31st May

…adaphnephylloides? I have missed the flowers on Pittosporum bicolor but the new growth is anything but pittosporum-like. Pittosporum bicolor Pittosporum bicolor I had always thought this elderly 20-25ft tall plant…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…One forgets how remarkable the flowers on Pittosporum tenuifolium can be. Pittosporum tenuifolium Pittosporum tenuifolium Trevor Edwards, Thomas Methuen Campbell, and the two gardeners. Trevor Edwards, Thomas Methuen Campbell, and…

12th March

…liners The next crop of pittosporum varieties. pittosporum Plug liners now potted on – mainly herbaceous. Plug liners Plug liners The climber growing tunnel with canes in place for the…

31st March

…out which pittosporum species this is and I plump for Pittosporum illiciodes. Pittosporum illiciodes Pittosporum illiciodes The cold winds have knocked off every evergreen leaf from this Michelia ‘Touch of…

April 2018 Irish trip ( Day 2)

…to look at seals. We arrive Pittosporum eugenoides in flower. It is rather better than you might imagine for a pittosporum. Pittosporum eugenoides Pittosporum eugenoides A huge Agathis australis which…

22nd April

…moorei Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegatum’ gave itself away from afar with its strong scent. The flowers go nicely with the foliage. Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegatum’ Pittosporum eugenoides ‘Variegatum’ Rhododendron ‘Wine and Roses’…

11th March

…delavayi growing well with a little leaf yellowing over winter. Schefflera delavayi Schefflera delavayi Pittosporum dallii – looks more like a pseudopanax. Pittosporum dallii Pittosporum dallii Pittosporum dallii Chionodoxa forbesii…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…is not recognised in Hilliers or in New Zealand Native Trees. Pittosporum serratifolia Pittosporum serratifolia Pittosporum serratifolia Brachyglottis hectorii from New Zealand. Brachyglottis hectorii Brachyglottis hectorii Brachyglottis hectorii Griselinia littoralis…

24th November

Pittosporum michiei (from Nick Lock) Pittosporum michiei (from Nick Lock) Pittosporum michiei (from Nick Lock) Euonymus tonkinensis with seed capsules also by the greenhouse. Not shedding yet. Euonymus tonkinensis A…

10th August

…the new growth is attractive. Not at all like most pittosporum species in leaf and neither are the flowers. Pittosporum bicolor Pittosporum bicolor 2017 – CHW Hard pruning of the…