…(Caerhays Dark Form), Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ and Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick Alba’. Magnolia campbellii ‘Trelissick Alba’ Magnolia sargentiana robusta (Caerhays Dark Form), Magnolia ‘Philip Tregunna’ Off to Old Park with the…

…Rhododendron sp Fortunea subsection. Forms a large upright tree. Dark green, wavy edged leaves. White scented flowers. August/September. CWT6282. Rhododendron sp Maddenia subsection. Medium sized shrub. Dark green leaves. Flowers…

…is as dark a purple as Rhododendron niveum in its darkest form. Mike Robinson is sadly missed as one of the greatest rhododendron experts I have had the pleasure of…

…x M. campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ is good but, yet again, I can find no registered name. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x M. campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x M. campbellii…

…very last of the deciduous ones to flower and a very good dark red it is. Not listed in Hillier’s. Planted 2009. Azalea ‘Jane Fire’ The dark orangy-red Azalea indica…

…red buds turn dark pink as they open fully and the petals drop down from the opening bud. (The Hillier’s Manual says the flowers are pink but they are not…

…Difficult to say what size the flowers are as the seem very variable. Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ Magnolia ‘Dark Bird’ 2022 – CHW The three-phase electric cables awaiting connection outside the…

…Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’. Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ has a squat habit. Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ Verbena ‘Santos…

…fade into such extraordinary dark colour a blue hydrangea can turn and fade into such extraordinary dark colour a blue hydrangea can turn and fade into such extraordinary dark colour…

…which we have now photographed three times in the last fortnight. The darker one The darker one Camellia ‘Cornish Snow’ stands out today among the many unnamed x williamsii seedlings…