Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘Werrington’Magnolia ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ x M. ‘Werrington’
2024 – CHW
A list of new things for the garden have arrived from Burncoose. Mainly from Mark Bulk and plenty of very rare new things. All need growing on before being large enough to plant out.- Campylotropis macrocarpa x 3
– Citronella gongonha
– Clematoclethra scandens subsp. actinidioides x 6
– Corynocarpus laevigatus
– Debregeasia edulis Elite
– Hoheria glabrata x 3
– Malus fusca
– Morella pensylvanica
– Myrceugenia leptospermoides
– Myricaria germanica
– Olearia lacunose
– Olearia odorata
– Populus koreana
I am particularly pleased to have some Clematoclethra which got a good write up in the Plantsman (when it was still allowed to be called this) which is a quarterly RHS magazine. These are twining climbers related to Actinidia. Two species were discovered by Ernest Wilson in 1908.
Magnolia ‘Lanarth Surprise’ looking very good on Rookery path. The nursery has good plants of this for sale.
The view from below M. ‘Lanarth Surprise’ across and over the Aucklandii Garden.
The view from below M. ‘Lanarth Surprise’
Finally dry enough to place out the large rhododendrons from 2 nursery beds into the large area cleared of camellia foliage plants last summer. The largest rhododendron planting undertaken at Caerhays for some decades. Some root balls too heavy for one person to lift so old sheets were used to avoid damaging the huge root balls during the move.
Finally dry enough to place out the large rhododendronsFinally dry enough to place out the large rhododendrons
Finally dry enough to place out the large rhododendronsFinally dry enough to place out the large rhododendrons
Magnolia (Michelia) doltsopa ‘White Phantom’ was named and registered last year.
Magnolia (Michelia) doltsopa ‘White Phantom’
Another Magnolia mollicomata ‘Burncoose Tennis Court’ in the Rockery.
Rhaphithamnus spinosus just coming out. The flowers will get much larger and a deeper blue.
Rhaphithamnus spinosus
The original Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’ in the Rookery is a very good colour this year.
Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’
Another view from the Rookery – magnolias in the mist!
Another view from the Rookery
This Laureliopsis philippiana came as a seedling from under the huge three at Kilmacurragh. It was planted in the wrong place and moved to the new rhododendron area last autumn.
Laureliopsis philippiana
Lindera umbellata already in full leaf. If it did flower I didn’t catch it.
Lindera umbellata
Lindera sericea in full flower and absolutely covered. Quite a spectacle today.
Lindera sericeaLindera sericea
A group of 2013 planted Rhododendron sutchuenense. Amazing colour changes as the buds open fully.
Quercus chapensis has severe die back after only a mild winter. This was a seedling from a 2015 IDS conference in Korea. I doubt this species is viable here even in extreme shelter as here. I have cut away all last year’s new growth.
Quercus chapensis
Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ in Area 26 is improving with age.
Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’
Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’ just opening.
Magnolia ‘Spring Rite’
Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’ with its first flower – 2023 planted and yet another new name to us.
Magnolia ‘Summer Rose’
Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ is excellent.
Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling’Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling’
Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group is the first of the scented ones to show. Far too early!
Rhododendron veitchianum Cubittii Group
Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’ sporting pink flowers at Donkey Shoe.
Camellia x williamsii ‘Jovey Carlyon’
2023 – CHW
Mahonia leschenaultii flowering here for the first time.
Mahonia leschenaultiiMahonia leschenaultii
Acer negundo ‘Violaceum’ with its remarkable flower tassels.
Acer negundo ‘Violaceum’Acer negundo ‘Violaceum’
Magnolia campbellii still looking good despite the overnight wind.
Magnolia campbellii
Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ and a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’.
Magnolia campbellii ‘Darjeeling’ and a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’
The view through the arch with Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ nearly at its absolute best.
Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’
Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum.
Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum
Camellia cuspidata now full out.
Camellia cuspidataCamellia cuspidata
Another young Polyspora suddenly in flower at the top of the bush.
young Polysporayoung Polyspora
Magnolia campbellii and Magnolia ‘Mr. Julian’ (just out) from above on Rookery Path.
Magnolia campbellii and Magnolia ‘Mr. Julian’
Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ and Jaimie’s new magnolia hybrid.
Rhododendron ‘Ostara’ and Jaimie’s new magnolia hybrid
The Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’ seedling in the Aucklandii Garden suddenly full out on a drab day.
Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba’
2022 – CHW
This is one of only two flower of Jaimie’s cross in Old Park which is (the huge flowered) Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x Magnolia ‘Lanarth’. The flowers last year were frosted so this is the second attempt at its first flowering. Clearly a huge ‘Atlas’ type and shaped flower with the ‘Lanarth’ colour and more than a hint of white on the inside of the tepals as you would expect from ‘Atlas’. Very good indeed and exactly what Jaimie would have hoped for and expected from such a hand pollenated cross.
MAGNOLIA atlas x magnolia_lanarthMAGNOLIA atlas x magnolia_lanarth
So now four new magnolia crosses flowering for the first time this year. What a year! All too early to decide if they merit registration and naming but much to look forward to with more flowers to assess next spring. At this stage of assessment (mine!) three are definitely good enough and the fourth, so far, borderline.
I cannot believe that others have not crossed ‘Atlas’ and ‘Lanarth’ already but will need to research this. I see nothing in the Eisenhut book but now need to check Magnoliastore listings of Philippe de Spoelberch’s crosses. [These suggest that this cross is not yet on the market.]
Flowers aplenty in the nursery on Magnolia ‘Satisfaction’.
Magnolia ‘Satisfaction’Magnolia ‘Satisfaction’
Magnolia ‘Sweet Merlot’ at three stages as the colour fades.
Pittosporum tobira ‘Nana’ and Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’ growing side by side.
Pittosporum tobira ‘Nana’ and Pittosporum tobira ‘Variegata’
The last two flowers on Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ on the lawn high up in front of a yew tree.
Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’
An early flowering form of Rhododendron serpyllifolium in the Rookery. Our other plants have even smaller flowers and flower a month later so this may be a hybrid?
First flowers out on a Magnolia dawsoniana seedling outside the arch.
Magnolia dawsoniana seedling
Rhododendron sulfureum full out.
Rhododendron sulfureumRhododendron sulfureum
2021 – CHW
Still fine and sunny as we enter the best week of the year for Caerhays magnolias. In lockdown there is time to appreciate them rather more than usual.
Magnolia ‘Kew Surprise’ in the Rookery from another angle.
Magnolia ‘Kew Surprise’Magnolia ‘Kew Surprise’
Rhododendron platypodon in the nursery bed and shortly to be planted out. Two flower buds on the three plants.
A dwarf rhododendron species in the Auklandii Garden just coming out. Rhododendron calostrotum?
Rhododendron calostrotum?
Low down flowers out now on Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ all of a sudden.
Magnolia ‘F J Williams’Magnolia ‘F J Williams’
Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with the belltower above the clock in the back yard and some other unfrosted lower branches. It was actually named after Belle Blandford who lived in the Stable Flat opposite the tree.
The first Spanish bluebell seen in flower this year.
Spanish bluebell
Magnolia dawsoniana now just showing colour outside the front gates. A bit earlier than expected.
Magnolia dawsoniana
Karol did a couple of drone overflies today which are attached to the diary here. One shows Jaimie, Michael and I plotting out the next and final phase of this spring’s planting out which is the 100 or so large open ground grown rhododendrons from the Rookery Nursery beds.
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