…grows to 6ft. Light green leaves and yellow flowers on tall stalks. Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia? – good red. Rudbeckia? Rudbeckia? Rudbeckia ‘Peking’ – huge flower heads….

…not entirely pure form of Corylus maxima ‘Purpurea’. Corylus maxima ‘Purpurea’ 2022 – CHW Iris ‘Lady in Waiting’ rather good. Iris ‘Lady in Waiting’ Lavandula ‘Meerlo’ has attractive variegation. Lavandula…

…to Ventnor Botanic Gardens. Rudbeckia maxima full out and rather better than in the nursery seen earlier. Rudbeckia maxima Pistacia lentiscus showing new growth and last year’s seed heads. Pistacia…

…‘Purpurea’ and Eucryphia x nymansensis ‘Nymansay’ Flowers on Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ are not much different to those of Catalpa bignonioides but there are more individual flowers in each flower…

…purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ just out. Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Magnolia ‘Sunray’ Still one decent flower left on Magnolia…

…sylvatica ‘Purpurea Asplenifolia’? A young Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ at the top of the bank above the old dog kennels. Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ As last year a good sized flower on…

…one really mature Malus and I think this is Malus x purpurea by the Camellia ‘George Blandford’. Malus x purpurea Light yellowish-green new growth on a male Podocarpus matudae. Podocarpus…

…showing now only on the very new growth near the base of the trunk. Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Carpinus orientalis ‘Perdica’ with very small leaves….

…seed heads. Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ Cordyline australis ‘Purpurea’ A Cordyline australis tree or two alive and well here. Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline australis Cordyline…

…sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Pendula’ Had we been at the Hampton Court show in 10 days’ time this would have been a feature plant…

…baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ 2016 – CHW A newly bought in batch of camellias from a French nursery are flowering away by the greenhouses ready for planting out. Camellia…

…purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Cornus capitata laden with fruits as usual. Cornus capitata A side branch blown out on Mangolia ‘Daphne’. Mangolia ‘Daphne’ Acer japonicum starting…

…Glow’ Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Echinacea purpurea Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ rather late in the season. Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Kniphofia ‘Little Maid’ Malus ‘Golden Hornet’ laden down with fruit as usual….

…flower on Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ with secondary purple new growth appearing as well. Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ Catalpa x erubescens ‘Purpurea’ Flower buds only, as yet, on Hoheria sextylosa…

…Carpinus henryana Carpinus henryana Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ is very fine today. Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Catalpa speciosa ‘Frederik’ Fruit bracts aplenty on Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’. Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’ Carpinus betulus ‘Purpurea’…

…Niner’ Magnolia ‘Todd’s Forty Niner’ Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’. Camellia japonica ‘California Sunset’ Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ just coming into flower. Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Rhododendron ‘Christmas Cheer’ with…

…Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ Acacia baileyana ‘Purpurea’ 2016 – CHW The medlar tree is in place on the bank outside the front door for the official ‘planting’ ceremony by the Worshipful…

…from direct sunlight. Quite a success story but we will soon be short of room for it all. Another greenhouse I expect. Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ is coming into leaf…

…be early in the year to see the three colours properly in the leaves of Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea Tricolor’ Iris pseudacorus (yellow…

…Malus hupehensis ‘Arie Mauritz’. Malus hupehensis ‘Arie Mauritz’ Malus baccata. Malus baccata Malus baccata Malus ‘Rudolph’. Malus ‘Rudolph’ Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’. Malus x purpurea ‘Crimson Cascade’ Malus x…