…leaves on! Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Nearby a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ which I photographed six weeks ago with what I thought was a secondary flower or two has now lost…

…have seen it better in the nursery. Magnolia ‘Tinkerbelle’ Magnolia ‘Tinkerbelle’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’…

…M. acuminata ssp. subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ x M. ‘Elizabeth’. Not bad but not as good as ‘Honey Tulip’ or ‘Honey Belle’, or ‘Judy Zuk’ as we can now compare. Magnolia…

…notice flowers amongst leaves. What is now clear is that a few of these flowers, especially on a young Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’, were not secondary blooms but spring arriving in…

…spots (ie Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’) still have most of their leaves on although they will be out in around three months. No wonder magnolias grow so quickly! Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’…

…when set against so many scores of others. It is a lightish and translucent pink but quite different from Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ or Magnolia ‘Kew’s Surprise’. Again this needs formal…

…Road Camellia ss Memphis Belle Camellia classique Mimosa Jury Camellia reticulata Miss Tulare Camellia classique Sanpei Tsubaki Camellia sasanqua Sekiyo Camellia sasanqua Setsugekka Camellia sasanqua Showa No Sakae Camellia champetre…

…CHW We saw flowers last week on M. ‘Southern Belle’ and here is Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ also just out and very similar in appearance. The latter is supposedly M. obovata…

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ with three or four flowers out Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ with one flower out Rhododendron desquamatum Rhododendron desquamatum All three are at…