…pininana Echium pininana My father was also very fond of granny’s bonnets which still thrive outside the dining room. granny’s bonnets Weigelia florida ‘Variegata’ with the usual reversions. Weigelia florida…

…pininana Tree Echium pininana which did. Echium pininana The very last flower on the 1897 planted Magnolia stellata. Magnolia stellata Magnolia ‘Sunburst’. Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Magnolia ‘Sunburst’ Rhododendron crassum…

…blue flowers which then individually fade to light pinkish. Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana 2016 – CHW We have placed our and planted all the largest plants from Crug…

…few flowers left on it. The rest are brown and dead or have blown over. Not before scattering seeds everywhere though! Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana Plenty of seed…

…growth on the Echium pininana seedlings outside the drawing room. These need thinning or removing before they cover the whole window. Echium pininana seedlings View 28th January 1897 – 2020…

…(12-15ft) Echium pininana have burst into flower and the bees are very active. Echium pininana Echium pininana Echium pininana First fuchsia flowers. fuchsia First flower too on a Paeonia delavayi…

…on Tresco? I wonder what the record height actually is? Echium pininana Echium pininana Staphylea x elegans is also a late flowerer compared to the rest. A tinge of red…

…on Tuesday despite being in flower. Echium pininana Echium pininana 2019 – CHW In our absence Jaimie has installed the two paths to the shed in Tin Garden. We have…

…pininana Echium pininana Lunaria annua (Honesty) brought back from Manley Cottage in Cheshire. Lunaria annua (Honesty) This is labelled and was acquired as Pomaderris apetala. However, consulting Dawson and Lucas…

…stunted and ‘Beast’ damaged Echium pininana with a few flowers which are more pink than blue so nearly over. The bees are busy enjoying the flower spike. Echium pininana Echium…

…already shed its seeds and died. Echium pininana This one has a few weeks to go before it succumbs. Echium pininana The Caerhays Charity Fete raised £13,400 and was distributed…

…thought) by The Beast.One fine clump of new Echium pininana seedlings set to produce flower spikes next year. Echium pininana seedlings Hardly an old leaf survived the blasting but here…

…the insides of the petals and not readily visible as the flowers hang here. Clematis cirrhosa var balerica Clematis cirrhosa var balerica A huge crop of Echium pininana seedlings have…

…which we grow or know here. Meliosma rigida Still unfrosted Echium pininana and Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ in full flower. Echium pininana and Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ Garrya elliptica flowers…

…tricolor looking good with Erica arborea Unfrosted Echium pininana and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ make an unusual combination in early March! Echium pininana and Forsythia x intermedia ‘Lynwood’ Erica arborea…

…dead ‘bending the knee’. Magnolia dawsoniana Magnolia dawsoniana The clump of 15-18ft tall Echium pininana have nearly finished flowering and will soon be scattering seed far and wide. How did…

…the Playhouse. Wisteria sinensis A closeup of Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’; my mother’s favourite rose. Most of the flowers are 20ft up. Rosa banksiae ‘Lutea’ Echium pininana and Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’ –…

…The first lot were killed in the drought of 2022. Hydrangea aspera ‘Hot Chocolate’ First flowers out on Echium pininana by the Gents loos. Echium pininana The Times pretend they…

…fared well and here we are. Rhododendron morii Rhododendron morii Rhododendron morii Magnolia ‘Carlos’ with some flowers frosted and some not. Magnolia ‘Carlos’ First flowers out on the Echium pininana….

…Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ 2017 – CHW The Daily Telegraph has a picture of a 16ft tall Echium pininana growing outside. This beats the 14ft one growing at…