6th August

…out. Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Acacia baileyana – 15-18ft tall. Acacia baileyana Acacia baileyana Acacia baileyana Grevillea rosemarinifolia – a rather tired old plant….

15th July

…A big surprise and must remember to collect seed. Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum ‘Blackbird’ 2002 – FJW First hot day of the summer. 1980 – FJW…

8th July

…form has flashes on its angels trumpets! dierama dierama dierama dierama The last of the Rhododendron royalii ‘Pink Flush’ is out and flopping in the heat on Burns Bank. Rhododendron…

21st July

…in flower on the bank. Centaurea nigra Pale (with a red flash) and the more common pink form of Dierama pulcherimum. Dierama pulcherimum Dierama pulcherimum Stunning new growth on Taxus…

1st September

…ready for Asia to collect. These clumps have thrived in full sun in a very hot spot for decades. Dierama pulcherrimum Dierama pulcherrimum 2017 – CHW Elephant or hummingbird hawkmoth…

27th June

…– CHW A stocktaking day at Burncoose as part of the proofing of the 2025 catalogue.Dierama dracomontanum finally out in flower. Dierama dracomontanum I discover a new addition to our…

28th June

…of new growth on Podocarpus salignus. Podocarpus salignus An absurdly late tail end flower on Rhododendron augustinii. Rhododendron augustinii Dierama pulcherrimum just out by the Playhouse. Dierama pulcherrimum 2022 –…

4th July

…its purple thistle heads also ripe for the table. Home grown beans for lunch too. Cynara cardunculus Dierama ‘Cosmos’ absolutely superb in a South African planting. Dierama ‘Cosmos’ Aruncus dioecius…

9th July

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Dierama pulcherrimum on the top wall. Dierama pulcherrimum Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ has…

10th July

…Phlox ‘Milly van Hoboken’ Phlox ‘Cool of the Evening’ – not so scented today. Phlox ‘Cool of the Evening’ Dierama pulcherimum var. album which we stock but have never flowered…

12th July

…Crinum powellii (pink) is out on the top wall. Crinum powellii Beside it a very dark form of Dierama pulcherrimum.Most of these long established clumps are the conventional light pink…

28th July

…Rhododendron fortunei ssp. discolor Secondary flowers on the old wisteria by the Playhouse. wisteria wisteria A very dark self-sown dierama below the wisteria. dierama And next to it the first…

31st July

…cordifolia Our new clump of Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ making its first decent show. Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ A particularly dark Dierama by the Old Playhouse….