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You might also look up pictures of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) to see if that is your plant. It is a very common weedy shrub in Georgia.

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that annoying bush sounds like chinese privet to me already ;)

Thank you for the responses. I managed to e mail the picture to the former owner of the house. She identified the little rascal as Heavenly Bamboo (it is neither Heavenly nor Bamboo is reality) better known as Nandina. Anyone need about five hundred babies? It is expensive everywhere but Georgia or say they say.
Lynne

Ah yes, another pesky plant trying to become invasive in the south (already considered highly invasive in Florida). My neighbor also has dozens of babies in their woods and I pull them out of my wooded area occasionally (frequently enough to be annoyed).

Just trash them. This is likely just the species, not some "desirable" cultivar. (And I use that term desirable loosely!)

Oddly enough, I lived in South Florida, most recently Palm Beach for over twenty years and have never seen this plant. Lots of palms and manicured hedges, etc. but never this. It might be the droughts of recent years have killed them off.

I lived in South Florida, most recently Palm Beach for over twenty years and have never seen this plant. Lots of palms and manicured hedges, etc. but never this.

Well hopefully it is not very much a purchased plant in Florida so that is why you didn't see it in landscapes.

But invasives can be sneaky. Not all invasives are smothering monsters like Kudzu. Some quietly creep in on bird droppings, growing in natural areas, parks and abandoned roadsides until suddenly their presence is noticeable. From what I've heard regarding Nandina in Florida, the problem is in natural areas, particularly in moist conditions. There it is listed as an "aquatic" pest because of it's ability to take over in those areas.

I hope you enjoy living in Georgia now. Lately it is hot enough to SEEM like Florida!