A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…Perfectly hardy. Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron maddenii (from Taiwan). Rhododendron maddenii Rhododendron maddenii Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group

30th September

villosa var laevis Photinia villosa var laevis Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var zollingeri Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var…

19th September

…spreading branched habit. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zollingeri has much redder berries in much sparser…

3rd August

…say 10 years. A popular hydrangea but I prefer larger leaved Hydrangea sargentiana. Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group A raven feeding a single…

14th October

…fruits proves it. The comparative flowers were more of a puzzle! Photinia villosa Photinia villosa Photinia villosa Fallen fruit under Sorbus cyclophylla next door to Photinia villosa. I don’t remember…

8th September

…Crataegus schraderiana Photinia villosa var. coreana absolutely laden with berries. Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana 2019 – CHW Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ was…

11th August

…clump of Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group by the lawn at Burncoose. Nicely shaded here and prospering where ‘Hot Chocolate’ was not. Hydrangea aspera Villosa Hydrangea aspera Villosa Aesculus parviflora well…

4th June

…Gerard and Nicky Clinton and, of course, a garden tour. Another pinkish Rhododendron royalii hybrid has one flower. pinkish Rhododendron royalii hybrid Here is part of the group photo. group

28th June

…than Hydrangea villosa but the flowers are quite small and very similar. Stick with villosa for effect. Hydrangea longipipes Hydrangea longipipes Hydrangea longipipes Amid the Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ by the…

6th October

…visit to the RHS to sort out plans for the Rhododendron, Camellia & Magnolia Group’s stand at Chelsea next year. Progress! Photinia villosa var koreana Photinia villosa var zolingeri Photinia…

23rd September

villosa var. laevis with loads of fruit. Photinia villosa var. laevis Photinia villosa var. zolleringeri with rather less. Photinia villosa var. laevis The 10 or so new Hedychiums are planted…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Fagacaea

…Stewartia villosa Stewartia villosa Stewartia villosa Phoebe species (unknown) in flower. Phoebe species (unknown) Phoebe species (unknown) Phoebe species (unknown) Styrax tonkinensis still in flower very high up. A new…

10th September

…sargentiana lives rather longer. Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group One forgets just how attractive the leaf arrangement is on Ginko biloba even before the brilliant autumn yellowing….

11th March 1897 – 2020

…Hydrangea aspara spp. robusta Hydrangea aspara spp. robusta Then I see it also on hydrangea villosa nearby so it’s a natural phenomenon and not serious damage. hydrangea villosa hydrangea villosa

5th October

…in the Burncoose catalogue. Malus ‘Jelly King’ Malus ‘Jelly King’ Photinio villosa var. coreana now has massed ripe fruits. We saw the other two forms of P. villosa with berries…

24th November

…on a young Photinia villosa var. coreana by the Dog Kennels. Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana Another batch of fungi in Old Park – these might be…

20th August

…new growths from the roots three months ago in this diary and these remain in the ground. Indeed they are now well established. Hydrangea villosa Hydrangea villosa Black seeds now…

15th September

…fruits than in last year’s pictures. The spreading branches are drooping down with the weight of them. Photinia villosa var coreana Photinia villosa var coreana The first time I have…

23rd August

…CHW Two very different forms of Hydrangea sargentiana. The first looks more like Hydrangea villosa but the bark seems wrong for villosa while the second (seen previously in this year’s…

12th July

…today; dead within a week. The rest of the plant is just coming into flower. Hydrangea aspera villosa Hydrangea aspera villosa 2016 – CHW The wind turbine (our first of…