12th April

…‘Red Emperor’ – again. Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Camellia reticulata ‘Red Emperor’ Very fine cones on Abies spectabilis. We need to acquire this! Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies spectabilis Abies…

11th May

…our ‘Protea Care and Advice’ notes on the Burncoose website. Leucodendron argenteum Leucodendron argenteum Penstemon spectabilis – Californian I believe. Penstemon spectabilis Penstemon spectabilis Teucrium fruticans – another we sell…

6th March

…yellow canes with a green band in the groove. Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata ‘Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens – green canes fading to dull yellowish green. Phyllostachys viridi-glaucescens…

23rd February 1897 – 2020

…from Yunnan. Here you see the fruits forming which are not camellia like at all nor like polyspora either. Pyrenaria spectabilis Pyrenaria spectabilis The best polyspora which we saw in…

8th April

…sterculiaceum ssp franchettii Acer sterculiaceum ssp franchettii Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic Double’ – even better this year than last. Rubus spectabilis ‘Olympic Double’ Magnolia soulangeana ‘Rubriflora’ (denudata x lilliflora) – nothing…

7th May

…Magnolia ‘Southern Belle’ Impressive new growth on Abies spectabilis. Abies spectabilis Populus wilsocarpa ‘Bolonii’ – I assume a cross between P. lasiocarpa (which it resembles) and P. wilsonii. Populus wilsocarpa…

4th August

…× intermedia var. pyriformis ‘Carrière’ Juglans sigillata. Juglans sigillata Juglans sigillata Juglans sigillata Abies spectabilis with new and older cones. Abies spectabilis Sorbus ulleungensis ‘Olympic Flame’. Sorbus ulleungensis ‘Olympic Flame’…

24th February

…Panda’ atc) Borinda (Fargesia) frigida (syn.frigidorum)KR4059 Borinda (Fargesia) scabrida Chusquea culeou’Foxtail Bamboo’ ( seedlings from Wisley) Indocalamus latifolius Indocalamus (Sasa) tesselatus Phyllostachys aurea ‘Koi’ Phyllostachys aureosulcata’Spectabilis’ Phyllostachys bambusoides’Castillonis Inversa’ Phyllostachys…

15th May

…x micromalus (Malus baccata x Malus spectabilis) is a fine show. Hillier’s says it has pink flowers! The buds are pink but the flowers are not. The label is however…

2nd October

…this year it was pure white and not pink as Hilliers state it should be (Malus baccata x Malus spectabilis as it was labelled when it came to us in…