Visit to Tregrehan – 3rd November 2018

…cornutus Euonymus cornutus Nyssa aequatica with proper autumn colour. We have not seen this on our Caerhays plant as yet. Nyssa aequatica Nyssa aequatica Griselinia jodonifolia from Chile looks more…

Magnolias and Climate Change at Caerhays

…The diary faithfully records the flowering times of several southern hemisphere plants introduced here over 100 years ago. In the 1920s and 1930s lapagerias from Chile flowered in November, December…

Irish trip April 2018

…from Chile. Mayterius boriaria Pinus incinata had contorted branches and appeared as a rounded shrub. Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus incinata Pinus sylvestris ‘Aurea’ seemed very dwarf as well. Pinus…

13th March

…– Asia. Australia Ascyrum – Chile Atraphaxis – South Europe Scores more species within some of these genuses as well. Although Trees and Shrubs have little information on any of…

3rd June

…very probably been selling under the wrong name (grevillea) at Burncoose. Griselinia scandens apparently from Chile although Clare’s research suggests there may be more to this yet. Griselinia scandens Today’s…

29th March

…American species too from Chile and Argentina? Fuchsia magellanica var molinae Fuchsia magellanica var molinae This salvia (or could it be a buddleia?) species came from Burncoose but we have…

RHS Savill Garden Pictures 2018

…wisteria wisteria wisteria Lomatia hirsuta from Chile and Argentina had survived the cold against a wall facing west Lomatia hirsuta Rhododendron ‘Psyche’ Rhododendron ‘Psyche’ Rhododendron ‘Psyche’ Camellia ‘E T R…

23rd July

…trees and shrubs many of which John collected himself in China, Mexico and Chile. I have never seen so much achieved in a lifetime’s work with rare trees and shrubs…

2nd September

…plant and not nearly as hardy, common or floriferous even though from the Mediterranean rather than Chile. That is the ‘common’ bit I suppose. Myrtus luma Myrtus luma Myrtus luma…