27th March

…Moonlight’ New this year is Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ with a sensational leaf/flower contrast. Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ Loropetalum ‘Ruby Snow’ Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ in flower. Telopea x speciosa ‘Braidwood

10th April

…flower too in the nursery:‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ TELOPEA ‘Shady Lady White’ ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ TELOPEA ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ speciosissima TELOPEA speciosissima Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’…

13th April

…in flower already. Scabious columbaria ‘Pink Mist’ Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro’ about to flower. Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro’ Viburnum plicatum ‘Kilimanjaro’ Telopea speciosissima now full out. Telopea speciosissima Telopea ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ is…

28th April

…good in the sun. Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia polychroma Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ flowering away. Telopea speciosissima ‘Braidwood Brilliant’ Acer palmatum ‘Skeeters Broom’ looking wonderful with its new growth full out….

9th March

…buds opening white. Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’ Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’ Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’ We have layered the oldest clump of Rhododendron ‘Assaye’ over the years….

17th October

…with their autumn colour. Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ not bad either. Skimmia japonica ‘Veitchii’ and Azalea ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ Malus ‘Red Sentinel’…

29th March

…in the cash point. It can be a shy flowerer but not this year. The cold has had certain side benefits perhaps. Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ 2017 –…

11th July

…not seen before. Agapanthus ‘Brilliant Blue’ Agapanthus ‘Brilliant Blue’ Acanthus hungaricus is not a species which Burncoose stocks but not that different really. Acanthus hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus Acanthus hungaricus Kniphofia…

17th March 1897 – 2020

…Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ The new Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ in bud. Magnolia ‘Burgundy Star’ Magnolia ‘Royal Crown’ nicely out in a tunnel. Magnolia ‘Royal Crown’ Magnolia ‘Royal Crown’…

16th August

…the borders next year – many Lilium ‘Stargazer’. Lilies Lilies 2019 – CHW Meanwhile at home Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliant’ in the Isla Rose Plantation is covered in fruits for the…

20th November

…Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rhapsody in Pink’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ with a wonderful mix of autumn colour. Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ Cornus florida ‘Daybreak’ Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’ and it is! Prunus nipponica ‘Brilliant’…

14th November

…are nearly ripe. Cornus capitata They contrast well with the group of Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ below. Picea glauca ‘Piccolo’ Brilliant colours on Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’. Acer palmatum dissectum ‘Atropurpureum’…

11th August

…which are much the same colour with the same stripes up the sides of the tepals as in March. Magnolia cylindrica ‘Lv Xing’ Magnolia cylindrica ‘Lv Xing’ Aronia arbutifolia ‘Brilliant’…

6th September

…‘Mae-jima’ Daphne odora ‘Mae-jima’ Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ – one forgets just how showy these can be in September. Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ 2015 – CHW Seeds on Camellia tsaii which are…

27th August

…arboreum. What could be redder than this in August? Oxydendron arboreum Oxydendron arboreum Sedum spectabile ‘Brilliant’ sitting alongside Senecio ‘Angel Wings’ makes an interesting contrast and a nice idea for…

18th March

…in the Derricks area. owl boxes owl boxes 2024 – CHW Lots of new plants in flower today at Burncoose which we have not stocked before.Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Brilliant’…

29th September

…sight but the Tetracentron sinense beside it, which has equally brilliant red autumn colour, is still pure green. No scent yet from the cercidiphyllum despite a very hot 10 days…

29th December

…just out rather after the event itself. A brilliant red none the less. Camellia x hiemalis ‘Yuletide’ Camellia x hiemalis ‘Yuletide’ More pictures of what we now think is Cotoneaster…

26th November

…‘Scolopendriifolium’ has dropped most of its leaves but what are left are a brilliant yellow and beyond compare today by Georges Hut. The nearby planting of a new clump of…

18th November

…Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ has a much more distinctive red in its autumn colours. Prunus ‘Beni-Yutaka’ A very late flowering Hedychium maximum (BSWJ 8261/a). Hedychium maximum Pterocarya fraxinifolia with brilliant yellow colours…