12th April

…Nuccio’s are not really that much better even if perhaps larger and ‘blowsier’. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ A rather nice Magnolia ‘Butterflies’…

26th March 1897 – 2020

…below The Pound. Stripped of most leaves in the wind I doubt they will now recover. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Rhododendron praestans just emerging on Sinogrande…

11th March

…dying plants on Rookery Path or below the greenhouses. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ A few of our entries for the RHS Rosemoor Early Camellia Competition show…

30th March

…the roots have been damaged. Traditionally reticulata camellias were grown on a wall for a reason. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ First colour on Magnolia ‘Yellow Lantern’….

1st April

…I have said before, slightly darker in colour than our old plants. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ The granite boulder from Penryn Granite arrives at the cashpoint…

15th April

…at its very best. Delicate colour changes and tones. Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ Rhododendron ‘Loch Awe’ Despite the three original Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ being…

15th September

…surrounds for longer even if clearing them out once a year produces more work. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Drought struck rhododendrons tyring to reshoot half way…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…dark ex Tregullow Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’. Nice buds too. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Early flowers on a previously hidden pieris which was under a huge…

14th March 1897 – 2020

…in the Auklandii garden although it is a bit darker in colour than our originals. Camellia ‘Captain Rawes’ A young C. ‘Captain Rawes’ Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ is at its absolute…

3rd April

‘Captain Rawes’ are still trying hard. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ at its best. Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Camellia ‘Extravaganza’ Last November we admired the autumn colour on Rhododendron schlippenbachii. Now…

8th March 1897 – 2020

Rawes’ is just coming out in the Auklandii Garden. This plant was propagated at Tregullow disproving the commonly held view that reticulatas will not root as cuttings. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain

9th March 1897 – 2020

…Belle’ The pure white form of Camellia reticulata. Camellia reticulata A nice young plant of Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’. A different colour to the Tregullow bred one in the Auklandii…

27th March 1897 – 2020

…white arboreums A young Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ bought from France is flowering for the first time below Burns Bank. Different in colour and shape from the Tregullow plant in…

19th February 1897 – 2020

…see Trewithen’s tomorrow after the Great Gardens meeting. Magnolia campbellii Magnolia campbellii Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ (dark Tregullow form) is now full out. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ Bluebells (English!) now…

4th February 1897 – 2020

…x williamsii ‘Inspiration’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Inspiration’ The Tregullow form of Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ had its very first flower out. Sadly showing a few traces of petal blight. Camellia…

29th December

…out and rather good despite the recent weather. Camellia ‘Show Girl’ Camellia ‘Show Girl’ Camellia ‘Show Girl’ First flower on Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ right at the top of the…

26th November

…altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ will shortly be showing colour. This is the Tregullow form which is a bit darker than our old original. Camellia…

14th June

…Society seed distribution. The original clump of Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’, which looked nearly dead last summer, has put on a good crop of new growth and may not yet…

23rd April

…Porthpean. Camellia japonica ‘Matt Rubb’ An aerial layer on Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’. Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ 2022 – CHW Lindera angustifolia (FMWJ 13156) is nicely in flower even low…

21st March

…It may be a M. cylindrica x M. denudata cross but we will never know for certain. Magnolia ‘Pegasus’ A young Camellia reticulata ‘Captain Rawes’ bought from Stervinou Nurseries in…