…californica Myrica californica Picea parviflora – no seed still in the cones. Picea parviflora Picea parviflora Picea parviflora Rossdohan House as a ruin. Rossdohan House Rossdohan House Rossdohan House Rossdohan…

…still pretty dry today. Umbellularia californica Umbellularia californica 2017 – CHW It is amazing how a blue hydrangea can turn and fade into such extraordinary dark colour. Mainly dark red…

…californica also has a few smallish seed pods as it did last year. For Asia to observe and collect when ripe. Aesculus californica Aesculus californica Crataegus ellwangeriana ‘Fire Ball’ with…

…really. Flower size a bit and perhaps hardiness? Carpenteria californica ‘Ladhams Variety’ Carpenteria californica ‘Ladhams Variety’ Iris siberica ‘Butter and Sugar’ is quite nice but a shy flowerer in a…

…a huge tree planted in 1941. Phyllocladus trichomanoides Phyllocladus trichomanoides A young Torreya californica much like ours. Torreya californica A vast Olearia paniculata with wonderful peeling bark. Olearia paniculata Olearia…

…was more shelter. Tetrapanax papyifera ‘Rex’ Tetrapanax papyifera ‘Rex’ Aristolochia californica (Californian Dutchman’s pipe) is shooting well from the base but most of it, growing through another plant, is well…

…californica Growing well, but incorrectly in full shade, I find Umbellularia californica. You get more than a headache if you crush and inhale the leaves. A tender plant and quite…

…Torreya nuncifera Torreya nuncifera Torreya nuncifera Above it again is labelled Torreya taxifolia which Hilliers say is rare in cultivation. It is said to be very like Torreya californica (California…

…died and vigorous new suckers have appeared in the border. Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ I was right! It is an aristolochia called Aristolochia californica. Aristolochia californica A nice…