3rd June

…getting larger. Syringa wilsonii (S. tomentella) Syringa wilsonii (S. tomentella) Viburnum wilsonii alongside it has made remarkably quick growth. The flowers are good but the berries are exceptional. Viburnum wilsonii

5th June

…angustifolium Euonymus wilsonii with a rather more impressive display of yellow flowers. Euonymus wilsonii Euonymus wilsonii Here are the two plants given to us by James Garnett and the botanic…

13th June

…leaves on arching stems. Cotoneaster fangianus Cotoneaster fangianus Euonymus wilsonii now in full flower and rather striking for a euonymus. Euonymus wilsonii Euonymus wilsonii The new laurel hedge protecting the…

24th May

…up a live tree. Cross between H. serratifolia and H. peruviana First flowers on a newly planted Syringa wilsonii (now S. tomentella apparently). Syringa wilsonii (now S. tomentella) Syringa wilsonii

22nd April

…erosum Viburnum erosum Euonymus wilsonii hasn’t done much yet. No flowers or new growth. Euonymus wilsonii Euonymus wilsonii Viburnum phlebotrichum also now in flower. Viburnum phlebotrichum Rhododendron ‘Tinner’s Blush’ at…

13th October

…in 1899. A large plant above the Aucklandii Garden. Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Wilsonii’ Ilex x altaclerensis ‘Hodginsii’ is a male form and…

22nd September

…planted at the same time. None of the other 15 or so new species have any obvious berries as yet but none have died. Cotoneaster wilsonii Cotoneaster wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii

23rd September

…with some shade in this year’s drought. Styrax wilsonii Styrax wilsonii 2017 – CHW David West from Fromefield Nurseries thought this was Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Inchmery’ when I photographed it last…

21st June

wilsonii Styrax wilsonii Styrax wilsonii Styrax americanus (Kankakee Form) is not quite out yet. Styrax americanus 2019 – CHW The casualties from the April/May dry weather in the Isla Rose…

16th June

…low flower on a 25 year old Aesculus wilsonii full out in the sun. Aesculus wilsonii Aesculus wilsonii The bark on Styrax obassia is unusual. The flowers on this tree…