25th March

…cross as M. ’Elisa Odenwald’ above. This ones seems smaller growing and the flowers are at least a decent size at a young age. Magnolia ‘Sulphur Cockatoo’ Magnolia ‘Sulphur Cockatoo’…

5th April

…cumberlandense Magnolia ‘Sulphur Cockatoo’ (Gresham Hybrid) not yet doing much. Magnolia ‘Sulphur Cockatoo’ Magnolia ‘Chamaeleon’ not that impressive either. Magnolia ‘Chamaeleon’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ (Ledvina cross)…

29th July

…‘Sunny Boulevard’ was a pale yellow. Hypericum ‘Sunny Boulevard’ Carnon Downs Garden Centre has a much better plant range and nearly all covered and shaded. Poleonemium ‘Sulphur Trumpets’ was a…

11th August

…The ‘Annabelle’ need staking as here. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and Ceros canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ Not bad either to see Hedera colchica ‘Sulphur Heat’ growing with a fruiting vine (‘Muscat of…

15th July

…hybrid rhododendron More flowers on Magnolia (Manglietia) yuyuanensis. Magnolia (Manglietia) yuyuanensis Magnolia (Manglietia) yuyuanensis I think this is Potentilla recta, Sulphur Cinquefoil or Upright Cinquefoil, which is an introduced perennial…

3rd October

…Acer ‘Silver Cardinal’ I think that this is a fine display of Sulphur Tuft (Hypholoma fasciculare) growing on a dead rhododendron stump at Burncoose. A common fungus on dead and…

10th March 1897 – 2020

…Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii) – Gresham hybrid Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ I missed Magnolia ‘Sulphur Cockatoo’ (Gresham hybrid), Magnolia ‘Pickards Firefly’ and Magnolia ‘Pickards Ruby’ which were…