Garden

[esmeraldagooch]

I moved to Georgia and have a plant in the garden I can't identify. It was bare when we moved in last fall and I did cut it down to 6 feet tall. The bark and leaves of this fountain shaped bush look similar to a butterfly bush but the leaves are smooth. I would appreciate any guesses so I can look this up. Sorry this computer won't let me post the photos and links don't work.

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj169/Esmeraldagooch/DSCF0378_edited-1_zps5ee34649.jpg

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj169/Esmeraldagooch/DSCF0379_zpsae744c3b.jpg

[JustJazzmom]

The only thing that I think it is : Franklinia --native to Georgia as a tree-- yours look more like a bush or it could be a Stewartia (also usually a tree but yours looks like a bush). The other thing that bothers me is that the flower on the 2 trees I mentioned has 5 petals and yours has 4. Any flowers that have 5 petals on this plant you have?

[JustJazzmom]

[esmeraldagooch]

The flower is the size of a quarter and the petals are not soft , but ridged. The bush is pretty and it lives without a lot of water in amongst the hickory trees. All flowers that have opened only have 4 petals.

[esmeraldagooch]

[Lovs2shop]

I would take a piece to a good local garden center. They should be able to help you.

[pistolino]

Looks like a white flowering dogwood to me:

http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_cofl2.pdf

[esmeraldagooch]

The leaves don't look anything like a dogwood, but will look up to see if another version of dogwood has different leaves. Thank you for your help.

[ChynnaBlue]

I think Dogwood, too. But I think Lovs2Shop has an excellent idea - take a picture or a flower to a local garden center / nursery and ask there. I would try a smaller local place instead of a Home Depot or big box store.

[JustJazzmom]

Its not a dogwood, compare the leaves between her photo and photo of a dogwood.

ETAetals are different too from her photo to dogwood photo; the stamens (center of her photo) are clearly visible and the dogwood has bracts (modified leaves, their true flowers are in the center of those bracts).