…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 –…

…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…

…slightly pinky white flowers are of course Ugni molinae (formerly Myrtus ugni). Nearby a clethra and a callicarpa were dying of drought. Ugni still fine. Ugni molinae Ugni molinae Myrtus…

…bronzy new growth. Myrtus lechleriana Myrtus lechleriana Back on the drive. A newish Rhododendron neriiflorum full out. Rhododendron neriiflorum Rhododendron oldhamii just showing too. Rhododendron oldhamii Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ with its…

…first visible four to six weeks ago. Myrtus ugni Myrtus ugni Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with its berries just turning yellow. A small tree of 15x10ft now. Planted in 2008. Ilex…

…Myrtus lechleriana Myrtus lechleriana The Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on the lawn which had a few flowers out has been clobbered by the frost. Perhaps the majority of the flowers still…

…CHW Polyspora longicarpa (WWJ 11604) is now full out and looking very fine for the time of the year. Polyspora longicarpa Myrtus communis seedlings have germinated in a stack of…

…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…

…ripe seed heads. Lagunaria patersonia Russelia equisetiformis – yellow in full flower. Russelia equisetiformis – yellow Myrtus communis laden with fruit. Myrtus communis Pseudopanax lessonii ‘Emerald Elf’ is a new…

…agnus-castus Rostrinucula dependens a good show as ever. Rostrinucula dependens Rostrinucula dependens Late flowers on Isoplexis canariensis ‘Bella’ Isoplexis canariensis ‘Bella’ Still late flowers on Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina. Myrtus…

…much sign of myrtles yesterday at Osborne house despite their love of hot dry banks and self seeding. Perhaps too cold for Amomyrtus luma but plenty at Ventnor. Myrtus communis…

…large elderly plant of Myrtus communis ssp. tarentina in the garden. Myrtus communis ssp. tarentina Phygelius aequalis is, however, already almost completely over. Full out last year on the same…

…this sub shrub is capable of achieving this sort of height. Phygelius Phygelius Crinum powellii The Crinum powellii leaves have been untroubled by slugs but no flowers yet. Myrtus communis…

…‘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…

…after the horrors of Chelsea. Plant events like this are a delight.In turn I buy for Caerhays:Quercus insignis rare plants rare plants Euonymus morrisonensisQuercus rugosa Decaisnea insignis Myrtus paraguayensis Viburnum…

…(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…

…Cuttings taken! Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Blepharocalyx cruckshankii from Chile was one of the remarkable new plants from today. Clearly closely related to Myrtus or Ugni with similar…

…should become a huge tree eventually. One for Burncoose to propagate and stock in due course. Magnolia ‘Avocet’ Magnolia ‘Avocet’ Amomyrtus luma (formerly Myrtus lechleriana) is coming out as a…