Plant ID please?

[Trix]

Does anyone know what the plant in these pics is (next to the raspberry)? I need to move it but not sure where it should go!

Thanks!

[veggiechicken]

Not sure what it is Trix - there's a bit of me that wants to say Goat willow?

[roitelet]

I think the leaves are a bit too pinky for a Willow. Have you got a lilac in the vicinity? It could be a runner.

[Scarlet]

It looks like a euphorbia to me with that pink tinge on the leaves

[Trix]

No lilac in the garden.

There is a willow further down the garden and another over a wall next to this patch. Not sure what a goat willow is (I only know pussy willow and weeping willow ). Off to Google!

Thanks for the comments so far

[Nicos]

I have something similar. Well, several actually.

Someone 'in the know' told me they were blueberry seedlings. Needless to say, I was thrilled as the leaves look almost identical and I have 3 blueberry bushes within 6 feet of them.

However...2 years on...
They are now a good 3ft tall with long spindly branches
No sign of flowers yet either.

A couple of days ago a neighbour brought over 3 x 20 cm seedlings for my plant swap , and guess what ? Yup they look identical to mine as they were last year.
What are they?....no name but she said they are shrubs have small feathery pink flowers.

I've had a look for a name and definate ID but not come up with anything yet.

They are near enough as identical to yours Trix.

I will follow this thread with great interest!

[veggiechicken]

Feathery pink flowers shouts tamarisk at me - but the leaves are wrong for Trix.

[Nicos]

Nah...just checked that out..not the same for me either
Individual flower stems apparently.

Don't intend to pinch your thread Trix...but it might help I'd yours too?
Mine have that blush on the leaves too....same shape.

[Guest]

how about spirea? - I don't know the plant first hand to know what the seedlings are like but it will seed easily

[veggiechicken]

Trix, is it one plant or two, alongside the raspberry? Looks like on with rounded, pinky leaves and another with pointed leaves.

[Trix]

I assumed it was one - there were just a few spindly stems in the winter when I moved the raspberries but, now I think about it they did look slightly different even then. I'll try to get a better picture and a closer look.

I'm not used to this plant ID thing - most of them look green and 'planty' to me - but I'm getting better!

Nicos - do you have pictures? It's interesting that yours look the same - the description your friend gave sounds pretty.

[Trix]

Hopefully these pictures make it clearer - it could easily be two plants - there are actually four stems coming from the ground.

[Scarlet]

What about hypericum / St Johns wort?

[Nicos]

I did wonder if you had 2 different types of plant there Trixie.

One is more like mine with the rounded, blushed leaves ..and russet -ish coloured stem.
Your other one seems to have more pointy leaves and a green stem?????

[roitelet]

They both look shrubby to me. I would dig them up and see if you actually have two plants and then put them in pots or in the ground apart and see what happens. When they are a bit bigger it may be easier to identify them.