Possibly a cotoneaster? It's nothing like my winter-flowering honeysuckles. What was it doing when you took the cutting?

Probably easier to identify if we saw the plant you took the cutting from to get an idea of growth habit - reminds me of a berberis, but the leaves are too fleshy and rounded to be that.

The motherplant was barely larger when I took the cutting bamboo, just a bit more sprawly. Yes landgirl cotoneaster was my first thought but she assured me it had flowered last summer....pale coloured and fragrant? Interesting to find out next summer, hopefully.

Cotoneaster flowers are generally white or pink and tiny, and appear in early summer. If your friend's had flowers, it should now have red berries.

I have to say, though, that the leaves look too fleshy for Cotoneaster, but it may just be the way the light's catching them.

No berries visible when I took the cutting Rr. Sorry 'flowered last summer' should read 'last winter'. It'll be a surprise.... that's what I like about gardening!

It's Lonicera crassifolia. I've got one and that's how I know :)
It's a low growing shrub related to the honeysuckle. I keep it in a pot and it's very pretty :)

Wow, that's a new one on me, thanks Hywel... just looked it up, sounds like great evergreen ground cover, never mind that it flowers too.... and it tolerates dry shade, couldn't be better... listed as flowering early spring rather than winter

new one on me too, another for the wish list :o)

It gets very pretty dainty flowers in spring, and the leaves are a nice bronzy colour in winter. One of my favourite plants :)

Well I never Hywel! Thanks for that info, I was lucky you saw my question. I had given up on it being a honeysuckle. It doesn't seem widely available although recognized by the rhs. Found some cracking pics here, a beautiful little plant which certainly won't run rampant!
http://jalbum.net/mobile/#a=1387039&path=
One site also told me that it has a lovely honeysuckle fragrance. Do you have yours in shade or sun Hywel? and is it really such a very slow grower?

Hmm, don't know, it may run rampant over time - referenced as 'spread indefinite' on two sites I found... will 'climb' up a fence or obstruction if it meets one, and its a fairly new cultivar, apparently. I have found it available on one site, not cheap though, £13 for a not terribly large plant and that's without delivery....

I keep it in a pot. It hardly grows at all. I've had it many years but it's only about a foot wide now.
Maybe it would grow faster in the ground.
I move the pot around, so sometimes it's in shade and sometimes in sunshine. I usually put it somewhere sheltered for the winter. I hardly ever remember to water it.
I can't remember where I bought it either, but I do know it wasn't expensive. I never buy anything expensive - I can't afford it :)

Only time will tell then, I'll plant it out. Will post a pic when it flowers and when it start to show triffidic inclinations ?

Ha ha, I don't think it'll be triffid like, its probably like Cotoneaster Queen of Carpets, which takes about 10 years before you realise its gradually and slowly creeping and taking over a much larger area than you originally intended - in the ground anyway.

Bamboo, my cutting took v easily, if you'd like one from mine next year once it's established, better than £13 +pp anyday..

ooh, I might take you up on that Resinone if I can't get one at a reasonable price next year - certainly doesn't seem to be readily available even at on line nurseries.

It's going on my wishlist as well, very unusual. The cultivar 'Little Honey' seems widely available and inexpensive.

Where, Landgirl? I only found one company with it in stock online and it was £13....