Do you know what kind of bush this is?
 

I have searched but can't find out the name of this bush. I have also asked and can't find anyone who knows. It is a small, twiggy little bush about two feet tall. It isn't full like a hydrangea bush, just thin branches like sticks. I am trying to root a couple of the branches both in dirt and water but would like to figure out what it is in hopes of purchasing one. (this one is in my neighbors yard) Thanks!

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Pretty. I would guess it's an Azelia.

You may have better luck getting a start using "rooting powder". You can find it at Lowes, Home Depot or usually any place that sells gardening supplies.

This site has info on how to root cutting from various shrubs/etc.:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/orn...-and-trees.htm

Either azalea or rhododendron would be my guess.....

My Mother called it a March Rose. I found it in a plant mag. once and it has almond in it's name. That is all I remember. I always loved to see it bloom.

Did you steal it from your neighbor in the middle of the night or in broad daylight? LOL She is going to be suspicious until your rooting takes hold and you plant it in your yard.....then the gig will be up!

They are hard to root. Have you heard of air layering. Chose a limb about the size of a pencil, scratch the bark and put a plastic bag around it with damp potting soil and tie well. Cover with tin foil. Check in about 6-8 wks. to see if roots are forming. When good roots have formed cut from mother plant and pot or plant in the ground.

Looks like what we've always called "Flowering Almond". Ask at your garden centers or google it. Had one in Ohio which always seemed to get nipped by frost in the spring; now we're in east TN and have one here. It does really well here. Is sending up shoots from extended roots in the ground. If your neighbor's has been in for quite a few years, maybe you could dig up some shoots from the roots if it has any. The one at this house has been in probably 20 years.
We trim it frequently to keep it sized to fit its space.

Around here they are called wild roses. Different areas have different names for many plants, shrubs, bushes.

That 92 year old "youngster" could beat the daylights out of me:) She's been helping me collect old fashioned plants and flowers for a couple of years now. Her memory is going and she can't remember the names of some of the plants and I didn't start out writing them down.
We are retiring to the country in a couple of years and I have a backyard full of buckets with shrubs and flowers. If I see a sign were an old home has been sold to a commercial company I'll call and ask if I can "rescue" the plants. They think I'm nuts but no one has every said no.
DH did tell me no more daffodil rescues but my neighbor on the opposite side of me said I can hide some in the woods behind his house if needed:)

Thanks Eva, I'll definitely try that method.

around here it's a flowering almond--although I've never seen a nut form!

All I know is it is pretty.

We call that a Flowering Almond. I've never tried to root one, but they transplant easily and spread slowly, even here in Northern Michigan, though this year may be different with the lack of snow cover. I suspect the perennials are taking a beating with low temps and not much snow.

We had one in our yard when I was a kid and my mom always called it a "Mock Almond".

Very pretty. They come up wild here, too, and we call them wild roses. They aren't exactly a rose, tho.

Could it be "Mock Almond"?

This is a Flowering Almond bush. When in bloom, they are very beautiful.

My mother had a Flowering Almond bush and was the background of toddler photos. Hers stayed in a neat mound shape and do not recall ever seeing other people having one. Best look at the yard next time I go by the house, has been sold after parents passed.
Thanks for the memories.

The ''flowering almond'' is correct name for this plant. We cut into the ground and cut away a section of the root with ;twig shoots; on it--transplant back into the ground and get a new bush started. But you can also buy a guaranteed plant at the nursery or elsewhere (I saw plants at Walmart).

It looks like a double Azalea

I think it is a flowering almond.

How wonderful that you are saving old plants for posterity. We may need them one day.

Thanks to everyone for the info and suggestions! It's been a lot of fun looking for plants and then seeing if I can get them to root. DH has caught the bug and he now has six different hydrangeas, some Carolina Spice bushes and several colors of Iris. This may turn into a contest. I'm looking forward to having a beautiful blooming yard!

For a definite identification take it to your local agricultural extension office and ask them. They can also tell you how to propagate and take care of you cutting. Your local agricultural extension office is an awesome, and free, resource for lawn and garden questions and problems.

My vote goes to flowering almond. Here in my part of Missouri it needs winter protection. I see your are from the south so you should be okay. I never replanted mine but I think I remember it smelling nice.

Does it have a strong sweet smell? If so it could be a almond verbena.

Is it a sweet almond bush?

That's what I would have called it, too.

It's beautiful ,,DH,and I love Hydrangea you can feed them and they change their colors around here in W.v you see lots of them on people's property

Another vote for flowering almond!!

Perhaps this would help with your ID?
https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid...+almond+tree&*

I'm going to the extension office on Monday to see if I can get an answer. I looked at pictures and descriptions on the web ut I don't think its a flowering almond. It has absolutely no smell and the flowers look a little different. The flower petals look like mini chrysanthemums (the one's girls used to get for football homecoming games). So, answer coming soon!

Hi ladies, here's an interesting an fun app for all of you that have iPhones. It's called Like That Garden. You can take a picture of any flower, bush, etc or butterfly and it will tell you what it is and a brief synopsis on it! I love it. I think I may have paid $4.99 for my app but there is also an app that is free that will do basically the same it's just not as in depth.

My apologies, I have been on this group long enough to know that we have some men on here who are remarkable quilters! So "Hello Quilters"!

There is also a "double" version of the flowering almond shrub, which may be what you have. Often when hybridization happens, lovely things such as scent are lost. Waiting to hear what the extension has to say. I was an Ohio Master Gardener for many years with the Extension and loved every moment of it!

I know it as the Rose of Sharon. But I would really like to know for sure.

Join the website Dave's Garden. You can find out there. It's an awesome place for gardeners.

And the bush is.....
 

It took some time for the Master Gardener's office to get back with me but the consensus was that the little bush is a flowering almond. It is such a pretty bush that I'm going to order one to see if the new one will have the good smell I've read about. Thanks so much for all your suggestions!

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looks like the flower we have on our desert willow tree

You make me anxious for my Flowering Almond to bloom - N Mich is far behind S US.

......... good thing you weren't in a hurry for the answer, with the "speed" the Master Gardener got back to you. Imagine, if it had been something toxic? and you really needed the info!

Looks like quilters know their plants too ... as many of us suggested Flowering Almond!

Good Luck with your new one.