…of ‘Apollo’ so far! Magnolia ‘J.C. Williams’ x Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’). Confusingly the name ‘Aphrodite’ appeared long after we planted…

…last spring. Mid-March in fact and only full out there then! Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis mollis – larger sized plants. Hamamelis…

…looking spot on in Tin Garden. Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ just out into flower and a really good show. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’…

…performing better and better. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ is excellent too but, as yet, unnamed. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia…

…it is out with scores of other crosses and novelties. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ – perhaps the best colour seen today but M. ‘Burgundy Spire’ looks better…

…Tilia paucicostata Celtis sinensis with secondary new growth after the rain. Celtis sinensis Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ still has splendid show for the time of the year. Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ The…

…x brooklynensis ‘Hattie Carthan’. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Hattie Carthan’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Koban Dori’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Koban Dori’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia…

…year on the drive here are the first flowers on Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Also first flowers on Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diana’ – planted 2021. Hamamelis…

…Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aurora’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Aphrodite’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Feuerzauber’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Diane’ Hamamelis x…

…Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ with a bit of slug damage to the flower. Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Callicarpa bodinieri’ ‘Profusion’ flowers both in bud and long over. A lengthy flowering season. Callicarpa bodinieri Callicarpa…