…These were huge plants last year with stems that were years old. Then came ‘The Beast’! Datura chlorantha A huge Olea europa has joined the dodo in the March cold….

…growth. Merrilliopanax alpinus (BSWJ 13939) Picconia excelsa flowering for the first time here. Rather bay-laurel like? Its related to Olea and comes from the Canary Isles. If it survives it…

…flowering sparsely in too much shade. Indigofera heterantha The rare Exbucklandia populnea which I identified last year has grown on fairly well. Exbucklandia populnea Olearia paniculata growing well in a…

…Gardenia axillaris Hastia 24406 Ilex insignis Ilex oldhamii Lindera megaphylla Michelia floribunda Michelia excelsa Olea excelsa Photinia flavidiflora Quercus acuta 2 Cleistocarpa 2 Cuspidata 2 Glabra 2 Spathulata Schima khasiana…