24th October

…the Wynn-Joneses who collected it would not agree. Lindera umbellata var lancea Lindera umbellata var lancea Lindera umbellata var lancea 2015 – CHW I have always read about the blue…

3rd October

…I have never seen this before. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata Neolitsea sericea flowering away in the autumn in the greenhouse as a young plant. This is an evergreen autumn flowering…

10th October

…but the fruits seem well protected too. Zanthoxylum armatum Zanthoxylum armatum Wonderful autumn colour again this year on Lindera umbellata. </div Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ with its…

17th October

…old plants in shade Three very different autumn colour themes from reddish to pinkish to yellow in this species. Lindera umbellata with a stunning show. Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Acer…

26th October

…also a tender greenhouse plant. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata Two different coloured forms of Rostrinucula dependens. The pink form is nicer. A dependable late autumn herbaceous plant growing up to…

28th October

…Rhododendron concatenans is again impressive. Rhododendron concatenans Rhododendron concatenans Autumn colour has dropped quickly on Lindera umbellata. Lindera umbellata Lindera umbellata Deer damage on a stem of Lindera sericea. Lindera…

11th November

…new entry for our website. Acer rubrum ‘Brandy Wine’ Acer rubrum ‘Brandy Wine’ Phymosia umbellata is another new plant to Burncoose. Phymosia umbellata Phymosia umbellata x Sycoparrotia ‘Purple Haze’ unbelievably…

28th May

…growing in the open in the teeth of the wind. We tend to plant them by water which is completely wrong in nature! Restios Metrosideros umbellata can take all the…

1st November

…flower on Rhaphiolepsis umbellata. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata Grevillea juniperina sulphurea just in flower. Grevillea juniperina sulphurea Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ earning its name! Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ Hebe franciscana ‘Variegata’ (‘Silver…

23rd July

…Admiral’ Trachelospermum jasminoides has covered the fence and is full out. Trachelospermum jasminoides Trachelospermum jasminoides Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’ is similar. Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’ Rhaphiolepsis umbellata is setting seed. Rhaphiolepsis umbellata