13th March

…tree for the UK and Cornwall in 2016 but called it Michelia maudiae. Michelia macclurei Michelia macclurei Michelia macclurei Certainly the leaf is very different to the maudiae I photographed…

30th March

…that the Burncoose Michelia macclurei tree may well actually be Michelia cavalerei. The undersides of the leaves of cavalerei are blush-white while those of macclurei apparently have reddish hairs or…

2nd March

…magnolias all starting). Michelia macclurei Michelia macclurei Michelia macclurei Camellia reticulata ‘Arch of Triumph’ just starting to flower properly 2-3 years from planting. Camellia reticulata ‘Arch of Triumph’ Camellia reticulata…

19th March

…Perhaps the first UK flowering of this species was four or so years ago here. Magnolia macclurei Magnolia macclurei Rhododendron valentinianum full out; also on the drive. Rhododendron valentinianum Rhododendron…

21st March

…M. macclurei. The consensus after dinner was that M. macclurei was indeed the true species although neither Maurice Foster nor Tom Hudson had ever seen it in flower. They also…

29th March

…new things at Burncoose today in the sun, as well as these video clips of Michelia foveolata, Rhododendron genestrianum and Michelia macclurei Loropetalum carolina ‘Moonlight’ – very pretty and a…

1st April

…last. Is it floribunda? Tom Hudson says just another form of M. doltsopa. Michelia floribunda Michelia floribunda Michelia floribunda Michelia cavaleriei (not M. macclurei as we had previously thought). Michelia…