…and there as a shrub. Clerodendron bungei Clerodendron bungei Clerodendron bungei An amazing display of agapanthus. agapanthus A huge clump of Crinum powellii in full sun showing the usual slug…

…tri-lobed leaves. Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei The blown over and cut back Catalpa bungei Duclouxii group (as I see we must now call it) is already…

…out and very splendid. Not as dark in colour as the one at Ventnor above the tropical house. Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group…

…wagtail chicks Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii flowering well in the Rookery. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii The heavily trimmed Eurya japonica being uprighted in the hope that…

…formosanus var. hayatianus Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii, the China bean tree, is suddenly full out and very fine indeed. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Magnolia obovata ‘Pink…

…oblonga The old original Catalpa bungei ‘Duclouxii Group’, as we are now supposed to call Catalpa duclouxii, is flowering away better than I have ever seen it but the flowers…

…bungei Clerodendron bungei Eucomis autumnalis with white flowers. Not autumn either! Eucomis autumnalis Eucomis autumnalis Seed on Pittosporum crassifolium – not seen before. Pittosporum crassifolium Sophora microphylla. 12-15ft tall here….

…just survive. Perhaps a watering might save them. German magnolia varieties German magnolia varieties At last something looking healthy! A young Clerodendrum bungei has enjoyed the heat. Clerodendrum bungei Clerodendrum…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Clerodendrum bungei at its best in Tin Garden. Clerodendrum bungei Clerodendrum bungei A…

…bungei on our stand. It hovered and lowered its tongue/proboscis into the flower. Clerodendron bungei Clerodendron bungei On the Crûg Farm stand: Roscoea purpurea f. rubra ‘Gurkha Red’ Roscoea purpurea…

…to three weeks. Magnolia globosa Magnolia globosa Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as this has now been renamed in the new Hillier’s from Catalpa fargesii var. duclouxii) has a few early…

…plant every year! Grevillea johnsonii Grevillea johnsonii Carya ovata with large fruits on a hot bank. Carya ovata Carya ovata Carya ovata Carya ovata More Clerodendron bungei suckers. Clerodendron bungei…

…Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ 2018 – CHW A planning meeting last Thursday for our Chelsea 2019 stand which will be themed on an alzheimers garden.Clerodendron bungei with a sucker flowering…

…cercidifolius gets even better! Disanthus cercidifolius Disanthus cercidifolius The fallen Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as it is now renamed) has been pruned back and re-uprighted to reshoot which I expect…

…‘Fairy Blush’. Camellia champetre ‘Fairy Blush’ Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group (as it now is rather than Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii) is late into leaf and late to drop too. Catalpa…

…‘Aureus’ was very fine in the front garden. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’ Rosa ‘American Pillar’ and Clerodendrum bungei. Rosa ‘American Pillar’ Geranium ‘Rozanne’ and Erigeron karvinskianus. Geranium ‘Rozanne’…