15th July

…course Ugni molinae (formerly Myrtus ugni). Nearby a clethra and a callicarpa were dying of drought. Ugni still fine. Ugni molinae Ugni molinae Myrtus communis subsp. tarentina pictures for the…

8th October

…first visible four to six weeks ago. Myrtus ugni Myrtus ugni Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with its berries just turning yellow. A small tree of 15x10ft now. Planted in 2008. Ilex…

5th August

…Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Acer x conspicuum ‘Silver Cardinal’ Ugni molinae with fruits nearly ripe. Ugni molinae Ugni molinae Buddleia stenostachya is now 10ft tall and looks as though…

22nd December

…their own roots. Rhododendron griffithianum Still berries on Ugni molinae above Roger’s Quarry. Ugni molinae First flowers just out on Camellia ‘Fairy Blush’ high up on the bush. About in…

Visit to Tregrehan – 3rd November 2018

…Cuttings taken! Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Fuchsia glazioviana Blepharocalyx cruckshankii from Chile was one of the remarkable new plants from today. Clearly closely related to Myrtus or Ugni with similar…

10th July

…it tasted far nicer than I dared expect from this foul smelling fruit. They want to grow Ugni molinae for its red fruits which taste like strawberries. Perhaps a sale…

2nd September

…– luma, amomyrtus, myrtus and ugni. So the common Myrtus luma in full flower today in many places is now properly Luma apiculata. It self seeds in profusion, has lovely…