…and some will soon drop. The bark is attractive on the new stems too. Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690 – a wild collected…

…yunnanensis Stachyurus chinensis looking quite splendid (deciduous). Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus lancifolius also nicely in flower (deciduous). Stachyurus lancifolius Stachyurus lancifolius Another Stachyurus yunnanensis or perhaps Stachyurus sigeyosii? No…

…its name! Stachyurus lancifolius Stachyurus lancifolius Stachyurus lancifolius First flowers on the newly registered Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’. Small and sparse this year against a drab sky. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Philip’ The…

…‘chinensis’ The stachyurus are all full out. Stachyurus chinensis is still far and away the best spectacle but very short lived as a plant – 20 years or so. Stachyurus…

…they are in full leaf still as well but no flower racemes. Stachyurus chinensis on the main ride here merits a look soon but I think the problem with stachyurus…

…colour on the pruned back Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Stachyurus lancifolia has sprung open earlier than usual. Now renamed Stachyurus praecox var. matsuzakii according to Hilliers who say…

…Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) is now a huge spreading shrub and, again, covered in flower. Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) Magnolia ‘Bishop Michael’ has survived 48 hours…

…over seeding which it does every year. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Some good young plants of Rhododendron arboreum ‘Sir Charles Lemon’ with their first flowers at least that…

…has very different colouring to Stachyurus chinensis seen a day to two ago. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ on the drive. Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Blush’ Camellia sasanqua…

…from Canada and off the plane with no coat. Raining and cold.Stachyurus praecox ‘Joy Forever’. S. praecox has shorter and chubbier flower tassels than Stachyurus chinensis. Flowering properly here for…

…Carlyon’ Camellia ‘E T R Carlyon’ Camellia ‘E T R Carlyon’ A gigantic multi-stemmed Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Rhododendron ‘Minaura’ (minus x dauricum) an extraordinary colour…

…chinensis. A better show here than Stachyurus praecox. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis A good show on the clump of Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ in Roger’s Quarry. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Secondary new…

…Plenty of seed on Stachyurus praecox on the drive. Very different in appearance to the racemes of seed on Stachyurus chinensis. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Secondary flowers, as usual, on…

…reach of deer it is a different story as you can see. Why is it that deer find Stachyurus of all species so attractive? Stachyurus macrocarpus Stachyurus macrocarpus A fine…

…show bench yesterday. Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Magpie’ Azalea stenopetalum ‘Linearifolium’ is quite variable as to colour and the divisions in the flower. This one is…

…& Michael. Styrax area uplifting Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678) is now rather splendid. Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678) Our largest Magnolia nitida appears to have died. An iconic Record Tree from…

…deciduous Stachyurus lancifolius. Stachyurus lancifolius The Magnolia campbellii by Tin Garden is at its best. Magnolia campbellii by Tin Garden Magnolia campbellii by Tin Garden Magnolia campbellii and Camellia ‘Debbie’….

…light pink flowers. One to identify. Weigelia Weigelia Right by the house a fine specimen of Stachyurus salicifolius. Stachyurus salicifolius Stachyurus salicifolius Then on to Nymans garden (National Trust) where…

…a year. Puya venusta Puya venusta Autumn colour on Stachyurus praecox better than I have ever seen it. Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox Exceptional too on Parrotia persica ‘Vanessa’. Parrotia persica…

…spring are already evident. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Rhododendron ‘Chink’, which is supposedly semi-evergreen but seldom really is, has produced a crop of flowers which look as though they are…