What Plant's This?

[mr_doubtfire]

I've just noticed an unusual plant growing through my neighbour's hedge into my garden. I've not seen it before and they went on holiday earlier in the year to Tibet. I'm wondering if they brought back a cutting and planted it. It's very strange. Its green leaves have small,what look like red coloured spikes, growing upwards out of them. I've not seen anything like this before and I'm a keen gardener. Anyone have any ideas?

[SlackAlice]

A picture would help, can you take one and put it on tinypic and post the link here?

[murraymints]

Pieris ?

[murraymints]

http://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/pieris-forest-flame/3751.html

[carrust]

I hope it isn't Japanese knot weed or Himalayan balsam!

[Frank97]

Not something like this is it?
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/25637968.jpg

[vakayu]

What on earth is that Frank?

[murraymints]

Frank what on earth is that ?

[vakayu]

Snap murraymints.Weird.

[ladybirder]

FRANK?????

[Frank97]

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/25637968
Galls on a Lime leaf.

[Prudie]

Is that some kind of gall frank?

[Robinia]

Spindle gall

[vakayu]

Oh thanks for that Frank I have never seen anything like that before and glad I don't have them!!

[Frank97]

They don't look very nice, do they.

[ladybirder]

Ugh I won't be getting one of those in the mixed border.

[mr_doubtfire]

Yep! That's them. Thanks Frank97.

[Chipchopper]

These galls are also commonly found on sycamore leaves and are caused by a mite.