…big trees in their prime. Not as good as Tom Hudson’s newish Vietnamese Rehderodendron kwatungense which is a better flower. EMBOTRIUM coccineum EMBOTRIUM coccineum Embothrium coccineum – pure orange (rather…

…before. Hedychium coccineum Hedychium coccineum Hedychium tengshongense (WWJ 11964) seems very similar to H. yunnanense. Hedychium tengshongense (WWJ 11964) Last flower on Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’. Rhododendron ‘Harrow Hybrids’ Rhododendron ‘Blue…

…or so from Christmas. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ A very late flowering Hedychium coccineum ‘Was To Ziya’. Interesting stem and attractive orange-yellow flowers in mid-December! Hedychium coccineum ‘Was To Ziya’ Hedychium…

…in the heat of the last week. Rhododendron decorum Last flowers on Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’. Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ A young Embothrium coccineum ‘Ñorquinco’ doing well as it was on our…

…Bits of bark shed from a huge Prunus radiata Rhododendron ‘Coccineum Speciosum’ near the Aucklandii Garden. Some orange in the red flowers. Rhododendron ‘Coccineum Speciosum’ Rhododendron decorum below Tin Garden….

…flower. Solanum jasminoides ‘Album’ Hedychium coccineum. Hedychium coccineum These Acer palmatum varieties were imported from the New Zealand winter in July. Excellent new growth already. Acer palmatum Acer palmatum 2023…

…labelled Rostrincula decipiens. I think it is Rostrincula dependens? Rostrincula dependens Rostrincula dependens Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Capri’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Capri’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Hedychium coccineum…

…Red’ The white Camellia sasanqua No. 2 now at its absolute best. Camellia sasanqua No. 2 Camellia sasanqua No. 2 2023 – CHW Hedychium coccineum flowers very late here. This…

…Ruby’ (from Slieve Donard). Rhododendron ‘Bagshot Ruby’ Rhododendron ‘Bagshot Ruby’ Labelled Embothrium coccineum longifolium – redder flowers with longer trumpets than I have ever seen anywhere else on this trip….

…See the colours in the individual flowers within the truss. Rhododendron sinogrande Rhododendron sinogrande Very early flower on Embothrium coccineum. Embothrium coccineum Magnolia ‘Marj Grossler’ – an American hybrid was…

…expect. Ghent Hybrids Splendens coccinea – reddish (probably correctly named as coccineum speciosum) Ghent Hybrids ‘Maya’ – yellow and sort of semi double Ghent Hybrids ‘Tower Darling’ Ghent Hybrids ‘Tower…

…old and showing its age after a spring scorching in the east wind. It is probably therefore Embothrium coccineum Lanceolatum Group. Embothrium Pterostyrax psilophyllus var. leveillei has three lobes at…