30th June

…Rockery is full out now. Much less tall growing that Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’. Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis A clump of (I think) Iris…

8th August

…and introduced the Spanish Erica canaliculata to Cornwall. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ 1917 – JCW Some R decorum, Auriculatum going over, several kinds of mountain…

29th March

…be out well before now but a South American species too from Chile and Argentina? Fuchsia magellanica var molinae Fuchsia magellanica var molinae This salvia (or could it be a…

3rd May

…flush of flower again now. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ Two of the four new species of Hedychium planted on the top wall last autumn seem to be evergreen…

14th July

…Ross will have finished the new clearing above the old dog kennels. One more oak to fell Fuchsia magellanica ‘Lady Bacon’ is easily the best of the magellanica varieties sold…

20th July

…full flower in July? Vinca minor ‘Atropurpurea’ Fuchsia magellanica ‘Arauco’ was a new website entry in 2021 but I had not seen it in flower before. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Arauco’ Fuchsia…

2nd November

…flower buds but no colour as yet in this ridiculously early autumn for camellia flowering anyway. Rhododendron mucronulatum 2023 – CHW Maytenus magellanica planted out recently in Kennel Close. Maytenus…

27th February 1897 – 2020

…named Magnolia grandiflora varieties looks fantastic. Magnolia grandiflora As do the two magnolias above the wall. magnolias above the wall magnolias above the wall Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ full out on…

10th January

…out in Tin Garden. Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ A young Maytenus magellanica has stood up well to the storms. Maytenus magellanica Styrax japonica ‘Jippei Kawamurai’ still has some leaf…

25th December

…on Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’. Fuchsia magellanica ‘Alba’ The ground below the original Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ is covered in white petals but there are still more than plenty flowers left. Camellia…

2nd July

…the others, on the lawn. Magnolia grandiflora now well out below the lawn together with M. delavayi. Magnolia grandiflora Fuchsia magellanica ‘Lady Bacon’ really is quite a sight. Fuchsia magellanica

20th September

…readily identifiable leaves. Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta The Fuchsia magellanica hedge reshooting only a fortnight or so after being cut back. Fuchsia magellanica A giant mushroom…

12th July

…maddenii Maytenus magellanica getting going a year on from planting in Kennel Close. Maytenus magellanica Acacia obliquinervia seems to be struggling nearby. Acacia obliquinervia A drought casualty that you could…

30th May

…be 40+ species now. Viburnum cassinoides Maytenus magellanica is the second species of Maytenus here. Larger leaves! Maytenus magellanica Celtis tetrandra heralds the start of the new Celtis collection which…

26th May

…nothing like our home grown Styrax hookeri which has been here since the 1920s. Styrax hookeri yunnanensis new species of Maytenus – Maytenus magellanica arrived from Burncoose last week. Maytenus…

5th April

…from China but it proved too tender to grow outside. Nageia nagi Maytenus magellanica is quite different in appearance from the Maytenus boaria which we grow well. A smaller and…

6th August

…‘Lady Bacon’ is not a climber like our Fuchsia ‘Lady Boothby’ which is. It appears to be a Fuchsia magellanica variety which is entirely hardy and may well not die…

1st October

…counted. Camellia sasanqua A rather nice combination of berries on Cotoneaster horizontalis and flowers on Fuchsia magellanica var. gracilis. Cotoneaster horizontalis Astonished to find plenty of flowers on Rhododendron mucronulatum…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…RHS Encyclopaedia. Baccharis patagonica with tiny leaves. Nothofagus nitida. Maytenus magellanica in flower as a young plant. Nothofagus moorei. A young Callitris rhomboidea with its first seed head. The darkest…