
    It's a variegated redwood dogwood. I have one in my yard and the branches are a beautiful red color that stands out when the leaves are off the plant in the Winter!
  • Christina Christina on Nov 29, 2015
    Diana, do you mean variegated red twig dogwood? I looks to me to be Variegated Hydrangea. It will grow more branches that come from the ground. It may not flower for about 3 years. Doesn't your neighbor know what it is?
  • Johnnye Denman Johnnye Denman on Dec 04, 2015
    It looks like a hosta plant to me.
  • Sharon Texada Sharon Texada on Dec 15, 2015
    It looks like a Hosta.. If it is yes it will flower but it grows a stem straight upwards and the flowers hang down from there
  • Sharon Texada Sharon Texada on Dec 15, 2015
    I have a Hosta, looks exactly like this and just got done blooming
  • Chris Chris on Dec 21, 2015
    That I believe is a varigated hydrangea start! It will flower under the correct conditions for hydrangeas. HHere are a couple of tricks to turn hydrangea flowers the color you want. To turn blue flowers pink, sprinkle 3 to 4 cups of lime around the base of the plant. Do this again several months later. To turn pink flowers blue, add 4 tablespoons of aluminum sulfate to a gallon of water, and drench around the base. Do this again three weeks later. The color change takes about a year in either case, so be patient.ere is a tip for color... Good luck!
  • Lori Johnson Lori Johnson on Dec 25, 2015
    It may be a hosta but if it leaves branch off a branch that resembles bamboo, it might be Devils BACKBONE. Which is a drought resistant plant of the succulent family. If it is this, if u break a piece off and a mildly substance comes out. That's it. It is bushy plant that can grow 4 ft in height. Does great in full sun or low sun. Easy to start from cuttings. Does good in Sandy soil about January it's ends turn a reddish pink and a little flower in the shape of a devils head appears.
  • Donna Donna on Dec 27, 2015
    It looks more like goutweed than a hosta. It is great ground cover and spread really easy. Used often under pine trees.
  • Patti Patti on Dec 27, 2015
    It looks like snow on the mountain to me.
    • Kay Rhoden Kay Rhoden on Jan 11, 2016
      Snow on the mountain has smaller more dense leaves We call them ice on the hills in the South# lol
  • Martha Martha on Dec 28, 2015
    It is a variegated hydrangea. I have one just like it. It does bloom but not the big full blooms you think of from a hydrangea. I grow mine for the beautiful foliage. It does best with some shade, needs watered some, will die back to the ground in winter. I live in Texas so I don't know if you will need to protect it in winter. It is beautiful and only gets about 2 to 3 ft. tall.
  • Jeannette Jeannette on Jan 09, 2016
    It looks like a Verigated Hydrangea to me as well.
  • Pat2334028 Pat2334028 on Jan 09, 2016
    i don't know about the plant but your hose looks a bit like a snake.
  • Margolynluvsu Margolynluvsu on Feb 11, 2016
    Looks like a ground cover. Very hearty especially under pine trees where nothing grows.
  • Carmen Evans Carmen Evans on Feb 11, 2016
    Very much like a variegated Hydrangea.
  • Lori Johnson Lori Johnson on Feb 12, 2016
    I would have to see the flowering, to help determine what it is.
  • Elma Bacon-Peters Elma Bacon-Peters on Feb 19, 2016
    Snow on the mountain. It will get an allium sort of bloom. Looks better with the blooms cut back. My opinion.
  • DM DM on Mar 01, 2016
    Lace cap Variegated Hydrangea.
  • Sherry R Sherry R on Mar 07, 2016
    Looks like Snow on the Mountain - horribly invasive. Keep it in pots or containers unless you actually want it to take over.
  • Lisa House Lisa House on Apr 11, 2016
    I don't think it's Snow on the Mountain tho it does resemble it. However, if it is, destroy it now...VERY invasive and difficult to eradicate.
  • Ruby77 Ruby77 on Apr 12, 2016
    I have this too. I think its Snow on the Mountain. It has lace type flowers and it definitely spreads. If used for groundcover I think it looks nice and natural.
  • Ginger Trigg Ginger Trigg on Apr 21, 2016
    Trailing Vinca, pretty little blue bloom in early spring.
  • Allen Kang Allen Kang on Apr 22, 2016
    It's look like Snow on the Mountain.
  • Kay Kay on May 14, 2016
    Does it bloom very fragile looking pink blooms on a very slender stalk? we call it Painter's Pallette I love it! It does spread but not too hard to control
  • Meburke Meburke on May 15, 2016
    It's variegated snow on the mountain. I have it & HATE IT. Invasive,I pull constantly,can not use weed killer as my garden beds are too precious ..& I refuse to kill the bees...so I pull ..