…‘Dark Eyes’ Verbascum ‘Dark Eyes’ Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’. Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Snowball’ Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and Leucanthemum ‘Real Deal’. Verbena ‘Santos Purple’ and…

…is much younger and needs cutting down. A fair bit of it is on its way to Chelsea where it will hopefully open more fully. Azalea ‘Purple Splendour’ Azalea ‘Purple…

…over the Queen and the palace was as good as it can be! Tom Hudson has responded to my short article on Rhodoleia aff. parvipetala written for the Cornwall Garden…

…Blenheim Palace Lady Violet Manners CEO & Founder HeritageXplore Charles Williams Owner – Caerhays Estate Plenty of time to have a quick look around the garden and Mediterranean Biome. Pseudopanax…

…comes out. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ with its first flower somewhat battered. A new one to us. Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ Magnolia ‘Purple…

…tree. Some flowers better than others. A second plant in Kennel Close is also performing. Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Purple Splendour’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Daisy Diva’ – almost…

…‘Peachy’ And then a trip to look at newer plants in Kennel Close. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ still with purple new growth. Attractive! Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Ehretia thrysiflora has…

…the new growth. Deutzia longifolia Deutzia longifolia Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ – a new clone to me with really red new growth. Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’…

…x M. ‘Deep Purple Dream’ M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Deep Purple Dream’ d) Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’ has its first three dark flowers. Never seen…

…last week. Are we now obliged to follow suit?Magnolia ‘Purple Star’ has its first two flowers. Not bad but not yet large flowers. Magnolia ‘Purple Star’ Magnolia ‘Purple Star’ Magnolia…

…planted this cross. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black…

…flowered pink cherry. Prunus matsumae ‘Hanaguruma’ Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ is a later flowering New Zealander which is well worth growing. This is the last decent flower. Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ Magnolia…

…J.C. Williams x Apollo John Bond Katja Landner Lilac Chalice virginiana Ludoviciana Melon Sky Peter Dummer Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose Marie Rominas Pink Sybille dawsoniana Valley Splendour…

…x M. ‘Joe McDaniel’). An odd but not unpleasant colour mix. Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ form Lunaplant (M. ‘Purple Globe’ x M. ‘Joe McDaniel’) Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’ form Lunaplant (M. ‘Purple…

…Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Carpines heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ No flowers yet on Catalpa setchuenensis. Catalpa setchuenensis Catalpa setchuenensis Sorbus gongashanice…

…confusa Sarcocca confusa Sarcocca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’ Sarcocca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’ Sarcocca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’ Sarcocca orientalis Sarcocca orientalis Sarcocca orientalis Sarcocca ruscifolia Sarcocca ruscifolia Sarcocca hookeriana digyna Sarcocca hookeriana…

…excellent plant gets its name. Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ Amelanchier lamarckii on the drive – one of at least three. Similar to Amenlanchier laevis but the…

…Purple’ x M. ‘Betty Jessel’ – difficult to argue that this is indeed true to name at this stage of flowering but rather dubious for this cross? M. ‘Darkest Purple’…

…stand Burncoose Nurseries stand Brachychiton hispida on the Tregrehan stand. Brachychiton hispida Brachychiton hispida Iochroma cyaneum – (Deep Purple). Iochroma cyaneum Brugmansia ‘Purple Rain’ which I had not seen before….

…pleased by the wet Frankie not so pleased by the wet Frankie not so pleased by the wet Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’ with secondary new growth. Corylopsis sinensis ‘Spring Purple’…