Thanks to all the birder/plant experts out there who responded to my
question about the "mystery plant" in our yard.
Everyone agrees that we have a Sarcococca sp. aka 'sweet box', which is
introduced from Asia.
Thanks!
~Joe


From: joemmoby at u.washington.edu
> To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: [Tweeters] Mystery Plant
>
>
> Howdy Tweets,
> Like others, I noticed an increase in activity at our feeder (sunflower
> seed) during the snowy weather. I also noticed that the juncos were
> eagerly chowing down on the dark purple berries of some bushes in our
> yard. These bushes are about 2 to 3 feet tall and they started
> blooming/fruiting about three weeks ago. Their flowers smell very sweet
> and, until this colder weather, they made our whole yard smell wonderful.
> I posted a photo of the plant on flickr (link below). Does anyone know
> the name of this plant?
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/74737339 at N05/6729529607/
> Joe Meredith
> Seattle
>
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Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:28:30 -0800
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