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

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

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

…angustifolia 2023 – CHW Unexpectadly Escallonia resinosa has a second batch of flowers. Escallonia resinosa A young Prunus rufa in the Isla Rose with good peeling bark already. Prunus rufa

8th May

…identity? Betula ‘Grayswood’ Prunus rufa with its lovely black striped bark is a rarity. Prunus rufa Ethy House facing south. Ethy House facing south I now wonder if I was…

15th January

…Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda – the most vigorous and spreading of these six. Chimonobambusa tumidissinoda Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia utilis Fargesia utilis Himalayacalamus falconeri Himalayacalamus falconeri The evergreen leaves…