Does anyone know what this is?

Ive had this a while now but it's never really done much until now.

Was just wondering if anyone knew what it is so I know what to do with it

I just know that it's deciduous and I think it has a white flower (but I could be wrong)

It is a variety of hibiscus by the look of it-they take a while to get going- got some just starting to flower now

Ah cool, I had it in the ground last year but I think it had too much shade so I've put it in a big container. What kind of growth should I expect before it flowers? ( If it is a hibiscus that is)

Where we are they pop up all over the garden like weeds.  The one at the bottom of our drive is about 2.5 metres high.  Many of our neighbours use them as a sort of informal low hedge but if you trim the tops they tend to end up with all the growth at the top and half a metre of bare trunk underneath.  They are quite hardy, even though the flowers look exotic.  The flowers come in various shades, from white through pink, purple and lavender blue.  They use the dried petals a lot in those fruit-flavoured 'teas' you can buy because they make a nice red colour, and hibiscus tea is supposed also to be good for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_syriacus

Mattbeer87 wrote (see)

Ah cool, I had it in the ground last year but I think it had too much shade so I've put it in a big container. What kind of growth should I expect before it flowers? ( If it is a hibiscus that is)

They seem to take a while to get going-so do not give up on it yet-if there are no flowers this year-they should be in 12 months or so