14th March 1897 – 2020

…am pretty much sure, Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ which has rather more numerous drooping tepals. Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water Lily’ Magnolia stellata ‘Water…

4th April

…into flower than straight Magnolia stellata. The earliest M stellata on the lawn was planted in 1895. Magnolia stellata ‘Rose King’ Back to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ without the rain on…

14th April

…long gone now. Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ First flowers on Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ at the Four in Hand. Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth’ Laurel pruning around…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…growth habit and just one pure colour. Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ Magnolia ‘Tina Durio’ 2019 – CHW Another Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ which I missed the other day on the stellata hunt….

5th April

…The pink quickly fades but is left in stripes on the tepals. Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ Magnolia stellata ‘Rosea’ Rhododendron ‘Assaye’ – Caerhays bred. Rhododendron ‘Assaye’ Rhododendron ‘Assaye’…

30th March

…been damaged by wind. I wonder why stellata forms flower so much later here than the true species? Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ is a lilliflora crossed…

1st May

…catalogue. Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Prunus pendula ‘Stellata’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ full out. You can hardly see the white new growth now. Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’ Azalea ‘Caerhays Lavender’…

4th October

…out next spring. Very recognisable leaves but another ‘new’ oak to me. Quercus stellata Quercus stellata 2015 – CHW Camellia reticulata ‘Mary Williams’ has a few large seed pods which…

8th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Blood Moon’ Magnolia sinostellata with first flower. The Chinese form of Magnolia stellata which seems to be smaller with possibly more tepals than the one which we commonly know when…

15th November

…I suppose. Magnolia stellata Magnolia stellata We have looked at this clump of Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouillere’ several times since early spring. There are still new flowers opening and full out….

18th January

…wall. Magnolia stellata Magnolia stellata This equally ancient Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ was chopped down to reshoot. Very few flowers as a result but it looks very healthy and a…

14th January

…or twice come out in January. The buds are swelling nicely but I doubt that we will see colour this month. Magnolia stellata Magnolia stellata The Spanish bluebells are now…

7th January

…Its neighbour The 1897 planted Magnolia stellata has shed the outer coating over its buds. In around 1906 it was out at Christmas in those ‘global warming’ years! Magnolia stellata

9th April

…than all the other stellata varieties. Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ 2019 – CHW The Cornwall Garden Society spring show for the first time at Wadebridge (Royal Cornwall county showground) in…

4th May

…pininana Tree Echium pininana which did. Echium pininana The very last flower on the 1897 planted Magnolia stellata. Magnolia stellata Magnolia ‘Sunburst’. Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Rhododendron crassum…

13th April

…Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ now full out on Hovel Cart Road. I have seen pinker forms of this plant which is often not true to name…

12th April

…‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ is one of the liliiflora ‘Nigra’ x stellata crosses with girls’ names. Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ Magnolia ‘Randy’ A carpet of fallen flowers…

6th April

…Georges Hut. This is not the best form. Rhododendron moorii x Rhododendron euchates Rhododendron moorii x Rhododendron euchates At last we have a Magnolia stellata ‘Jane Platt’ which is actually…

19th February

…have flooded again The first flower out on the 1897 planted Magnolia stellata on the lawn. Very early! M. stellata The last flower on Camellia x hiemalis ‘Ginryu’ beside the…

5th March 1897 – 2020

…is today. 1996 – FJW Early Magnolias frosted and slow. Tregolls Road stellata shows flower but not Nursery one here. 1968 – FJW First flower on the Donkey Shoe Robusta…