Does anyone know what kind of bush this is?
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Kimberly Brockschink on May 27, 2014Looks like sageHelpful Reply
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Darcelle O'Connor on May 27, 2014Silver Button Bush. velvety to the touch. I have 4 grown into one, I keep it trimmed square. Cut back acouple inches at least once a year to encourge bushing. There are also trees.Helpful Reply
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Kristy Champion on May 27, 2014Shape and velvety texture of the leaves and the small green berries look like sage. Does it smell like sage?Helpful Reply
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Terri Close on May 27, 2014It doesn't smell like sage. Must be the Silver Button. Will it bloom again Darcelle? Thank you ladies for your help!Helpful Reply
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Terri W on May 28, 2014Could be silver almond, which is basically a wild shrub of no value, or the Silver Button Bush as Darcelle mentioned...Helpful Reply
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Ruth Nederlk on May 28, 2014Not sage leaves don't form like that I have a bush.. How about Lambs ear. sounds like it could be?Helpful Reply
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Barbara Lackey Millsaps on May 28, 2014may be wild rhodendronHelpful Reply
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Jac on May 28, 2014Are the leaves really "velvety"? If not, check Southern wax myrtle?Helpful Reply
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Kathleen Conery on May 28, 2014Is Silver Buttonbush different from Common Buttonbush? I'm not so sure this is a buttonbush... you said it had small lavender flowers? Buttonbush has largish round ball shaped flowers (usually white I think). Here's a link to an article about buttonbush http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/buttonbush.htm There are a few Salvias that seem similar... Mexican Sage Bush http://www.finegardening.com/mexican-bush-sage-salvia-leucantha Or maybe Texas Sage? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucophyllum_frutescens But they're both out of their range with you. And neither mention berries. How tall is this shrub? And are the leaves velvety?Helpful Reply
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Kathleen Conery on May 28, 2014Oh wait, wait! Maybe you meant Silver Buttonwood? http://www.blackoliveeastnursery.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=106&products_id=450 It says it has small lavendaer color flowers... but the zone is way off again (they would grow great in Florida!), and the berries description dosn't sound quite right.Helpful Reply
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Chrissie Antonio on May 28, 2014You can take the image of the bush & use Google Image to Identify this ! I would but I can not figure out the new Mac I got. I used to do this all of the time on my PC. Try it.Helpful Reply
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Chrissie Antonio on May 28, 2014Okay, I figured it out & it is just what I thought it was. This is NOT SAGE. It is Bay leaves. Google "pictures of a bay leaf with Berries " I just did & it came up with the same plant. Bay leaves are used for seasoning. You must use them whole & remove them when you sauces or soups are finished cooking. Bay Leaves them selves are not eatable , They can cause stomach distress. The oils of this leaf is what seasons. I am a chef & knew it did not look like sage. Sage has a furry soft leaf.Helpful Reply
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Chrissie Antonio on May 28, 2014In fact I Googled, Bay leaf berries.Helpful Reply
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Chrissie Antonio on May 28, 2014Still a Mac Virgin. I hope this helps. Have a great day.Helpful Reply
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Michelle Eliker on May 28, 2014It's not a Bay! Bay trees have a darker, shiner leaf (I sell them in my store). Please don't try and use this for cooking!Helpful Reply
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Therese Ryan-Haas on May 28, 2014I hardly doubt this is a Baytree. They only grow to zones 7 and Indiana is a 5 to 6. Can you post more pics please. A good id can only be done by seeing the whole plant shape, the way leafs are on branches, shape of leaves, and the shape and bark of branches.Helpful Reply
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Lauren on May 28, 2014@Michelle Eliker , good call...San Francisco Bay area is covered in Bay trees...nothing like this leaf....and they certainly do not have lavender flowers...take a clipping to your local garden shop and have them identify it for you...before you start cooking with it! (Michelle...I used to live in Castro Valley!)Helpful Reply
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Dawn MW on May 28, 2014Is this not a Blueberry bush?Helpful Reply
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Myrna Engle on May 28, 2014I can't answer the question, but I can say I found this growing at the Grapevine Mills Mall in Grapevine TX. as part of their landscape. It's hardy in zone 7/8. Yes I have seed. May give it a serious try now. It was chest high and extremely attractive. It was about 3 feet across and would only qualify as a large shrub.Helpful Reply
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Kathleen Conery on May 28, 2014I don't think it's blueberry... the blueberry has greener, smoother leaves rather than fuzzy, and it's flowers are white to pale pink rather than lavender.Helpful Reply
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Darlene Stickel on May 28, 2014BayberryHelpful Reply
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Penny on May 29, 2014looks like milkweed....Helpful Reply
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