We just moved into a new home, there was landscaping done at some point but hasn’t been maintained in 5 to 10 years. As I’m going through weeding and removing some plants and curious what some of these are? Can you please help me identify them? Are any weeds? TIA!!
by Prize_Situation2254
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You’ll likely get more responses in r/plantidentification
Please post your region for more accurate results.
#3 looks like Autumn Olive, Eleagnus umbelata. I can’t really tell the other ones. The first looks like something in the mint family tho.
The first one looks like spirea to me, and the last one almost looks like a panicle hydrangea. Hyacinth is a flower
I would honestly download a plant identification app to help with figuring out what’s growing on your property.
#3 looks like alder buckthorn, which is invasive in my region (Massachusetts, US).
Strongly recommend the iNaturalist Seek app for identifying the plants on your property: [https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app](https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app)
Aggressive non-native (i.e. destructive) plants tend to flourish on unmanaged land bc they have a competitive advantage, but sometimes you’ll have hidden treasure!
Good luck and happy sleuthing. 🙂
4 looks like hydrangea
4 is definitely hydrangea paniculata
1. Spirea japonica 2. Frangula alnus 3. Frangula alnus 4. Hydrangea paniculata
For future reference: PictureThis is a great app for plant ID. It will give you an add at the beginning but you can close out of it and continue to use it for free.