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Very spiky plant - what is it please?

louise.whittington100louise.whittington100 Posts: 32
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Can anyone identify this plant which has popped up unannounced?  No flowers as yet but fairly vigorous growth on long stems wirh nasty spikes! Thank you hopefully!

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  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 7,882
    Might it be a berberis? Planted by a bird?

    If you don't like it I'd dig it up while it's small.
    Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
  • louise.whittington100louise.whittington100 Posts: 32
    Thanks I'm not sure? It is spiky. Anyone else agree with Berberis?
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,121
    Yes.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 11,161
    Yes, we've got a hedge of it and it's absolutely vicious, I hate it.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • FireFire Posts: 17,116
    I took mine out as it's a horror to prune. It does keep popping up...  Dark red stems

    The birds love it though
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 52,064
    Yes - I love it. Great colour on the red ones in particular, and  excellent for wildlife- flowers for bees etc, and berries for the birds. 
    The thorns don't bother me  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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