16th March

…x soulangeana ‘Sawada’s Pink’). Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia ‘Angelica’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ is one of Mike Robinson’s crosses named in 1999. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ x Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’….

10th March

…(Magnolia soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii) – Gresham Hybrid Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Crimson Stipple’ Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’ (Magnolia mollicomata ‘Lanarth’ x Magnolia x soulangeana) Magnolia ‘Eleanor May’…

3rd April

…leaf emerges. Quite the earliest of the styrax species into flower. Styrax odoratissimus Styrax odoratissimus Magnolia ‘Lennei’ x ‘Daybreak’ is nothing special above the styrax. Magnolia ‘Lennei’ x ‘Daybreak’ Magnolia…

25th March

…dwarf growing Rhododendron canadense just coming out. Rhododendron canadense Magnolia ‘Elisa Odenwald’ has one white flower. This is a Todd Gresham hybrid between M. x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ and M….

5th March

…the Eisenhut reference book. Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Big Dude’ Magnolia ‘Delicatissima’ – another Gresham. These are all M. x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x M. x veitchii ‘Rubra’ hybrids. Magnolia…

8th March

…Bred by Mike Robinson (M. sprengeri var. diva x M. x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’). Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ Magnolia ‘Judy Carlson’ is definitely improving with age….

18th March

…another ‘white’. Not as good as ‘David Clulow’ or ‘Manchu Fan’ I think. This is a New Zealander as well – Magnolia ‘Mark Jury’ x Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’…

2nd April

‘Lennei’ x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’). Magnolia ‘Paul Cook’ Magnolia ‘Paul Cook’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Raspberry Fun’ now full out and excellent as usual. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Raspberry Fun’ Magnolia x…