…and has a darker colouration on some of the petals. Camellia x williamsii ‘Philippa Forwood’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Philippa Forwood’ Camellia x williamsii ‘John Pickthorn’ is hidden away in the…

…even if the flowers are small. Colour varies. Those blown open early are too pale but some are a good dark colour as they should be. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Copeland Court’…

…yet to spoil the show. Rhododendron nobleanum and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2019 – CHW First flowers on Camellia ‘Lipstick’. A wonderful dark anemone form but is it so different from…

…Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’ Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Imbricata Pendula’ 2017 – CHW Syringa emodii ‘Aureovariegata’ still with no sign of autumn. The prominent dark green centres of its leaves persist only…

…rays but in the covering of the eventual seed cluster below the flower itself. Centaurea nigra has dark black/brown scales with some green showing between them. Centaurea debeauxii has longer…

…see the flowers. Styrax japonicus ‘Crystal’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ must be nearly 30 feet tall now. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendulus’ Styrax japonicus ‘Purple Dress’ is a better darker coloured leaf than…

…Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’ Secondary, and very dark, flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’. Magnolia ‘Genie’ Magnolia ‘Genie’ Sadly the last old clump of Rhododendron ‘Charles Michael’ is now dead….

…ssp. discolor Secondary flowers on the old wisteria by the Playhouse. wisteria wisteria A very dark self-sown dierama below the wisteria. dierama And next to it the first flowers on…

…this year. Camellia pitardii Jaimie’s other new hybrid above the veitchii in the flesh. Fully covered with darker flowers this year whereas only 10 or so last year and three…

…few more new plant entries for 2017: Agastache ‘Blackadder’ is an attractive late flowering dark blue purple. Quite a show in a herbaceous border for September and growing to about…