Can anyone help identify these plants please

 
The first has large pink fluffy flowers and I am fairly sure they are
some sort of spirea but don't know which sub species and hence don't
know when best to prune.


The second I have never seen before, they have long thin blue green,
almost aqua, leaves. There is no sign of any flowers yet but they do
have a stunning deep red/purple stem.


pictures can be seen at 'Picasa Web Albums - Ian Davies - Can anyone
id...' (http://bit.ly/pcJl5j )


Thanks in advance.




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imdavies

 
The second one ( first picture!) is Caper Spurge - Euphorbia lathyrus


It's an annual or biennial which grows to 2 or 3 ft tall. It produces
tiny yellow flower with a large blue/green calyx then seeds freely.


I't's mildly interesting and worth leaving if you have space - next
years seedlings are easily hoed if you don't want them




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sambucus

 
Spiraea salicifolia agg., but that includes several species and hybrids.

Stewart Robert Hinsley