Hey Mike, I just got a Logee's catalog..To be honest, I've never heard of Acokanthera. I thought your new plant was Sweet Olive.. Where have I been? Preparing for Christmas. I baked several pounds of cookies and bars for family/friends, 'approximately 200' different types. Decorated, bought and wrapped gifts, cleaned, visited, addresed Christmas cards, blah blah..In the meantime, I've pretty much neglected plants which I explained in another thread. Regretting it now. Lol, on the darts..I feel the same..lol.. Mike, truthfully..I didn't know about the darts..I researched your plant, then came across information about the dart and sap. I have two perrenial bushes in the garden called Winter Sweet and Winter Shrub..at first I wondered if this bush was the same plant as yours, but since Acokanthera is a native of Africa, it'd never surive here, not outdoors, anyways. Did you say the owner gave you his plant??? Did he supply care instructions? For instance, when and what to fertilize, light, soil, watering, etc? It's a very very pretty plant, and fragrant, too!! Wonder why it can't be propagated from cuttings.. I'd try as an experiment..lol..Wonder if it's fast or slow-growing?? Hope it's not too much work keeping it alive, especially in winter. Well, good luck and take care, Toni

Mike, That is a variety of Daphne. There are about 500 kinds of Daphnes, but it looks to me that you have the evergreen winter blooming one. Leave it in the water even if all the leaves fall off. It will root, might take a while, but it is worth the wait. Good Luck! Happy New Year to you too!

I'm sorry, there are so many topics, and I put it in the most related topic I could find. I had to write the post 2 times too so I got a bit impatient :( Can I move it now, somehow?

I think it looks more like Hydrangea paniculata aka panicled hydrangea, but I agree with GG48 that it is a hydrangea. If you post a photo or two once the flower buds open, you may get more specific info.