…of loss which we all feel at Caerhays today at the end of monarchs reign. God Save the King! Just a few plants to look at, of course, on this…

…Lunaplant introduction. (M. ‘Pickard’s Sundew’ x M. brooklynensis ‘Titan’). Magnolia ‘Melon Sky’ Magnolia ‘Melon Sky’ Michelia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ finally out in flower. Michelia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ Michelia laevifolia ‘Honey…

…a hint of a yellow stripe amid the dark purple. Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Reevsia sinica has shed what was left of its old leaves after the ‘Beast’…

…‘Cetemayo’ Rhododendron ‘Cetemayo’ Rhododendron ‘Cetemayo’ – bought from Millais Nurseries Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ – plastered, but not my colour. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk…

…surprising white with, I admit, a blackish velvety stem. Wrongly named? No idea as it is entirely new to me and not in any reference book. Magnolia ‘Black Velvet’ Magnolia…

…just coming out. Rhododendron ‘Praecox’ Camellia japonica ‘Royal Velvet’ – a newish variety to Burncoose. Camellia japonica ‘Royal Velvet’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s Fortyniner’ in flower in the cash point. Magnolia ‘Todd’s…

…house martins today. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ flowers do not seem to open out flat but drop once they are cup shaped. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Honey Velvet’ Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’…

…entries. Hydrangea ‘Velvet Night Red Lace’ – came second or third. Hydrangea ‘Velvet Night Red Lace’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Groundbreaker Ruby’ – came second or third. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Groundbreaker Ruby’ Dicentra…

…de Rothschild’ Rhododendron yakushimanum looking good as well in a clump on Burns Banks. Rhododendron yakushimanum Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Velvet’ out on Burns Bank. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Red Velvet’ Acer pycnanthum…

…‘Royal Velvet’ is quite stunning today. Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ Hydrangeas lined up for customers by the sales point. Hydrangeas Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ really is grey! Agapanthus ‘Windsor Grey’ This batch,…

…fine. Eryngium bourgatii ‘Picos Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’. Agapanthus ‘Royal Velvet’ and Achillea ‘Cerise Queen’ Cynara cardunculus and Verbena bonariensis. Cynara cardunculus Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly…

…acuminata ‘Koban Dori’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Koban Dori’ Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’. Magnolia acuminata ‘Gold Finch’ Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ Magnolia ‘Apollo’, Magnolia ‘Apollo’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Velvet and Cream’ with extraordinary…

…here a flower. Rhododendron yuefengense Raf Lennart’s gift of Magnolia figo var crassipes x (M. foveolata x M. laevifolia) with its first flower. Orange velvet on the new growth. Magnolia…

…saluenensis. Camellia x williamsii ‘Beatrice Michael’ and Camellia saluenensis A snakebark maple blown over in Storm Darragh. snakebark maple Velvet buds on Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’. Michelia x foggii…

…are too small to germinate. Nut selection by squirrels Nut selection by squirrels Nut selection by squirrels The laurel cutting is proceeding apace. laurel cutting laurel cutting Velvet covered flower…

…var. megaphyllum Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) with good new growth. Schefflera shweliensis (TH 3330) Michelia laevifolia x Michelia maudiae ‘Eternal Spring’ with no velvet on its buds. Michelia laevifolia x…

…lot to being unvariegated in its leaves. B. ‘Buzz Velvet’ and B. ‘Sugar Plum’ are better than B. ‘Royal Red’. A fair bit of naughtiness and cheating in the naming…

…styracaceae. Alniphyllum aff eberhardtii Alniphyllum aff eberhardtii Alniphyllum aff eberhardtii Flower buds on Michelia doltsopa still covered in velvet indumentum. Two years ago they were blown open in January on…

…they clearly are? We cannot get enough of them into the Burncoose catalogue for next year whatever I think. Schefflera taiwania Schefflera taiwania Schefflera macrophylla has lovely brown ‘velvet’ on…

…crosses. These are what Jaimie and Michael attempted using griffithianum as the seed parent and a variety of different pollen parents as shown. R.GRIFFITHIANUM x glendoick em velvet cross R.GRIFFITHIANUM…