5th July

…is smaller growing than Acanthus mollis with rather more attractive flowers. Acanthus spinosus Acanthus spinosus Canna ‘King Humbert’ with a surprisingly tall and contrasting flower for a variety often grown…

25th December

…dawsoniana still clothed in leaf. Magnolia dawsoniana Acanthus mollis with one flowering spike and many spikes of seeds. Acanthus mollis Acanthus mollis Acanthus mollis Fuchsia gracilis with new growth showing…

11th July

…another good dark form not seen before. Agapanthus ‘Brilliant Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Brilliant Blue’ Acanthus hungaricus is not a species which Burncoose stocks but not that different really. Acanthus hungaricus Acanthus

14th July

…Crete looks a peculiar and nasty little plant. Seeds forming but missed the flowers. Poterium spinosum Poterium spinosum Acanthus sennii – Ethiopian acanthus with very vicious prickles. Acanthus sennii Acanthus

21st June

…into flower though. Acanthus mollis Acanthus mollis 2016 – CHW Beware the hornets are active around and about in the gardens. Not Brexit deniers from the continent I hope? Hornet…

11th May

…x Rhododendron callimorphum (never named or registered ) looking splendid on Burncoose drive. A JCW hybrid Rhododendron williamsianum x Rhododendron callimorphum Acanthus sennii dead to ground level after the December…

18th March

…which is unusual. Cornus officinalis Acanthus mollis ‘Rue Ledan’ looks a dwarfer grower. Acanthus mollis ‘Rue Ledan’ Clematis macropetala ‘Wesselton’ is an attractive blue. Clematis macropetala ‘Wesselton’ Not quite out…

13th August

…the greenhouse. Crassula arborescens Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’. Acanthus mollis and Anemone hupehensis ‘Queen Charlotte’ Kirengeshoma palmata nicely in flower. Kirengeshoma palmata The viaduct towers over Leslie’s…

5th January

…and there on Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ with the, equally usual, partial leaf drop. Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ Even the Acanthus mollis has some frost damage. Acanthus mollis The Agapanthus leaves are…

12th February

…is vermin proof. seed house seed house The leaves on Acanthus ‘Whitewater’ show up well. Acanthus ‘Whitewater’ Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebana’ in full flower as you would expect. Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Akebana’…