You probably saw its french name Certains Brousse, its latin name is quidem frutex. I think I nailed this one, especially for a beginner :)

SCG

Bahhh double post.....

This post was edited by SouthCountryGuy on Mon, Jul 8, 13 at 16:51

Are you sure about those names SCG? They're not bringing anything up on Google searches...

Yeahp....put them in a translator. :-)

You nailed it - definitely Certains Brousse

O.K. So what DID you buy?

We've been given French and Latin, but what about English? :)

I have a twisted sense of humor. Put the names in an online translator.

SCG

Translation

Okay I get it now. LOL.

On further investigation, the flowers are about an inch and a half long and do flare at the ends, and have a little yellow pattern inside. Still too lazy to take a photo. Any serious guesses?

I seriously guess you should post a photo, LOL, LOL ! :)

Lol I wouldn't know even from a photo but would guess again if I am allowed.

how about this

weigela?

Nope, I have a weigela, not that. The tubes are small and skinny. I'll go take a pic... sigh. LOL

Here it is. I'm 95% sure the name started with C. I want to say Catalpa but that's something else. Something I wish I had, come to think of it.

Is it a Fuchsia? There are some that have those tubular flowers.

No idea what your shrub is, but I had a catalpa for awhile. I got seeds in the Box of Seeds and had one that survived for a few years. And I was so proud of it! LOL

Hmm it's a coral honeysuckle.

Hope it likes being a ground cover, because I have nothing for it to climb!

Doesn't look like honeysuckle leaves to me...

Look up images of Fuschia 'Gartenmeister Bonstedt'.

This post was edited by Donna.in.Sask on Wed, Jul 10, 13 at 23:57

I second Donna. Fuschia Gartenmeister or Koralle. Not a hardy shrub for our zones. Cuttings easy to root, can be grown indoors thru the winter (although it doesn't grow indoors as well as it does outside). Supposed to be enjoyed by hummingbirds, I've yet to see them visit mine, but it could be they don't like where I've placed mine each year.

This my Gartenmeister. It really does attract hummingbirds.

Thanks guys! Bizarre how the flowers look like honeysuckles but I see now that the leaves are fuchsias.

So is yours hardy Beegood? Does it die to the ground in the winter?

Mine is in a hanging basket. It would never winter out here. I don't bring it in for the winter. Just get a new one in the spring.

Whelp, that was a disappointing perennial bargain. :( I don't like it enough to be a $4 annual.

Just an update... The freaking thing was left in the garden over the coldest winter in 160 years, and it's...
wait for it...
ALIVE.

Hahahaha! Never judge a plant by it's price. :)

Ginny