…fine today. Best camellia in the garden today? Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Rhododendron moupinense in its prime too. Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense…

…yellow flowers, possibly Rhododendron concatenans or Rhododendron cinnabarinum? Is it lepidote or elepidote – need to check. MAGNOLIA ‘Raspberry Fun’ MAGNOLIA ‘Raspberry Fun’ aka ‘Leonard Messel’!! Jim Gardiner puts me…

…that were open were blown away in the gales. Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia grandiflora Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ with a great show outside the back yard. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard…

…seen. I have an article on Burncoose about propagating Camellia seeds. Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ Camellia ‘Leonard Messel’ 1991 – FJW All harvest in – yield as good as we have…

…Messel’ outside the back yard. Attractive today. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ First flowers on Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ as early as usual. Just the odd branch. Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ Azalea ‘Hinomayo’ Some…

…‘High Sheriff’ (Caerhays/FJW bred) is just opening. Rhododendron ‘High Sheriff’ Rhododendron ‘High Sheriff’ The Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ is nearly full out outside the back yard in front of…

…‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ – first few pink flowers here and there. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ 2018 – CHW Overnight the east wind…

…a rush but still the magnolias rush out! Outside the back yard Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ has a pink flower or two right at the top of the tree….

…(ie a x loebneri) seedling from Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’. As I have written before this is a very good floriferous magnolia for smaller gardens. Magnolia ‘Raspberry Fun’ Magnolia…

…so. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi Magnolia x loebneri ‘Lucy Carlson’ is a UK hybrid named in 2002 by John Carlson. The cross is Magnolia x loebneri ‘Leonard Messel’ and Magnolia…