…elegans in full flower with plenty of bud on a large multi-stemmed bush in full leaf. There is always confusion with C. elegans and Cestrum fasciculatum / C. fasciculatum ‘Newellii’….

…obtain. Camellia japonica ‘Matterhorn’ Camellia japonica ‘Matterhorn’ Staphylea elegans won its class. Staphylea elegans Staphylea elegans Malus ‘Everest’ was good too. Malus ‘Everest’ Malus ‘Everest’ Rhododendron ‘Cowslip’ – a williamsianum…

…The foliage is different though. Cestrum elegans Cestrum elegans Cestrum elegans Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Glow’ is probably sufficiently different and bicolor to make it a useful addition to the catalogue if…

…out. Camellia japonica ‘Dear Jenny’ Camellia japonica ‘Arch Duchess Augusta’. Camellia japonica ‘Arch Duchess Augusta’ Camellia japonica ‘Arch Duchess Augusta’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendour’ (very different from ‘Elegans Supreme’) –…

…wind today which has made photography difficult. Staphylea ‘Elegans’ Staphylea ‘Elegans’ Staphylea colchica ‘Innocence’ as we now think it is. Staphylea colchica ‘Innocence’ Staphylea colchica ‘Innocence’ Leaves of Staphylea trifolia….

…Hosta sieboldiana elegans Hosta sieboldiana elegans 2017 – CHW A superbly fine and sunny day for the charity fete. 457 cars in the three car parks by 12.15 and ?150…

…shrub! Maclura pomifera Maclura pomifera Desmodium elegans flowering away on a hot bank. Desmodium elegans Desmodium elegans The second brood of wagtails in the yard have now fledged. wagtails Photinia…

…colchica points at the bottom of the pod. The seeds are in pairs as you would expect and about 2in long. Staphylea x elegans Staphylea x elegans Just a couple…

…bit of planting. Wisteria seeds Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ now well established by the Playhouse. Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Grevillea ‘Bronze Rambler’ Flowers and seed heads on Desmodium elegans. Desmodium elegans Desmodium…

…of colours. Diospyros lotus Verbena rigida still looking fresh even in October. Verbena rigida Verbena rigida Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’ with its striking mottled blue berries. Ampelopsis brevipedunculata ‘Elegans’ Ampelopsis brevipedunculata…

…‘Elegans Aurea’ Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’ Three snakebark maple stems in the late January sun. All planted in 2007. Acer rufinerve? Acer rufinerve? Acer rufinerve? Acer rufinerve ‘Erythrocladum’ Acer rufinerve…

…on Tresco? I wonder what the record height actually is? Echium pininana Echium pininana Staphylea x elegans is also a late flowerer compared to the rest. A tinge of red…

…bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Bergenia ‘Morgenröte’ also out absurdly early. Bergenia ‘Morgenröte’ Desmodium elegans out on time but not that impressive. Desmodium elegans Clematis heracleifolia ‘Cote d’Azur’ flowering better than I have…

…bramble and bracken under control. view Then back to more normality in the garden! Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’ growing in full shade under a camellia. Hosta sieboldiana ‘Elegans’ Rhododendron sanguineum by…

…‘Alba’ Galega x hartlandii ‘Alba’ Cestrum elegans – the true form and not what we have sometimes seen under this name in the nursery. What grows on the top wall…

…Desmodium elegans in full flower. A delicate blue colour on a tall erect bush. Desmodium elegans Dicentra scandens just out. Dicentra scandens Hydrangea serrata ‘Garden House Beauty’ looking superb. Should…

…flower already in the greenhouse. Camellia brevistyla Desmodium elegans with numerous pea-like seedpods. Desmodium elegans Buddleia caulescens in flower here for the first time. Buddleia caulescens 2020 – CHW The…

…elegans. Planted this spring. Desmodium elegans Pinus wallichiana is now getting established and starting to put on decent growth. A Chelsea stock plant put out before lockdown. Pinus wallichiana Hibiscus…

…plants. I would call this very early for any Mathotiana. Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Monica Dance’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Elegans’ – full out but also a…

…before. Camellia reticulata ‘Ming Temple’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendor’ Camellia japonica ‘Elegans Splendor’ Camellia japonica ‘Aanafuki’ Camellia japonica ‘Aanafuki’ Camellia japonica ‘Okan Higo’ – another Higo Camellia japonica ‘Okan Higo’…