I was visiting my sister last week and she gave me this plant to identify. Well, as I am not an expert, I thought I could ask my gardening friends! What is this plant? It grew from a bird dropping, she says, and is now a beautiful bush, so it grows like a weed. The blossoms smell like jasmine. Is there such a thing called a Jasmine Tree? I thought it looks like Elderberry, but she says there are no berries! Any ideas?
I would love to hear from you – even if you are not sure but have an idea!
Thanks my gardening friends! xxxxxxx
19 replies on “What’s this plant?”
Thanks for ALL your help. Through this collaboration – I found out what it is!! It is Pittosporum Undulatum.
Can’t wait to tell my sister! 🙂
I don’t recognize it, but it looks really pretty! Hope you figure out what it is!
It looks similar to my Pittosporum.
It does look similar – I will do more research on it!
I have just found it!!!!! It is Pittosporum Undulatum. I found the exact photo on Wikipedia. THanks for your help !!! 🙂
Definitely not Elderberry (Sambucus). You’ve got me really curious now… I’m searching.
Can you post a close-up of the flowers, and a wider shot that shows the whole plant please?
Ok – I will go to my sister in the week and get close up photos. I took a small branch home with me to photograph, so that is why you don’t see the whole tree. 🙂
try Pavetta or Nuxia at PlantZAfrica? Or ask at Kirstenbosch, with your photo?
I have just posted a blog about my Heptacodium jasminoides, Christina at http://myhesperidesgarden.wordpress.com/ noted a similarity.
I am not sure as your plant is younger than mine and I cannot see the buds. Your flowers appear more bell shaped. There is also another Heptacodium, H. miconiodes.
Perhaps it would give you a start to unravel the puzzle? It does look very beautiful.
Is it perfumed?
Oh, thank you 🙂 – I’ll do some research. This is a start. The flowers have a jasmine type fragrance.
Hey, it’s Christina again, I just opened this post from a French Garden and it looks very similar to your plant: Do let me know what you think. If it is the plant this is an amazing coincidence. Christina
http://afrenchgarden.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/heptacodium-jasminoides-the-bumble-bee-tree/
Hi Christina – it looks so similar, but the buds look different. Now I’m on a mission to find out what this is. Thanks for this! 🙂
Possibly Pittosporum – waxy flowers with wonderful perfume and tough thick leaves.
Names are just a botanical inconvenience particularly as I get older and have trouble remembering them. So just enjoy it.
Sorry, I don’t recognise it, the flowers don’t look like jasmine flowers; could you post an image of the whole bush so we can see its form. Christina
Gosh, I’m not familiar with it either. It’s beautiful, and I hope you’ll share the ID with us when you find out. 🙂
My first thought is bay laurel, but I’ve never seen bay laurel blooms, so I don’t know if they look like that. Some of the bloom pictures of bay on the internet look similar to this plant. The leaves sure look like bay, though. I hope you find out what it is 🙂 Happy hunting.
No, the blooms of Bay don’t look like that at all! you’re right about the leaves though, it really lloks like bay leaves. Christina
Fascinating new plant! I’ve never seen anything like it and we don’t have it here in SE Texas. I would guess it is native to your area, but I’m not even certain of that. I’ll be eager to know what this is. Take a photo to your favorite garden store and let the employees take a crack at it. It’s a beautiful plant and flower and definitely a keeper.
David/:0)
Houston, TX