…too as I thought last year. Should the name really be M. denudata var. purpurascens. I assume so. Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ Carpinus laxiflora with reddish catkins. Ten years old…

…stand area. Deutzia purpurascens Deutzia purpurascens Acer carpinifolium as a mature tree by the car park at Tregrehan. Acer carpinifolium Acer carpinifolium A newly planted Quercus hyplencoides (Mallet Court). Quercus…

…new growth. Tilia oliveri Cornus ‘Venus’ making a splendid show even as a young plant. Cornus ‘Venus’ Cornus ‘Venus’ Philadelphus purpurascens in Tin Garden. Philadelphus purpurascens Philadelphus purpurascens Deutzia calycosa…

…with woody bark. Acer purpurascens Acer purpurascens Magnolia lotungensis still has no buds despite being a champion tree. How close is this to M. nitida in reality? Magnolia lotungensis Two…

…Belle’ seedling I assume. Again a purchase from Cherry Tree as I remember it. Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ – we have others but first nice flowers on this one….

…‘Purple Globe’ Magnolia denudata ‘Purpurascens’. Magnolia denudata ‘Purpurascens’ Hydrangea obtusifolia (also known as Decumaria sinensis) in full flower with a rather odd and unpleasant scent. Hydrangea obtusifolia Hydrangea obtusifolia Camellia…

…Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’. Magnolia denudata x Magnolia sprengeri ‘Diva’ supposedly. Cannot see this really but this matches the picture in the Eisenhut book. Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ As good a carpet of violets…

…wallpaper made in this sort of hue! Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron niveum Rhododendron niveum Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ is rather better than anything we saw yesterday. Magnolia ‘Purpurascens’ Camellia ‘Candy Apple’ is perhaps…

…compare this with D. purpurascens and the rather smaller flowered Deutzia ‘Dark Eyes’ which Burncoose sells. I have not yet begun to sort the newer deutzia species in my own…

…any magnolia looks ok today. Magnolia ‘Pickards Firefly’ Magnolia ‘Sayonara’ has a much smaller whiter flower than I remember. This plant was originally Magnolia denudata var purpurascens otherwise known in…