31st March

…30 or so bell shaped flowers on each raceme. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis ‘Joy Forever’. This flowers before its leaves emerge (as here) but…

A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…Hydrangea indochinensis Hydrangea indochinensis Hydrangea indochinensis Hydrangea chinensis aff. Hydrangea chinensis aff Hydrangea chinensis aff Hydrangea chinensis aff Rhododendron nuttallii from Vietnam – the best plants I have ever seen….

9th October

…with smaller red fruits which are also falling. Cornus kousa var. chinensis Cornus kousa var. chinensis Cornus kousa var. chinensis This was planted as Sorbus sargentiana in 1991 but seems…

25th May

…with Enkianthus deflexus. I cannot find this species at all in The Plantsman article on enkianthus dated June 2011. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis is…

30th May

…decent flowers on a Cornus kousa var. chinensis. Cornus kousa var. chinensis Another look at the spectacular Buddleja speciosissima. Buddleja speciosissima A young Styrax japonicus ‘Snowcone’. Styrax japonicus ‘Snowcone’ The…

30th April

…growth on Agathis australis. Agathis australis Supposedly a young Staphylea holocarpa (white) but I do not think so! Staphylea holocarpa Maakia chinensis with its attractive silvery new growth. Maakia chinensis

8th May

…not protrude through the bottom of the bells as they should. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis A newly planted Diplapanax stachyanthus in full new growth below Donkey Shoe. Very…

27th May

…Aesculus x bushii Aesculus x bushii Flowers (white) just opening on the rare Aesculus chinensis which may have the tallest racemes of flowers of any aesculus species. Aesculus chinensis Aesculus…

13th September

…Cephalotaxus fortunei Cephalotaxus fortunei Rhus chinensis, planted only this year, has made good progress as have the new bamboos below it (more later). Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis The two (of…

19th October

chinensis but its leaf form is nothing like our plant with this name. Note the suckering well away from the main trunk. Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis Rhus chinensis