shrub gets a new home

Two years ago, a small shrub magically appeared growing in the gravel by the pipe that leads away the rainwater from the roof.  Not a good place to be - we brushed up against it every time we walked into the garage, and a branch was broken.

Last year, it bloomed, white flowers with a dark blue centre.
It may be some kind of hibiscus.

So this year, I pulled away some of the gravel, gently stuck in a spade, and the shrub came out surprisingly easily.

But where to put it?  Sun or shade? Because I don't know what it is, it is hard to know what conditions it prefers.  But it is pretty tough if it can survive growing in gravel.

It came out bare root, so it was really easy to transplant.

I decided to set it in the flower bed behind the house.
It is on the north side with shade until the afternoon.
The soil is moist and  rich.
Here it is in its new home, and it already looks happier. 

In the few weeks since,

 it has grown and put out lots of leaves.

now it's June, and the plant has leafed out and bloomed.  To my surprise, it's a viburnum.  The flower heads are the identifying factor.

The leaves are being attacked by the viburnum beetle, which is becoming more prevalent.  They skeletonize the leaves, which can kill the plant.  The beetles are hard to control, because they overwinter in tiny holes in the bark.