Yellow flowers???

[kev100]

Between us and next door is a small "hedge" which flowers in december and January and has pretty little bright yellow flowers.

I wouldn't have thought that any plant would flower in winter but this one does every year. What the heck is it?

[hammerman]

Could be winter jasmine (jasminum nudiflorum) although that's more of a climber or wall shrub. It has bare, green stems.

Could it be Forsythia flowering early or mahonia....holly like evergreen leaves with small spikes of yellow flowers coming from a central rosette.

Lot's of winter flowering plants, many of them are sweetly scented too.....for a gorgeous scent, try sarcocca (called christmas box).....tiny little flowers on an evergreen shrub which are devine.

Any better description of the hedge would be useful

[hammerman]

That's supposed to say Sarcococca !!!!!!

[BBWCHATT]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsythia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasmine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcococca

[Robinia]

I think winter jasmine sounds most likely

this is mine/neighbour's growing through a cotoneaster, taken recently...

here

sorry if it looks a bit fuzzy - bit like me today!

[Thunderbird+]

My winter jasmine is out in full bloom at the moment, the best show its put on so far!

[Thunderbird+]

Hi again kev,
I noticed another yellow flowered shrub in a local park today thats out at the moment, take a look at this pic for an ID. It's not very common and called 'Wintersweet'

http://www..crocus.co.uk/?contentType=card&cla ssID=820&categoryID=

Good Luck Tbird+

[kev100]

Hi Tbird, when I click the link all I get is "server not found" thanks anyway.

Thanks for all your replies people