…are not pink. Robinia hispida var kelseyi has lilac-pink flowers so that seems the best bet as far as I know. Robinia hispida var kelseyi Robinia hispida var kelseyi Deutzia…

…shoot from the base. A Styrax habit. The bark is interesting too. Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida A first bud on the tender Magnolia tamaulipana. We have…

…hispida at its absolute best. I normally fail to spot this. Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida Pterostyrax hispida High up one of the younger Magnolia dealbatas is out. The others not…

…Brassaiopsis aff. hispida Brassaiopsis aff. hispida Quercus guyavifolia with its yellow felted leaves. guyavifolia guyavifolia Magnolia sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri Magnolia sprengeri Larix kongboensis with its curious upright cones. A small…

…formosa ‘Xitou Survivor’ The peculiar herbaceous Sambucus ebulus Sambucus ebulus Sambucus ebulus On the Tregrehan stand:Brassaiopsis hispida (£50 each!) Brassaiopsis hispida Brassaiopsis hispida On Nick Lock’s stand:Euonymus bungeanus with pink…

…The Lapageria rosea has been out for about a fortnight but I had omitted to photograph it. Only one of the elderly plants survives. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea A young…

…pink close up. Sometimes the flowers are in trusses and sometimes single. The flowering season is two to three months. Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Lapageria rosea Only one…

…‘Cup Cake’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ – plant above greenhouse. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ – plant above steps down to the greenhouse. Staphylea…

…holocarpa var. rosea smashed up by the rain. Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea Another drought casualty now showing up. Another drought casualty Acacia verticillata looking very fine today. Acacia verticillata Acacia…

…Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ is just out with plenty more buds developing on what is a young plant. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ The ancient Lapageria rosea…