…it could well be. The name is not really a reflection of even the bud. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ Cercis canadensis ‘Appalacian Red’ covered in flower…

…dark colour certainly but, as usual, one must expect larger, better flowers in future years. This one has only been in the ground a year. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ Rhododendron…

…out today covered in flower. Malus hupehensis Malus hupehensis Magnolia liliiflora ‘Raven’ is nearly over but has flowered well. Magnolia ‘Raven’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ 2021 – CHW Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ at its…

…sericanthus Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ has soon lost its wine tinge and the flowers are out. Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Aesculus glabra ‘April Wine’ Magnolia ‘Raven’ was, I thought, much…

…over but still a fine variety. Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ Camellia ‘Mimosa Jury’ Magnolia liliiflora ‘Raven’ has fallen over. Magnolia liliiflora ‘Raven’ Nick Locke’s Litsea from Taiwan is about to flower….

…the garden. Paulownia fortunei nicely out in Tin Garden. Paulownia fortunei Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’. Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ This is labelled Pittosporum anomalum ‘Raven’ but it looks more like…

…Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Magnolia lilliflora ‘Raven’ two years on from planting with its first flower with us. This was one of John Gallagher’s last crosses and raised by Nick…

…hydrangea but I prefer larger leaved Hydrangea sargentiana. Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group A raven feeding a single youngster by the Top Lodge…