6th September

miconioides Heptacodium miconioides Ripening black berries on Cornus walteri. Cornus walteri Cotoneaster wilsonii – a stunning species – seed ready for collection. Cotoneaster wilsonii Cotoneaster wilsonii Cotoneaster rubens. Cotoneaster rubens…

7th September

…spread of 15ft. Heptacodium miconioides Heptacodium miconioides Cladrastis kentukea turning yellow already. Cladrastis kentukea Cladrastis kentukea Sorbus gongashanica has shed its leaves and its white berries now have a hint…

9th September

…result of the August downpours. Heptacodium miconioides Heptacodium miconioides Hedychium spicatum ‘Liberty’ (BWJ 8116) is still out. The other varieties all over but one more species with a huge bud….

13th September

…white form. Camellia sasanqua Viburnum cinnamomifolium with an unseasonal flower. Viburnum cinnamomifolium Seed heads forming on Heptacodium miconioides. Heptacodium miconioides Heptacodium miconioides Grevillea ‘Gold Touch’ with flowers. Grevillea ‘Gold Touch’…

25th August

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Heptacodium miconioides just coming out. Heptacodium miconioides Fruits forming on Sorbus eleonorae. Sorbus…

5th October

…Seed heads forming on Microtropis petelotii but still green. Microtropis petelotii 2022 – CHW Heptacodium miconioides has been rather battered by the recent heavy rain. More to come tomorrow. Heptacodium…

12th October

…the banks Magnolias flowering outside the Back Yard. Not secondary flowers this time but a seasonal mix up after this odd summer. Magnolias flowering Magnolias flowering Heptacodium miconioides still flowering…

18th October

…however in the nursery. Nyssa sylvatica Heptacodium miconioides with seed heads and a few late flowers. Heptacodium miconioides 2023 – CHW KPK have finished the storm damage repairs to the…

20th February 1897 – 2020

…lined shredding bark like a Heptacodium miconioides trunk. Some wind/frost damage to the huge blue-green leaves but the flower spikes in full flower up high. Why does our Schima wallichii…