…ripe, but there are already red autumn tints on the leaves. Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Either the drought or a squirrel has caused most of the seeds to…

…colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Delighted to find Rhododendron ‘Corona’ full out. I first saw this in Corona North’s garden at Altimont in Eire near Tullow some 15 years ago….

…colchica now full out. Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Serena and Neil with a large clump of the scented Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’. You can hardly see a leaf. Rhododendron ‘Harry Tagg’…

…which has made photography difficult. Staphylea ‘Elegans’ Staphylea ‘Elegans’ Staphylea colchica ‘Innocence’ as we now think it is. Staphylea colchica ‘Innocence’ Staphylea colchica ‘Innocence’ Leaves of Staphylea trifolia. Staphylea trifolia…

…with him to compare. Tom’s came from an eastern European collection and was much larger in leaf and flower. Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica At last we have located what we…

…nursery friend. A new one for the Staphylea collection and well worth propagating by the look of it. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Jack’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Jack’ Quercus yunnanensis with a…

…Staphylea colchica leaving only the rounded and yellowish seed capsules on the tree. Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Many of our aerial grafts have failed in the hot summer. Here the…

…colchica Ilex colchica The new water tank at George’s Hut. new water tank at George’s Hut A single large white flower on an (unknown) evergreen azalea by George’s Hut. (unknown)…

…enjoyed. Magnolia dealbata Magnolia dealbata Staphylea colchica has formed its bladders quickly in the hot weather. I do not remember ever seeing them like this in early June. Staphylea colchica…

…as children when collecting seeds with Dad. Properly ‘bladder nuts’ of course!Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Clearly the name is in the leaf…