19th May

…latifolia Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ and Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Ñorquinco’. Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ and Embothrium lanceolatum ‘Ñorquinco’ Anchusa ‘Loddon Royalist’ and Philadelphus coronarius ‘Aureus’. Anchusa ‘Loddon Royalist’ and Philadelphus coronarius…

26th May

…‘Peachy’ And then a trip to look at newer plants in Kennel Close. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ still with purple new growth. Attractive! Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Ehretia thrysiflora has…

3rd June

…the new growth. Deutzia longifolia Deutzia longifolia Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ – a new clone to me with really red new growth. Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’…

23rd March 1897 – 2020

…last night by Exbury. Rhododendron irroratum ‘Polkadot’ Rhododendron irroratum ‘Polkadot’ Rhododendron irroratum ‘Polkadot’ The New Zealand bred Magnolia ‘Purple Platter’ with young michelias behind also in flower. Magnolia ‘Purple Platter’…

7th May

…(Roundabarrow). Sorbus yuana Clone 1 Sorbus yuana Clone 1 Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ – good name! Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Carpinus heterophyllus ‘Quercifolia’ leafing up. Cannot trace this name in…

25th October

…in the way of autumn colour either. Acer heldreichii Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ with only a leaf left. Magnolia ‘Silk Road’ Cornus florida ‘Cherokee Chief’ with good reddish-purple colours. Cornus florida…

9th May

purple undersides to its leaves which are also quite outstanding. Disanthus cercidifolius is a plant noted for its autumn colours which we have failed to grow despite three attempts. The…

5th June

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Rhododendron megacalyx in the Aucklandii Garden. Rhododendron megacalyx Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’….

27th February

…Area 24 of Kennel Close. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ (M. ‘Black Tulip x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ (M. ‘Black Tulip x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) Magnolia…

31st May

…‘Young Rusty’ Podocarpus ‘Young Rusty’ Purplish stroboli in profusion on this green leaved male podocarpus quite near ‘Young Rusty’. What might growing these seed produce by way of a new…

5th July

…down and are a bit hidden. Philadelphus maculatus ‘Mexican Jewel’ Philadelphus maculatus ‘Mexican Jewel’ Philadelphus maculatus ‘Mexican Jewel’ Philadelphus mexicanus hangs its flowers inside the dense small leaved and much…

2nd July

…another South African shrub, flowering well (myrtle leaved milkwort) and it even had a label! Coleonema pulchrum, confetti bush, glowing in the sun. South African. Coleonema pulchrum Arctotheca populifolia, beach…

23rd November

…in the nursery is, as it should be, a double dark rich red. The plants outside at Caerhays shown a few days ago were much more purple-black than this. Camellia…

17th June

…cut leaved form with interesting bud bracts. Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Quercus x warei ‘Chimney Fire’ with reddish new growth and a very upright habit. Quercus x warei…

Visit to Tregrehan – 3rd November 2018

…pipiterum – purple leaved. A more mature plant than anything we have at home. The foliage has paled a little in autumn. Zanthoxylum pipiterum Autumn colour on Enkianthus serrulatus. Tom…

8th June

…mix of deep reddish-purple leaves and green new growth. This will become a conical small tree with racemes of small white flowers in may and dark red fruits. Prunus virginiana…

31st March

…of unnecessary scaremongering and bankrupting the country perhaps?This pack of purple South African plums from Tesco has a clear ‘best before’ date of 5th March. Nearly a month later they…

11th February

…x Betty Jessel First Love cylindrica Hohman J.C. Williams x Apollo John Bond Katja Landner Lilac Chalice virginiana Ludoviciana Melon Sky Peter Dummer Purple Breeze Purple Eye Purple Star Rose…

11th April

…Clearly a house plant really but it does survive in the garden. Azalea ‘Blushing Bride’ Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ is not, as yet, even faintly ‘globe-like’. Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ Wisteria flower…

29th April

…plant of Magnolia ‘Green Bee’. Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Exochorda tianschanica. Exochorda tianschanica New growth on Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Rhododendron hanceanum (Wilson 4255) at Rosemoor last…