…luma Myrtus luma Myrtus luma Myrtus luma Myrtus luma 1968 – FJW CHW first shots with 4.10 – 2 hits / 2 at Ovaltine tins. Lapageria out sometime. 1965 –…

…attractive bright red. Sorbus wilsoniana Sorbus wilsoniana Even now the remnants of The Beast are still showing up. Luma apiculata (Myrtus luma) has considerable bark split from the cold although…

…cutting given to us by Chip Luma. It looks like a seriously good form of Rhododendron maddenii. Chip Luma rhodo Chip Luma rhodo Chip Luma rhodo Tom Hudson has kindly…

…can see. A great display for July. Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ 2019 – CHW Another photography visit to Busy Bee Garden Centre…

…new planting above the greenhouse. Soon time for it to go having done its job – or all three plants actually. Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma apiculata ‘Glenlean Gold’ Luma…

…yet. Olearia pachyphylla Puya chilensis flowers full out despite the cold winter. Puya chilensis Puya chilensis Luma chequen just coming out as a huge bush 20ft tall and wide. Luma…

…(formerly Myrtus luma) seedlings above the Four in Hand. Amomyrtus luma The three large established plants of Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ above the Hovel Cart Road are producing a number of…

…species liners Luma apiculata self-sown seedlings from Caerhays now potted up. Luma apiculata self-sown seedlings Luma apiculata self-sown seedlings Louisa, the chief propagator, keeps stock plants for cuttings of Rhododendron…

…coming out as a 25ft tall tree above Orchid House Nursery. Amomyrtus luma Amomyrtus luma Magnolia ‘Phelan Bright’ is listed as a Gresham hybrid but I seem to remember Jim…

…‘Countess of Haddington’. Rhododendron ‘Countess of Haddington’ Amomyrtus luma (formerly Myrtus lechleriana) absolutely full out and hugely scented. Amomyrtus luma This emerging bamboo shoot should enable me to identify the…

…‘Solar Flair’ – like many of the yellows this year a good colour and no leaves to be seen yet. Magnolia ‘Solar Flair’ Rhododendron ‘Chip Luma’ – wonderful cross. Rhododendron…

…Amomyrtus luma trees look good flowering behind Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ with Nicky in the foreground paying attention. Amomyrtus luma Azalea ‘Greenway’ is about a week later into flower than…

…Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’ The variegated leaved Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ with bits of reversion to green here and there. Luma apiculata ‘Glanleam Gold’ Only a…

…the lawn. The first Cyclamen An odd combination of Quercus ilex and Luma apiculata beside the tower. Quercus ilex and Luma apiculata Plenty of flower buds showing up already in…

…calophytum Another rainbow over The Park. Another rainbow Myrtus lechleriana scenting the air above Orchid House Nursery. (This is now properly Myrtus luma after the latest name change). Myrtus lechleriana…

…A former gift from Chip Luma of Rhododendron ‘Floral Sun’ (Abby Jury 2011). Rhododendron ‘Floral Sun’ Rhododendron ‘Floral Sun’ Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ against a blue sky. Magnolia ‘Butterflies’ Rhododendron platypodum is…

…Osborne house despite their love of hot dry banks and self seeding. Perhaps too cold for Amomyrtus luma but plenty at Ventnor. Myrtus communis subsp tarrentina Ficus carica (common fig)…