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They are definately wasps all over my bush but what kind of vibernum is it please ?




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Its a Cotoneaster, not a Viburnum. The flowers are very rich in nectar and are easy for short tongued insects such as wasps to feed from.

25 Jul, 2010

 

thanks Fractal.....thought all cotoneasters were small........bit like my knowledge of plants lol

25 Jul, 2010

 

Cotoneaster is a very large plant group with some at an inch high, and up to 15 feet or more at the other end of the scale, Scabious.

25 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks Bamboo....This is a large bush over 6foot high and wide.I am going to have to move it next year and will I be able to prune it quite hard???

25 Jul, 2010

 

You may indeed prune cotoneasters back as hard as you choose. They shoot from dormant buds on the stems, very easily.

25 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks Owdboggy,its such a lovely bush I dont want to just "do away with it"I am planning to revamp another part of the garden so will find a place for it. Oh how I wish I could afford a garden designer......but we keep on trying.
sheila

25 Jul, 2010

 

theres a garden designer in us all lol .

25 Jul, 2010

How do I say thanks?

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