A trip to Tregrehan to study Hydrangeas

…us which looks like a viburnum. Introduced by Crûg Farm. Callicarpa formosana Callicarpa formosana Callicarpa formosana Callicarpa formosana Hydrangea angustipetala with gorgeous bark. Fifteen feet in height and grown as…

22nd July

…so far. The leaves have a pronounced purplish hue. Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii ‘Profusion’ Callicarpa psilocalyx is clearly the most…

21st July

…says this species is tender. It is well protected here. Anyway I may stand corrected. Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma Callicarpa dichotoma This may be the rather larger growing Callicarpa cathayana…

4th July

Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ The rather rarer Callicarpa shirasawana nearby not yet out and nowhere as impressive although the berries are. Callicarpa shirasawana Callicarpa shirasawana Carpinus japonicus seed cones starting to…

17th October

…now 6ft x 6ft and looking well even if it probably is tenderish. Another plant doing well in Tin Garden. Callicarpa psilocalyx Callicarpa psilocalyx Callicarpa psilocalyx The start of the…

7th October

…late show in Tin Garden and the slugs are too late! Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ The newly planted Callicarpa membranacea putting on a good show. Callicarpa membranacea Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ simply splendid….

28th October

…well as dappled colours on the fading leaves. Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ – nothing beats these bronze/purple fruits but no autumn colour yet. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Firmania…

27th July

…slug damage to the flower. Calycanthus ‘Aphrodite’ Callicarpa bodinieri’ ‘Profusion’ flowers both in bud and long over. A lengthy flowering season. Callicarpa bodinieri Callicarpa bodinieri Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis in…

15th November

…expected. Aesculus hippocastanum ‘Baumannii’ Callicarpa species unknown from Nanning, Guangdong now with well-formed berries. Callicarpa species unknown Secondary flowers on Rhododendron crassum. Just 2 or 3 trusses. Rhododendron crassum And…

14th January

…planted tree. Carpinus rankanensis Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 14508) still fully evergreen. Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 14508) Callicarpa (TH 2754) with its first berries on show. Callicarpa (TH 2754) Still the odd…