Can Anyone Identify This Plant ?

[atalanta]

A shrub, over 2 metres high, with a very simple shaped leaf, mid-green, slightly shiny with deep lines, about 5/6cm long, not thought to be deciduous; no flower yet discovered. Stems a bit like bamboo, but leaves not similar at all.
I wish I could offer a photo ( which I have) but all my attempts so far have failed.

[atalanta]

Might well be Cotoneaster salicifolius, but what might account for the fact that this mysterious plant never seems to have either flowers or berries ? Most cotoneasters seem to have heaps of both, in my experience.

[Mamyalynne]

It may not help you much but a very similar question here.



http://mygarden.rhs.org.uk/forums/t/34293.aspx

[tamborine]

Dogwood, grown for its red stems

http://www.waitrosegarden.com/plants/_/cornus-sanguinea-midwinter-fire/classid.984/

[Chipchopper]

Hi Atalanta, For it to flower well, it needs to be in a good position, sun or part-shade (not too shady) and with the correct pruning, it should flower, obviously, it has to flower before you will see the berries.
If I knew how to send a link, I would direct you to the RHS site or similar equivalent, but maybe you can look there for advice.
C. salisifolious can become a large sprawling shrub (depending on variety) but can easily be contained with formative pruning. Good Luck.

[RATTER15]

https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Search-Results?form-mode=true&;context=l%3Den%26q%3DCotoneaster%2Bsalicifolius%26sl%3DplantForm&query=Cotoneaster%20salicifolius


Chipchopper, posting a link is a straightforward "copy & paste" nothing more.

[Chipchopper]

Thanks for that advice RATTER, I'll have to give it a try!

[Togo]

Are you sure that it isn't one of the hundreds of Buddleias, Looking at the picture you sent, I notice that it has been cut back or has been damaged leaving quite a solid main "trunk" or branch. The bark on that looks very much like what a Beddleia would have. If it is indeed a Buddleia it will attract butterflies by the ton when flowering and is sometimes called the butterfly plant. However it is quite invasive and will grow at a fair rate including the roots.

[Togo]

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=buddleia&;qpvt=buddleia&qpvt=buddleia&qpvt=buddleia&FORM=IGRE

[Togo]

I have just shown your picture to "She who must be obeyed" atalanta and she said without hesitation that it looks like a Bottle Brush, Callistemon being the Genus name. She is pretty good with plants and shrubs.

[Togo]

http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/bottlebrush/growing-bottlebrush-plants.htm