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

…inflorescences on the same plant Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Hydrangea ‘St Clare’ – with its blue and white picotee edging Hydrangea ‘St Clare’ Hydrangea ‘St Clare’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’…

27th July

…Blue’ excellent on the drive. Hydrangea ‘Fireworks Blue’ Hydrangea ‘Sunset’ looking good down opposite the lodge. Hydrangea ‘Sunset’ Hydrangea ‘Selma’ quite superb by the nursery entrance. Hydrangea ‘Selma’ Hydrangea ‘Magical…

20th July

…ago at Trevarno where after dinner we once had a drunken inspection of the rather phallic buds. Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii Hydrangea seemanii 1992…

12th July

…on this good variety. Hydrangea ‘Lady Taiko’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ – indisputably one of the best two blue lacecaps (Enziandom the other). Hydrangea ‘Taube’ Hydrangea ‘Taube’ Hydrangea ‘Hobella’ a delicate pink…

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…

17th July

…is very similar to Hydrangea serrata ‘Kiyosume’ as I have argued before. Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ Hydrangea ‘Love you Kiss’ A much older clump of Hydrangea

30th July

Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ on the drive. Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ Hydrangea ‘Blue Wave’ The Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ are now a huge clump above the drive. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’…

26th August

…different? Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ The suckers on Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ have grown apace in the last two…

28th June

…orange ? Nakahari azalea Hydrangea longipipes is looking first rate. Somewhere between Hydrangea villosa and Hydrangea sargentiana I suppose but certainly earlier than both this year. Hydrangea longipipes Hydrangea longipipes…