…var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Magnolia officinalis var. biloba Paulownia fortunei now properly out. Its early white…

…trees all in flower. Magnolia officinalis Magnolia officinalis A magnolia felled in the 1987 hurricane had reshot into a three stemmed tree in two places. magnolia magnolia Chamaecyparis formosensis (Taiwan…

…betony in fairly nearby hedges but this lot has shown up this year because of no grass cutting at all. Long may it continue! Betonica officinalis Betonica officinalis Betonica officinalis…

…biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia ‘Yellow Fever’ is just out long after the ‘Yellow Bird’ beside it has gone over. As it has been so…

…sold by Burncoose as improved garden forms or different species of these fairly common wild plants.Betony, Stachys officinalis, which I had not seen before. Stachys officinalis Stachys officinalis Stachys officinalis…

…Cornus mas? Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Sycoparrotia semidecidua has extraordinary flowers and here they are spot on for late January. Completely deciduous here in the tunnel. Sycoparrotia semidecidua…

…at Caerhays. There are several forms and species as I discover. Stachys officinalis Stachys officinalis 2023 – CHW Attached are 3 lists which record the Carpinus, Tilia, Lindera and Litsea…

…that is should be out now in the tunnels but I have seen this elsewhere recently. A delicate light blue tinge. Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’ Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Severn Sea’ Calceolaria…

…is most unusual. Out of kilter to put it mildly. Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ Rosemarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’ Not a single flower bud this year on their big Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ by the…

…better in the nursery than the Cornus mas which we saw last week here in flower. Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Rhododendron ‘Bric-a-Brac’ in a large clump on the Burncoose driveway….

…seeds. About half the size they were last year. As last year also a secondary flower. Magnolia officinalis var biloba Magnolia officinalis var biloba Tilia henryana has flowered early and…

…lobata – a perennial grown here as an annual. Ipomoea lobata A tremendous display of Saponaria officinalis which flops over as flowering finishes. Saponaria officinalis Saponaria officinalis Cynara cardunculus in…

…officinalis – Marsh-mallow – comes from Europe and is from the malva family. Quite attractive but clearly tender. Althaea officinalis Althaea officinalis Fuchsia ‘Lechlade Magician’ was a massive 12-15ft tall…

…Garland’ Rosa ‘The Garland’ I think we ought to sell borage (Borago officinalis) in the nursery. Borago officinalis Borago officinalis Lilium hansonii was the only variety in flower yet in…

…‘Wisley Queen’ Styrax officinalis not quite out yet. Styrax officinalis Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ at its outstanding best. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Liquidambar acalycina with its reddish brown new…

…we should try again with a Great Gardens of Cornwall theme for the next spring season.First flower almost out on Magnolia officinalis var. biloba. The individual flowers last only about…

…exceptional by the till at Burncoose. Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ Cornus officinalis just going over but a much larger flower than Cornus mas. Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Camellia japonica ‘Margaret Davis’…

…labelled Rostrincula decipiens. I think it is Rostrincula dependens? Rostrincula dependens Rostrincula dependens Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Capri’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Capri’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Persicaria ‘Purple Fantasy’ Hedychium coccineum…

…Quercus insignis (grafted plant) We saw Cornus officinalis full out in flower last week. Here Cornus mas is just starting to show while C. officinalis is over already. Cornus mas…

…few leaves on a young Styrax officinalis which is unexpected in a windy spot. Styrax officinalis Magnolia caveana (NJM 13.044) looks vigorous and healthy. Rather different in leaf to our…