28th July

…Firmania simplex Musa basjoo growing as a huge multistemmed clump. Leaves 6-8ft long. Tallest stem perhaps 18-20ft. No flowers in evidence. Musa basjoo Musa basjoo Musa basjoo Musa basjoo The…

22nd July

…forming on Musa basjoo. Musa basjoo Musa basjoo Diospyros cathayensis. Diospyros cathayensis Diospyros cathayensis Zelkova serrata with seed forming. Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata Zelkova serrata 2022 – CHW The tender…

23rd July

…Stypholobium japonicum ‘Pendula’ Clethra barbinervis and Stypholobium japonicum ‘Pendula’ Musa basjoo and Romneya coulteri Musa basjoo and Romneya coulteri Clematis x durandii and Acca sellowiana Clematis x durandii and Acca…

13th January

…fill half the long bed to start the season off again in earnest. herbaceous plants The Musa basjoo (banana) has not enjoyed the recent cold. Musa basjoo A huge seedpod…

30th July

…flower? Viburnum cylindricum Our next crop of Musa basjoo looking particularly healthy. Musa basjoo Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ really is striking. Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ A few flowers on a…

7th October

…simonsii Cotoneaster simonsii 2017 – CHW Jaimie found this banana flower in a cottage tenant’s garden near Portholland. No leaves seen by me but it must be Musa basjoo to…