26th March 1897 – 2020

…25ft tall tree above Orchid House Nursery. Amomyrtus luma Amomyrtus luma Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ is listed as a Gresham hybrid but I seem to remember Jim Gardiner telling me that…

10th April

…‘Countess of Haddington’. Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Amomyrtus luma (formerly Myrtus lechleriana) absolutely full out and hugely scented. Amomyrtus luma This emerging bamboo shoot should enable me to identify the…

19th April

Amomyrtus luma trees look good flowering behind Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ with Nicky in the foreground paying attention. Amomyrtus luma Azalea ‘Greenway’ is about a week later into flower than…

14th September

…older plant by the Auklandii Garden which featured in the holly inspection day. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta 2019 – CHW Jaimie has discovered a veritable sea of self-sown Amomyrtus luma…

14th July

…much sign of myrtles yesterday at Osborne house despite their love of hot dry banks and self seeding. Perhaps too cold for Amomyrtus luma but plenty at Ventnor. Myrtus communis…

2nd September

…– luma, amomyrtus, myrtus and ugni. So the common Myrtus luma in full flower today in many places is now properly Luma apiculata. It self seeds in profusion, has lovely…