…the base. The uprighted bit still has one small live branch and some still live reshooting. Little cause for optimism. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis The old Litsea glauca…

…flowering tassels. Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus yunnanensis Stachyurus chinensis looking quite splendid (deciduous). Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus lancifolius also nicely in flower (deciduous). Stachyurus lancifolius Stachyurus lancifolius Another Stachyurus yunnanensis…

…cleistocarpus Itea yunnanensis in full flower with incredibly long flower tassels against a wall. Far better than Itea ilicifolia when you see it like this. Itea yunnanensis Itea yunnanensis Itea…

…hodginsii Parkameria yunnanensis – in the Magnolia nitida category. Parkameria yunnanensis Parkameria yunnanensis Parkameria yunnanensis Michelia velutina has long pointed leaves but ‘not in the top 10 by flower’ according…

…into flower. Osmanthus yunnanensis Osmanthus yunnanensis Magnolia ‘Sundance’ glowing yellow in the late afternoon sun with two Cornus kousa types showing red either side of it. Magnolia ‘Sundance’ Magnolia ‘Porcelain…

…is nearly dead. This is what microclimates and planting plans are all about in a drought year. Syringa yunnanensis Syringa yunnanensis Most eucryphias are flowering poorly in the drought conditions…

…yunnanensis Syringa yunnanensis Syringa meyeri ‘Palibin’ (Korean lilac) in flower. I do not think I have ever spotted this out before although seed has been collected and grown. White flowers…

…yunnanensis just going over. Planted in 2018 and already needing a hard pruning back which it got in 2021. Buddleia nivea var. yunnanensis Buddleia nivea var. yunnanensis Flower buds well…

…yunnanensis grown from RMCG seed (17099) Camellia yunnanensis grown from RMCG seed (17099) All the 3 other forms of Lapageria rosea are already over very early this year. However Lapageria…

…heat. They start watering at 5am. I spot another new entry today for the 2023 catalogue. Good plants of the very rare Machilus yunnanensis. Machilus yunnanensis Machilus yunnanensis Other things…