25th July

…of flowering. Agave americana Agave americana Agave americana Agave americana Agave americana Pimm’s and some alcoholic Mexican concoction made from the juice of agave leaves was served in the evening…

29th July

…white lampranthus A 20ft tall flower on an Agave americana. You can see that the rest of the plant is dying off. Agave americana Kniphofia caulescens from South Africa at…

22nd February

…a position as you could possibly imagine. Agave americana and Fascicularia Agave americana and Fascicularia Chamaerops humilis showing no worries either. Chamaerops humilis Agave americana ‘Variegata’ with a fraction more…

26th June

…was first introduced to the UK in 1862. Not a showstopper but unusual. Jamesia americana Jamesia americana Jamesia americana Styrax japonicus ‘Snow Cone’ is now full out and living up…

1st August

…x americana Lonicera x americana Lonicera x americana Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicera perc ‘Graham Thomas’ Lonicear x heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’ – if true to name?…

1st July

…coming out. Jamesia americana Jamesia americana Another young clump of Rhododendron maddenia with overpowering scent. Rhododendron maddenia Rhododendron maddenia The ancient Stewartia pseudocamellia has a new shoot from the base…

5th July

…before they die. Agave americana Agave americana Agapanthus ‘Whitney’ was a standout white form which they had for sale in their tiny and not very exciting sales area. Agapanthus ‘Whitney’…

10th July

…the agave plantation. lizards Agave americana in flower at 25ft in front of Washingtonia robusta. Agave americana Several Fucraea longaeva with 20ft tall flowers fully out. Fucraea longaeva Fucraea longaeva…

23rd August

…splitting seed heads. Euonymus planipes Lonicera x americana still nicely in flower. Lonicera x americana Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ with what looks like a secondary flowering. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’…

28th December

…called. I speculated Phytolacca americana but that has berries not seed heads like this so that was way out as a guess. Needs to be pulled out to stop it…