31st January

…is an evergreen. You can easily see how sycoparrotia is a cross between sycopsis and parrotia. Both are excellent for early spring colour as an alternative to hammamellis. Sycopsis sinensis…

9th June

…not a sycopsis only flower in January/February? Perhaps not this species. Sycopsis tutcheri Sycopsis tutcheri Photinia nitakayensis has just finished flowering. Photinia nitakayensis Photinia nitakayensis Aristolochia sempervirens with peculiar ‘mouse-like’…

24th September

…dainty leaf arrangement. Sycopsis tutcheri Sycopsis tutcheri Sycopsis tutcheri Lindera lancea (Lindera umbellata var lancea perhaps) is producing a wonderful show of yellow autumn colour. Planted in 2011 it is…

23rd April

…of branches which are in the fullest sun at the top of this 2014 planted evergreen shrub or small tree. Sycopsis tutcheri Sycopsis tutcheri Magnolia ‘Susan’ a bit rain battered…

5th February

…which is still in bud with larger black buds. Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ just out. Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ Small Liquidambar styraciflua with just a few purple-red leaves…

6th February

…Clematis armandii ‘Apple Blossom’ Sycopsis tutcheri seems fully evergreen and now with red flowers which are actually petal-less stamens. This plant is in a huge pot by the greenhouse. The…

12th February

…green Frost damage to the newer growth on the scented rhododendrons. scented rhododendrons Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Grandiflora’ at its best. Edgeworthia chrysantha ‘Grandiflora’ Sycopsis sinensis nearly evergreen. Sycopsis sinensis Sycoparrotia semidecidua…

24th March

…than the normal yellow one. Edgewarthia chrysantha ‘Red Dragon’ Parriotopsis jacquemontiana is not an evergreen and the flowers are a great improvement on Sycopsis sinensis which is the same cross…