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Identifying this shrub

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Peonyrose Sun 11-Aug-19 14:37:03

Does anyone know what this is please, several have appeared in my garden, at first I liked them but now they look untidy and spindly. Unable to post photo as I have had several goes.
It is about 2ft high about 3 ft wide, horrible rusty coloured leaves, lots of pink berries and some red. The stems look rusty too. I will have to dig them up but would like to have known what they were. Thank you.

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janeainsworth Sun 11-Aug-19 14:56:17

Peony if you liked them before they got tall and spindly, why don’t you just prune them back and see what happens? They’ll probably improve no end.

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EllanVannin Sun 11-Aug-19 16:37:59

Berberis ?

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BlueBelle Sun 11-Aug-19 16:44:29

No picture hard to decide without one it could be anything really

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NanTheWiser Sun 11-Aug-19 17:41:18

Pheasant berry? Leycesteria formosa - sometimes self seeds in gardens, with drooping racemes of red bracts with white flowers, followed by red berries.

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Peonyrose Tue 13-Aug-19 21:10:49

Thank you everyone, I think it's St Johns Wort. ?

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BlueBelle Tue 13-Aug-19 22:13:02

My St. John’s Wort has yellow flowers and no rusty leaves or red berries (I don’t think)

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Peonyrose Sat 24-Aug-19 07:41:58

I think it is not St Johns Wort, but it isn't pretty, I have counted six of them now and decided whatever they are, they have to go. I tried to like it but I don't so will let the birds gave the berries before I say good bye to whatever it is.
Thank you everyone.

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