5th October

…Fargesia robusta (good spanking name) Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa timidissinoda (poor spanking name) Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Fargesia rufa (spankers’ delight) Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa

5th July

…pretty horrid name – judge it for yourself! Kniphofia ‘Rufa Rasta’ Kniphofia ‘Rufa Rasta’ Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ without its pretty contrasting blue flowers. Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ Ajuga reptans…

8th October

…and is spreading vigorously. Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda – this one will be in the Burncoose 2017 catalogue. An extraordinary layered spreading habit. Easily the most shapely and…

10th November

…Prunus rufa in the Isla Rose with good peeling bark already. Prunus rufa Prunus rufa Malus hupehensis with ripe fruits later in this year than last. A 5 year old…

8th May

…it is a much taller evergreen shrub of 6-8 feet. Helwingia chinensis Helwingia chinensis Betula ‘Grayswood’ only takes us so far with its true identity? Betula ‘Grayswood’ Prunus rufa with…

15th January

…spreading of these six. Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia utilis Fargesia utilis Himalayacalamus falconeri Himalayacalamus falconeri The evergreen leaves of Quercus rugosa have some scorching. Quercus rugosa I…