24th June

…make out clear flowers on the tree. No pink outer tepals visible but otherwise I am no further forward. Manglietia hookeri Manglietia hookeri Manglietia hookeri Manglietia hookeri Manglietia hookeri So…

9th June

hookeri has five to seven axillary leaf veins whereas Styrax hemsleyanus has seven to ten. Styrax hemsleyanus and hookeri (Tom Hudson) Here is Styrax hookeri, one of five semi mature…

19th June

…in 1964/6 as being 30 feet tall and is listed again at this height in 1971 as Styrax hookeri. Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Michael Lear lists it as…

17th June

…Caerhays but never seen before by me. Ilex hookeri Ilex hookeri Cistus salviifolius ‘Prostratus’. Cistus salviifolius ‘Prostratus’ 2022 – CHW Exciting news from Asia and seed germination this spring. Magnolia…

6th October

…Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena Ilex hookeri or Ilex dipyrena The tender Callicarpa psilocalyx is about to flower. I do…

8th October

…Atlas) Styrax hookeri (several mature plants – Rockery, Slip Rail, Georges Hut) Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Styrax obassia (Drive and Bond Street – old plant at Crino Hedge…

3rd September

…clump of Gaultheria hookeri or Vaccinium wardii with these pictures of the seed heads. Gaultheria I suspect. The ancient plant is half dead from the drought. Gaultheria hookeri Gaultheria hookeri

18th February

…the way. Conversely another bit of Chinese plant collecting history bites the dust. Rhododendron hookeri Rhododendron hookeri Country Life appears today with Caerhays on the front cover and a good…

11th June

…onto the ground. You can see how large the flowers are on the ground with their pronounced yellow anthers. Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri Styrax hookeri This elderly clump of Rhododendron…

15th June

…Andrews thinks that this ancient gaultheria on Rookery Path opposite the Rhododendron falconeri is Gaultheria hookeri (Vaccinum wardii). Gaultheria hookeri Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo Group’ is nearly over. Rhododendron ‘Tally Hoo…