…or perhaps Stachyurus sigeyosii? No leaves left and I think more likely to be S. sigeyosii which is semi-evergreen. Stachyurus sigeyosii Stachyurus sigeyosii The best thing in the garden today…

…to observe yet more Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba Group’ seedlings and be rude about them.Stachyurus sigeyosii has four flowers. Planted in November to replace the one that the deer ate. This…

…‘Joy Forever’ Stachyurus chinensis ‘Joy Forever’ Stachyurus sigeyosii – sadly the deer have eaten this evergreen species to ground level and now killed it completely. Time to replace from Burncoose…

…praecox listed as praecox var matsuzaki. At the moment none of the new evergreen species such as Stachyurus yunnanensis and Stachyurus sigeyosii are any match for Stachyurus chinensis in flower…