The late flowering Hydrangea aspera ssp. robusta ‘Titania’.

Hydrangea ‘Stunner’

Hydrangea chinensis aff. (Wilson collection).

Clethra cavalieri about to come out. Small tree.

Dichroa ‘Cambridge Blue’ – excellent and a plant to get.

Styrax japonica ‘Evening Light’

Ripening seed on Illicium simonsii.

Dregea sinensis growing through a camellia.

Hydrangea anomala ssp. petiolaris (Emei shan).

Bowkeria citrodora from South America (rather different to the one Burncoose stocks).

Hydrangea chinensis aff.

Vaccinum padanifolium

Hydrangea luteovenosa (Japan).

Callicarpa formosana (FMWJ 14533) – a species new to us which looks like a viburnum. Introduced by Crûg Farm.

Hydrangea angustipetala with gorgeous bark. Fifteen feet in height and grown as a trio.

Hydrangea aspera Kawakamii Group

Hydrangea indochinensis

Hydrangea chinensis aff.

Rhododendron nuttallii from Vietnam – the best plants I have ever seen. Perfectly hardy.

Rhododendron maddenii (from Taiwan).

Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group

Hydrangea sargentiana from the original wild Borde Hill introduction plants.

Hydrangea aspera villosa – Gongshan – the best hydrangea today bar far.

Hydrangea anomala ssp. anomala from Sikkim growing up a tree and as groundcover. Rooted material was given to us. Huge leaves.

The very rare Rhododendron goreri which is close to Rh. nuttallii.

Hydrangea species unknown (Monkey Bridge, Yunnan).

Hydrangea longipes with very long petioles and excellent flowers.

Hydrangea indochinensis

Hydrangea aspera Villosa Group – yet another unconventional form.

A pure white flowered form of Clerodendron trochotomum.

Carbutilon from Mexico I think.

Hydrangea scandens x Hydrangea serrata – as dwarf as it gets.

Aeschcananthus in the glasshouse trailing from a basket.

Deinanthe bifida and Deinanthe caerulea – hydrangea relative.

A rare form of Lilium nepalense – very different to the one Burncoose sells.

Camellia chengii full out in late July! This will clearly be out in August too so camellias all year round.

The dwarf growing and very rare Magnolia coco from Vietnam and Taiwan with buds.

Psidium cattleanum – Starberry Guava in flower.

A pure white Dichroa.

Magnolia dandyi (Manglietia megaphylla) in the glasshouse with orange indumentum on the new growth. May be hardy enough for outside.

Clematis tubulosa (I think).

Magnolia crassipes still in flower. The true species (unlike ours).

Hydrangea aspera villosa – from Roy Lancaster (2021).

An unnamed Callicarpa species with furry and rather tropical looking leaves.

An unnamed Callicarpa species with red undersides to the leaves.

An unnamed Callicarpa species which may perhaps be Callicarpa kwangtungensis? Similar leaves but not coloured like those in the nursery.