9th April

…Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ just out high up. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Ribes longeracemosa living up to its name. Ribes longeracemosa Ribes longeracemosa Rhododendron xichangense is listed as rarely in cultivation or of doubtful…

15th June

…Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ 2017 – CHW Garden visitors keep muttering that there is ‘nothing to see’. Although an early flowering year they simply do not take the trouble to…

1st May

…‘Pink Surprise’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Woodsman’ x ‘Pink Surprise’ Another Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’, later out than the original and nearby. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ is very…

23rd April

…Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’ also came first. A single flower of Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ came second and we were also beaten in the other single magnolia flower class (but only just into…

5th June

…on Cotoneaster wilsonii. Cotoneaster wilsonii Hemiptelia davidii with new leaf and vicious spines. Hemiptelia davidii Hemiptelia davidii Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ just about fully out. Cornus kousa ‘Doubloon’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ outside…

20th June

‘Yuchelia’ has recently caught us out with a customer complaint. M. acuminata ‘Miss Honeybee’ x Michelia figo is probably not as our original M. ‘Yuchelia’ actually is but more like…

1st July

‘Yuchelia’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Another (third) good plant of Acer sikkimense (WWJ 11613). Acer sikkimense Hydrangea aspera kawakamii x involucrata only just alive after the cold east winds (just like Hydrangea…

2nd July

…lawn this year. The true and correctly named Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Hypericum augustinii from Maurice Foster. Hypericum augustinii Hydrangea chinensis ‘Golden Crane’ – one to do for…

10th May

…‘Honey Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Daybreak’ is, I think, rather better than Magnolia ‘Peachy’. Quite like Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ as I have said before but without such a pale inside to the tepals….

4th February 1897 – 2020

…green leaves from last year on a young Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Snowdrops already over and setting seed. Snowdrops The first ‘wild’ daffodils are just out (late) by the Four…

11th June

…‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Our crosses on Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ remain intact – or the paper bags do anyway. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ This clump of rhododendrons was grown…

21st April

…Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubimishimodori’ First flowers on Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ that may well be wrongly named according to recent correspondence I have had. Very fine anyway. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ A view of Rhododendron…

28th April

…Walk. Rhododendron ‘Duke of Cornwall’ Rhododendron ‘Duke of Cornwall’ Rhododendron ‘Duke of Cornwall’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ has sprung out unnoticed by me. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ What a day! All for a maximum…

27th April

…shows this year. A new Caerhays record? Our four magnolia spray entries were:Magnolia ‘Limelight’ (third) Magnolia ‘Limelight’ (third) Magnolia ‘Ambrosia’ (first and cup) Magnolia ‘Ambrosia’ (first and cup) Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’…

17th April

…‘Sundance’ Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ just coming out. Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ just opening. Paulownia tomentosa ‘Lilacina’ Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia…

14th April

…mix of yellow, pink and green but with far more pink. Very similar to Magnolia ‘Yuchelia’ really but without the scent and a much more vigorous growing tree. Magnolia ‘Daybreak’…

16th April

…the Japanese recognise several related species from different Japanese regions. Rhododendron reticulatum Rhododendron reticulatum Magnolia ‘Sunset Swirl’ is another from the same ‘stable’ or parentage as ‘Daybreak’, ‘Yuchelia’ and yesterday’s…

20th April

yuchelia is strutting its excellent ‘stuff’. A less bizarre mixed colour than some of our other recent subjects in this diary and with a true michelia scent. This is the…

25th April

…cup on our behalf from David Millais Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’, ‘Genie’, ‘Margaret Helen’, ‘Tikitere’ and ‘Tropicana’ Magnolia ‘Apricot Brandy’, ‘Hot Flush’, ‘Yuchelia’, ‘Banana Split’, ‘Tropicana’ and ‘Lemon Star’ 2021 –…