26th April

…all – Colletia ulicina. Rather smaller growing with pink flowers in season (autumn). Colletia ulicina Colletia ulicina Colletia ulicina Cephalotaxus harringtonia ‘Prostrata’ – originally from Burncoose we were told. Cephalotaxus…

27th July

…seeds we pinched here last year have germinated well. Puya chilensis Puya chilensis Puya chilensis Colletia hystrix growing as large as I have ever seen it. Colletia hystrix Colletia hystrix…

5th August

…small plant. Pseudopanax ferox Huge pea like seed pods on Phormium tenax. Phormium tenax Phormium tenax Colletia hystrix 12ftx10ft. Colletia hystrix Colletia hystrix Catalpa bignonoides full out rather earlier than…

31st July

Colletia hystrix (armata) plastered in tiny flowers. Colletia hystrix Oxydendron arboreum running up a terminal flower spike. Oxydendron arboreum Poliothrysis sinensis – I do not recollect ever seeing this before…

8th September

…Beschorneria albiflora. Beschorneria albiflora Beschorneria albiflora Beschorneria albiflora Colletia hystrix Colletia hystrix Paeonia potanini Paeonia potanini Illicium oligandrum – a new species of illicium for the 2018 catalogue. Illicium oligandrum…

17th September

Colletia paradoxa in flower. Colletia paradoxa Melaleuca gibbosa with its last flowers. Melaleuca gibbosa Pseudopanax ‘Dark Star’ with berries not yet ripe. Pseudopanax ‘Dark Star’ Celtis australis with its yellowish-white…

13th May 1897 – 2020

…opposite the kitchen window. white violets The original and very elderly plant of Colletia paradoxa (cruciata) growing behind Burncoose House. Colletia paradoxa On the way back I stopped to photograph…