3rd September

…a fine crop of Verbascum olympicum flowering away. How the seed got here in the first place is anyone’s guess. Verbascum olympicum Verbascum olympicum Two Paulownia fortunei grown from seed…

23rd June

olympicum in the Rookery. The slugs have had a good go at the leaves. Verbascum olympicum Hydrangea longipes just out and well before the other similar aspera villosa types here….

25th June

…Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ – not a bad name for it! Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’ Hypericum olympicum ‘Citrinum’ looking good too. Hypericum olympicum ‘Citrinum’ Meanwhile the digger is at work in the…

23rd July

…flower spike with just two fading yellowish flowers on Puya mirabilis. Puya mirabilis Puya mirabilis Huge flowers on the very dwarf growing Hypericum olympicum ‘Citrinum’. Hypericum olympicum ‘Citrinum’ The ‘bamboo…