4th March

transnokoensis Camellia transnokoensis 2020 – CHW A wonderful time in the garden with magnolias galore.The Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling in the Auklandii Garden is at its best in the sun….

16th March

…2012. Camellia transnokoensis Camellia transnokoensis Jasminum duclouxii just coming out. A vigorous evergreen greenhouse climber. Jasminum duclouxii Jasminum duclouxii Camellia yunsiense with split petals. Unusual! Tom thinks hardy enough for…

20th February

…have young plants coming on. Camellia transnokoensis Camellia transnokoensis First few flowers on Trewithen’s Magnolia campbellii. Spring has not sprung here yet. They expect their Magnolia campbellii ‘Charles Raffil’ to…

11th February

…‘Blue Cascade’ 2022 – CHW Flowers nearly over on a young Camellia transnokoensis. Camellia transnokoensis A gift from Margaret Miles of an unknown species of Eriobotrya collected originally in North…

9th January

…the propagation battle here? Michelia maccleurei A batch of Magnolia nitida. Magnolia nitida Our stock plant of Camellia transnokoensis. We have lost plants outside in cold spots here before and…

27th January

…out. Camellia japonica ‘Miss Charleston’ A young Camellia transnokoensis with its first flowers. We lost a large established plant of this species in the 2018 Beast from the East. Camellia…

11th March

…Jane’ a new Camellia transnokoensis hybrid so probably very tender. Better just opening than full out as you can see. Camellia ‘Sweet Jane’ 2016 – CHW Berries linger in profusion…

23rd February

…the rather pretty Toots plant. It grows near Hong Kong in the wild too so this begins to make sense. Tom says that Camellia transnokoensis is now reclassified as a…