11th April

…Ride opposite tree fern. Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Picture’ Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Picture’ Mangolia × soulangeana ‘Lennei’ – the Record Tree near Tin Garden. Mangolia × soulangeana ‘Lennei’ Mangolia × soulangeana

27th February

…the name ‘Aphrodite’ appeared long after we planted this cross. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. soulangeana ‘Deep…

16th March 1897 – 2020

…best ‘white’ we have seen today (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii). Far better than ‘Spring Rite’ or any of the others in terms of flower size,…

10th March 1897 – 2020

…Cane’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Crystal’ (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x unknown) Magnolia ‘Pickards Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Pickards Crystal’ Magnolia ‘Manchu Fan’ (Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei Alba’ x Magnolia x veitchii) – Gresham…

20th April

…only on the Eisenhut website. Magnolia ‘Sentinel’ Magnolia x veitchii ‘Avocet’ has faded to not much (M. x veitchii ‘Isca’ x M. soulangeana). Magnolia x veitchii ‘Avocet’ Magnolia ‘Strawberry Shake’…

7th March

…Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. x soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’ Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine – not bad and now performing better. Magnolia ‘Sweet Valentine Magnolia ‘Pichard’s Ruby’ x M.’J.C. Williams’- again…

25th March

…the bank with the Camellia sasanquas Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Fukuju’ Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Fukuju’ A rather wind battered and struggling Rhododendron morii above the gunnera bed. Rhododendron morii The last…

29th March

…x M. x soulangeana) Magnolia ‘Avocet’ (M. x veitchii ‘Isca’ x M. x soulangeana) Berberis kawakamii. Berberis kawakamii Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ looking splendid above the greenhouse. Magnolia ‘Joli Pompom’ Magnolia…

3rd April

…to come out by the garden entrance. Magnolia x veitchii ‘Isca’ Stachyurus chinensis with even larger flowers than usual. Stachyurus chinensis Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Brozzoni’ More…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 1)

…Supposedly a Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ but I need to check. On checking it is correct. Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ A bit more work needed here…

1st February 1897 – 2020

…now. guinea fowl guinea fowl Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ is full out. Huge flowers for any single williamsii. Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Muskoka’…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…Pirouette’ for a full comparison of all of them. Magnolia x loebneri ‘Ballerina’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Ballerina’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Ballerina’ Magnolia x loebneri ‘Ballerina’ A wild collected seed Magnolia…

21st September

…it on Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x Magnolia soulangeana ‘Pickards Sundew’. Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Picture’ x Magnolia soulangeana ‘Pickards Sundew’ A strange leaf structure to the old leaves on Berberis…

9th April

…x M. x soulangeana ‘Alba’). Magnolia ‘Ula’ Magnolia ‘Starburst’ (M. cylindrica x M. ‘Genie’) with smallish first flowers but you would expect small flowers anyway from the this cross. (Plant…

8th March

…registered M. x soulangeana seedling. Far end of Old Park. Magnolia ‘Just Jean’ Magnola ‘Sybille’ is Philippe de Spoelberg’s M x soulangeana x ‘White Giant’ x M. ‘Leda’. Clearly correctly…

30th March

…flower before the leaves emerge this year which is not always the case. Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia x proctoriana Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ has…

31st March

…x M. ‘Serene’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ nearly out – early for a x brooklynensis variety. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ Magnolia ‘Tititare’ (x ‘M. ‘Vulcan’ x M. ‘Apollo’). Magnolia ‘Tititare’…

5th April

…‘Pink Royalty’ or possibly Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Lady Woodsman’ (M. brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x M. ‘Pink Surprise’) flowering for the first time. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x M. ‘Pink Royalty’ Magnolia…

8th April

…2022. Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia sargentiana Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia…

14th April

…creation in New Zealand. (M. x soulangeana ‘Sweet Simplicity’ x M. ‘Cameo’). Magnolia ‘Tinkerbelle’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold Cup’ – only a little yellow. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ x M. ‘Gold…