…a few years ago with 18ft being the tallest. These cannot be far off that. Echium pininana Echium pininana My father was also very fond of granny’s bonnets which still…

…(12-15ft) Echium pininana have burst into flower and the bees are very active. Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana First fuchsia flowers. fuchsia First flower too on a Paeonia delavayi…

…particular clump. One got blown over recently by the Library window. Amazing blue flowers which then individually fade to light pinkish. Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana 2016 – CHW…

…Surprise’ The badly frosted clump of Zantedeschia aethiopica has recovered and is now upright. Zantedeschia aethiopica Most Echium pininana untouched by frost where sheltered from the wind. Echium pininana Unexpectedly…

…few flowers left on it. The rest are brown and dead or have blown over. Not before scattering seeds everywhere though! Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana Plenty of seed…

…Norway Embothrium in Tromso, Norway Embothrium in Tromso, Norway Echium pininana full out already. Echium pininana Echium pininana Lunaria annua (Honesty) brought back from Manley Cottage in Cheshire. Lunaria annua…

…pininana Echium pininana Staphylea x elegans is also a late flowerer compared to the rest. A tinge of red apparently as the buds open but we are almost too late…

…it has reached 25-30ft. Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck’ Echium pininana blown over and uprooted in the east wind on Tuesday despite being in flower. Echium pininana Echium pininana 2019 – CHW…

…Echium pininana This one has a few weeks to go before it succumbs. Echium pininana The Caerhays Charity Fete raised £13,400 and was distributed as follows: St Michael’s Church, Caerhays…

…busy enjoying the flower spike. Echium pininana Echium pininana Stewartia pseudocamellia just coming out into flower. Many more flowers than last year when it was sparse. Stewartia pseudocamellia Stewartia pseudocamellia…