…As far as I can work out this has not yet got a registered name. I suspect it will! Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x…

…Persea japonica Rhododendron ‘Jean Marie de Montague’ is a good deep red. Rhododendron ‘Jean Marie de Montague’ Rhododendron ‘Jean Marie de Montague’ The first yellowish royalii hybrid is out but…

…from Quebec and Newfoundland and is more often white than pinkish-purple as here. Looks very tough. Rhododendron canadense Rhododendron canadense Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘Black Tulip’ (no registered name) is…

…new first time flowering magnolias (to me anyway): MAGNOLIA ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ MAGNOLIA ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ is a very late…

…‘William Hertrich’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ has three flowers coming out. Small but not bad and lots more to come. Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’…

…Farm’ ‘Crimson King’ ‘Crimson King’ ‘Crimson King’ ‘Marie Steiner’ ‘Marie Steiner’ ‘Marie Steiner’ ‘Showa-no-sake’ ‘Showa-no-sake’ ‘Showa-no-sake’ ‘Showa-no-sake’ ‘Showa-no-sake’ ‘Yoimachi’ ‘Yoimachi’ ‘Yoimachi’ ‘Misty Morn’ – a good one! ‘Misty Morn’ ‘Misty…

…putting on a show. Rhododendron cumberlandense Magnolia ‘Sulphur Cockatoo’ (Gresham Hybrid) not yet doing much. Magnolia ‘Sulphur Cockatoo’ Magnolia ‘Chamaeleon’ not that impressive either. Magnolia ‘Chamaeleon’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x…

…really know but, having seen the trailer, where I have a bit to say in the Billiard Room, and there are clips of Exbury with Marie-Louise Agius combined with rhododendrons…

…The RHS gala evening champagne is filthy, the eats are better than usual but of course no one would think of buying any plants. Suddenly Michael Balston and Marie-Louise Agius…

…Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ Magnolia ‘George Henry Kern’ The label has vanished here since last year but this is the second flowering of Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia…