A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…a trio. Hydrangea angustipetala Hydrangea angustipetala Hydrangea angustipetala Hydrangea angustipetala Hydrangea aspera Kawakamii Group Hydrangea aspera Kawakamii Group Hydrangea aspera Kawakamii Group Hydrangea aspera Kawakamii Group Hydrangea aspera Kawakamii Group…

22nd July

…Clare’ Hydrangea ‘St Clare’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ – easily the best blue lacecap HYDRANGEA ‘Taube’ HYDRANGEA ‘Taube’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks blue’ – very floriferous and vigorous grower Hydrangea ‘Fireworks blue’ Hydrangea ‘Fireworks…

27th July

…good blue mophead in the form of Hydrangea Enziandom. A very different blue. Hydrangea Enziandom Hydrangea Enziandom Hydrangea Enziandom Hydrangea Enziandom Hydrangea Madame E Mouillere is perhaps the best known…

20th July

…seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii 1992 – FJW A really good and much needed soak. 1923 – JCW Buddleias are nice. Plagianthus lyalii some…

12th July

…but good. Hydrangea ‘Selina’ Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ which can be red or purple or a little of both over time. Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ Hydrangea ‘Geoffrey Chadbund’ Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ –…

24th August

…‘White Lady’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘White Lady’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ is just turning. Splendid! Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ is not very pink…

28th June

…is looking first rate. Somewhere between Hydrangea villosa and Hydrangea sargentiana I suppose but certainly earlier than both this year. Hydrangea longipipes Hydrangea longipipes Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ outside the…

17th July

…x Hydrangea involucrata just coming out. Nothing startling as yet. Hydrangea aspera ‘Kawakamii’ x Hydrangea involucrata Hydrangea aspera ‘Kawakamii’ x Hydrangea involucrata The agapanthus are just out – a wonderful…

30th July

Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ The clump of Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’ is not as large growing. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’ Hydrangea ‘Quadricolor’ always gets a bit wind…

27th June

…A few secondary flowers still on Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’. Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’ Tucked away in the shade Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ looks great. Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ Hydrangea ‘Lanarth’ Hydrangea serrata ‘Shichidanka’ is a funny mix…