25th July

…Light green leaves and yellow flowers on tall stalks. Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia? – good red. Rudbeckia? Rudbeckia? Rudbeckia ‘Peking’ – huge flower heads. Rudbeckia ‘Peking’ Rudbeckia

1st August

…year as a nice bicolour. Gaura ‘Rosyjane’ Gaura ‘Rosyjane’ Rudbeckia ‘Maya’ looked tenderish but is fairly low growing compared to some. Rudbeckia ‘Maya’ Rudbeckia ‘Maya’ Rudbeckia ‘Maya’ Pear ‘Doyenne du…

17th August

…‘Fanship Scarlet’ and Lobelia ‘Fanship Blue’ Monarda ‘Melua Pink’ and Monarda ‘Melua Violet’ Monarda ‘Melua Pink’ and Monarda ‘Melua Violet’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Forest’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Forest’ Rudbeckia ‘Enchanted Romance’ Rudbeckia

30th July

…growing good yellow but not quite Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ so probably not worth stocking. On offer at £4.95! Rudbeckia ‘Tiger Eye Gold’ Rudbeckia ‘Tiger Eye Gold’ Cestrum elegans is a Mexican…

8th September

…Cloud’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ looking very fine. Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Rudbeckia ‘Prairie Sun’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ now full out. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Stephi’ Agastache fren….

25th August

…Burncoose website. Pennisetum ‘Cherry Sparkler’ Pennisetum ‘Cherry Sparkler’ Cyperus eragrotis Cyperus eragrotis Cyperus eragrotis Rudbeckia ‘Summerina Brown’ Rudbeckia ‘Summerina Brown’ Rudbeckia ‘Summerina Electra Shock’ Rudbeckia ‘Summerina Electra Shock’ Not a…

28th July

…not that different from the ever popular ‘Goldsturm’. Rudbeckia ‘Goldblitz’ Rudbeckia ‘Goldblitz’ Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ with rather late catkins. Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ Betula pendula ‘Youngii’ Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ fruiting well…

3rd August

…blue. Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Agapanthus ‘Lavender Haze’ Rudbeckia ‘Peking’ – very nice but perhaps not that different from others taken on this Isle of Wight trip? Rudbeckia ‘Peking’ Rudbeckia ‘Peking’…

27th July

…very odd flowering habit. It would grow much taller than this in a border. Lobelia excelsa Lobelia excelsa 2017 – CHW First trip to Ventnor Botanic Gardens. Rudbeckia maxima full…

28th September

…Hedychium gardnerianum and Trachycarpus fortunei. Hedychium gardnerianum and Trachycarpus fortunei These might well excite some! Alstroemeria and Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’. Alstroemeria and Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ This strongly scented and vigorous Hedychium coronarium….

13th July

…just well in the scorching heat. Rose ‘Tottering-By-Gently’ – I expected a large frilly number but it isn’t. Rose ‘Tottering-By-Gently’ Rose ‘Tottering-By-Gently’ Four rather startling Rudbeckias with outlandish names. I…