Does anyone know what this plant is, please?

[IlonaM]

I have a mature, leggy, deciduous shrub in my garden which was dying, but has sprung back to life after a hard prune last year (second photo of whole plant from a few years ago). I inherited it from my predecessor, but have not been able to identify it. I googled the image and it suggested a hydrangea, but I'm not sure.

Any suggestions gratefully received. Thanks.

[keano77]

I would guess elderflower but could be wrong

[Peckhampam]

Red elderflower

[IlonaM]

Thank you both. Looking at elderflowers online it does ressemble them. In the past it has been very leafy, but no white flowers or berries. Maybe it will produce some this year.

[womanofdulwich]

Elderflower are quite scented.

[Annie5]

I passed a plant yesterday which has clusters of purple berries. Does anyone know what this is?

[diable rouge]

Looks like Fatsia Japonica, this shows the flowers before the berries form...

[Mark]

Try the PlantNet app, it's free. Install it, open it and then take a picture of the plant.

Let us know how you get on.

[IlonaM]

Could be ivy berries - birds are having a field day on the ivy berries at the moment!

[Annie5]

Mark Wrote:

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> Try the PlantNet app, it's free. Install it, open

> it and then take a picture of the plant.

>

> Let us know how you get on.

Thank you for the tip - this is really useful :)

[Annie5]

Thanks diable rouge and IlonaM for your suggestions & pics - such helpful people on the ED Forum

[diable rouge]

Yep, forget Fatsia, scale of leaf too small, more likely a type of Ivy as above...