4th November

…any of the three supposed S. monodelpha above. Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae 2018 – CHW A new Camellia sasanqua ‘Showa no sakae’ in flower above the Auklandii Garden….

7th May

…matsumae – hayazaki Prunus matsumae – hayazaki Prunus matsumae – hayazaki Prunus matsumae – yaemiyams Prunus matsumae – yaemiyams Prunus matsumae – yaemiyams Prunus matsumae – yaemiyams Prunus ‘Asagi’ Prunus…

12th October

…this from Esvelt and we must plant more! Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae From a distance I thought this was a styrax with secondary flowers. Impossible of course! Close…

18th June

…entirely correct. Stewartia x henryae Stewartia x henryae Stewartia ogisu is now full out and is certainly pretty and different. I cannot find anything much about this in the reference…

28th June

…Stewartia x henryae with a good crop of flowers. Stewartia x henryae Stewartia x henryae Styrax grandiflorus (from Roundabarrow) flowering decently a year or two after planting. Not sure if…

8th October

…autumn colour well later in life. Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae Fargesia utilis – supposedly the largest growing species of fargesia which is fully hardy but here the leaves are often…

24th October

…x henryae again showing just how good it is. Stewartia x henryae Stewartia x henryae Stewartia monodelpha has improved greatly in a week or so. Stewartia monodelpha Stewartia monodelpha Evening…

25th October

…nearby in the new styrax and stewartia plantation. Stewartia henryae Stewartia henryae The east winds have mounded up the fallen yellowish beech leaves outside the back yard with a good…

24th June

…Lomatia fraseri not yet out. Lomatia fraseri Stewartia x henryae with sparse flowers. Stewartia x henryae Rapaena salicina syn. Myrsine salicina making good progress. Rapaena salicina syn. Myrsine salicina One…

13th July

…a better darker coloured leaf than ‘Evening Light’. Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ Not many flowers on Stewartia x henryae this year. Stewartia x henryae The first…

5th November

…hupehensis (now Sorbus pseudohupehensis) with pinkish berries. Sorbus hupehensis Sorbus hedlundii (KR 1810 A – best clone) with large fruits. Sorbus hedlundii Sorbus hedlundii Stewartia x henryae glowing nicely as…

10th November

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW I have always thought that the autumn colours on Stewartia x henryae are…

22nd June

…Stewartia rostratas have only 25% of the flowers they produced last year. Stewartia x henryae still in tight bud in Kennel Close. Escallonia tucumanensis is a gorgeous species from Argentina….

1st October

…‘Glauca’ absolutely smothered in flower cones. Cedrus atlantica ‘Glauca’ 2021 – CHW Early autumn colour on Stewartia x henryae.Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ now has even more dark secondary flowers. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ A…

21st October

…if flowering this early. Mahonia japonica Mahonia japonica Golden Scalycap (Pholiota aurivella) perhaps on the base of a mature beech tree. Golden Scalycap Magnolia ‘Yaeko’ still splendid. Ripening seed heads…