5th August

…and white. Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Ugni molinae with fruits nearly ripe. Ugni molinae Ugni molinae Buddleia stenostachya is…

3rd October

…mutchagara We saw Acer ‘Silver Cardinal’ (formerly x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’) with seed heads at Bonython. The Burncoose tree is now performing in a similar way. Acer ‘Silver Cardinal’ Acer…

13th July

…garden. blue garden Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ covered in seed which I have never yet seen on the Burncoose plant and an exceptional ‘snake-bark’ stem. Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver…

10th April

…Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Red Jade’ Malus ‘Cardinal’ – stand out best in flower so far. Malus ‘Cardinal’ – stand out best in flower so far. Malus ‘Royal Beauty’ Malus…

12th April

…reticulata ‘Howard Asper’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ – another good red. Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Camellia reticulata ‘Fortyniner’ – another one we have sold. Camellia reticulata…

9th March

Red’ or ‘Red as Red’. Nigel Holman bred this and Treseders Nursery offered this first for sale in 1965 so it predates New Zealand breeding. Magnolia ‘Chyverton Red’ This is…

23rd November

…Camellia x williamsii ‘J.C. Williams’ Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ with a fair showing for late November! Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ The largest Gingko has yet to turn colour except at the very…

27th December

…australis Hoya australis Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramers Red’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramers Red’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica…

27th March

…also 80% dead but this was expected. The plant is 40 years old, has over-flowered and over-seeded for decades, and has now run its term. Stachyurus chinensis 2023 – CHW…

6th October

…the 5 ancient sasanquas have flowered in September and the fourth in the first days of October. The fifth is always a little later. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua The first…