This is in my front yard. I think it's an evergreen, leaves stay on in winter. It blooms only once a year, early spring with delicate red/pink flowers. It also has thorns. I'm trying to find out what it is so I know how or if to prune it. Any help would be appreciated. mystery plant ( photo / image / picture from dmouse's Garden ) up close photo ( photo / image / picture from dmouse's Garden )
correction. It is not an evergreen. I found a winter photo of it. In the background, behind the bird feeder. ( photo / image / picture from dmouse's Garden )
No it doesn't. No friuts, berries, nothing. The photos are post flowering. The red leaves are the new growth. This photo is similar to the type of flower (petal formation) but mine are a pinkish red, almost the color of the red leaves. ( photo / image / picture from dmouse's Garden )
The flower photo is a rugosa, I just grabbed it off the web because the petals open similar to that. It's not the actual flowers on my shrub. I looked up both the rugosa and the dogwood and it doesn't seem to be either of them. Thanks for your thoughts!
