16th July

…P. lanceolata are still flowering. Quite possibly they have hybridised together. Plantago lanceolata Plantago lanceolata Plantago lanceolata Plantago media Plantago media 2019 – CHW A visit to Shanklin Chine with…

26th March

…Where did we get these plants? Both forms are impressive. Drimys lanceolata Drimys lanceolata Drimys lanceolata Drimys lanceolata Magnolia kobus ‘Octopus’ now full out – 6 tepals. Magnolia kobus ‘Octopus’…

27th July

lanceolata tree in Old Park. This is a tree which is prone to shedding twigs and branches in strong winds. Cunninghamia lanceolata Cunninghamia lanceolata Cunninghamia lanceolata 2018 – CHW Some…

31st May

…Lonicera lanceolata Lonicera lanceolata Below the Rabbit Warren is the unusual shrubby honeysuckle (from Crug) Lonicera lanceolata. Not one to rush for but different and worth propagating. Weigelia ‘Florida Variegata’…

29th July

…the year for its tubular flowers. Freylinia lanceolata Freylinia lanceolata A flower bud on Hedychium gardnerianum. Hedychium gardnerianum An extraordinary Melaleuca alternifolia with ‘cotton wool’ flowers. Never seen before. Melaleuca…

5th August

…Hoheria x lanceolata Hoheria x lanceolata Indigofera heterantha. Indigofera heterantha Hoheria ‘Ace of Spades’ was another new one to me. Huge clusters of flowers. Hoheria ‘Ace of Spades’ Hoheria ‘Ace…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

lanceolata smelling gorgeous at the entrance to the walled garden. I have never seen this better in flower. Even better in flower than Azara dentata? Azara lanceolata Azara lanceolata Rhododendron…

3rd March

…Agathis robusta seemingly growing well despite its obvious tenderness. Agathis robusta Nothofagus moorei with much larger than our plant. Nothofagus moorei Nothofagus moorei Nestegis lanceolata. Nestegis lanceolata Camellia lapidea. Camellia…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…willow A fine Lagarostrobos franklinii (was Dacrydium franklinii). Lagarostrobos franklinii Griselinia littoralis seeding everywhere in the valley. Griselinia littoralis The group standing under Azara lanceolata. Azara lanceolata A fine plant…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…ibericum Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Primula vulgaris ‘Bradleyi’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Helleborus x hybridus ‘Harrington Pink Speckled’ Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Coleonema pulcherimum Drimys lanceolata ‘Red Spice’ –…

4th March

…from the very ends of twigs blown off Cunninghamia lanceolata. These were on the path 30 yards from the old tree. Cunninghamia lanceolata Michelia ‘Fairy Cream’ nicely out in Old…

7th November

…with fruits. Malus mandshurica Malus mandshurica Cunninghamia lanceolata with cones developing. Cunninghamia lanceolata Eucalyptus gunnii looking good in the sunlight. Eucalyptus gunnii Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’. We have just planted one…

12th September

…sort out.Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella in flower. Hoya lanceolata subsp. bella Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lemont’ out already. Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Charles Lemont’ Tetradium daniellii showing autumn colours. Tetradium daniellii…

2nd July

…Freylinia lanceolata, honey bells – here its woody trunk which we have never seen on our stock plant at Burncoose by the mist houses where it is a shrub not…

20th February

…here. Drimys lanceolata just in flower. We used to grow this here and at Burncoose but falling trees hit both. Starting again is fun! Drimys lanceolata Jaimie’s (next) new magnolia…

10th April

…in Old Park. It must be under or near the Cunninghamia lanceolata judging by the dead leaves around it. pheasant’s nest Michael found a tiny grass snake on his drive…

10th October

…it on a gymnosperm. I would like to know the tree species, I think it is Cunninghamia lanceolata. There is a mass of the tiny orange ‘ping pong bats’ on…