…‘Devon Purple’ planted recently but living up to its name. Stachyurus ‘Devon Purple’ Styrax serratifolius has only a very few flowers this year. Styrax serratifolius Styrax serratifolius Cotoneaster ‘Exburiensis’ full…

…attractive purple stalks in panicles. The flowers have purple stems in April and these suddenly stand out again in the autumn. They are not quite ripe but Asia may wish…

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Pink ?’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has a few buds very close to opening. Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ Polyspora longicarpa, which had struggled to get established, is now flourishing with…

…must to propagate anyway I do not recollect ever seeing this in flower before. ‘Carpeted’! Azalea ‘Purple Triumph’ Next to it is the late flowering evergreen azalea which was always…

…to Kennel Close to see what is new and interesting. First flowering of Sorbus yuana Clone 1 (Roundabarrow). Sorbus yuana Clone 1 Sorbus yuana Clone 1 Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’…

…Park Fire’ Viburnum odoratissimum full out today. Viburnum odoratissimum Viburnum odoratissimum Viburnum odoratissimum Fagus sylvatica ‘Brathay Purple’ has peculiar curled and twisted leaves. Fagus sylvatica ‘Brathay Purple’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Franken’…

…also has very dark coloured leaves. Styrax japonicus ‘Columnar’ Picrasma quassioides has just finished flowering. Picrasma quassioides Styrax ‘Purple Dress’ just coming out. Styrax ‘Purple Dress’ Thomas gives me the…

…and Guatemala. These flowers do not seem to have the purple blotch in the centre which the reference books mention but there is a scent. Philadelphus mexicanus Philadelphus mexicanus The…

…was a delicate pink. Now it has turned to a shade of light blue with some outer florets turning green while others exhibit red/purple blotches on the fading whitish flowers….

…are pendulous with purple anthers which fade quickly and finally open out upside down which is not exactly how they are shown in ‘Magnolias of China’. The flowers do not…