…‘Red Sentinel’ beside the drive is now at its absolute best. The top part of the tree is more purple than red but the odd remaining lower leaves are red….

…species which Tom collected in a limestone crevice in ?Vietnam Purple new growth on Rhododendron nuttallii in the greenhouse Illicium simonsii – pinkish in bud opening pale yellow, highly scented….

…this is Ballota acetabulosa? The flowers have purple-mauve veining. Here it is growing through and over a Grevillea. Flowers and seed heads rather better than Ballota pseudodictamnus I think but…

…which he cut today. The dark purple central markings within the flower are normally hidden when on the tree as they were at Lanhydrock 10 or so days ago. Very…

…Hydrangea ‘R F Felton’ Hydrangea ‘R F Felton’ Buddleia lindleyana is just out much earlier than last year overhanging the drive. The deep purple trumpets on long flowering racemes (often…

…which is still in bud with larger black buds. Sycopsis sinensis Sycopsis sinensis Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ just out. Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ Small Liquidambar styraciflua with just a few purple-red leaves…

…before on Magnolia ‘Crystal Tulip’. Magnolia ‘Crystal Tulip’ Nyssa sinensis (FMWJ 13122) with its newer leaves already a stand out, reddish-purple. Nyssa sinensis Carpinus omeiensis omiense (Roundabarrow) with reddish, secondary…

…out. Similar purple-black ivy-like seedpods replace the flowers. The flower heads look much like the seed heads in reality. Pseudopanax laetus Pseudopanax laetus Also in John’s garden was Rostrincula dependens…

…slender stalked open branched sprays with purple-red outer petals and creamy white inner petals as here AND it flowers in summer which very few Mahonia species do. Then again M….

…well as dappled colours on the fading leaves. Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa kwangtungensis Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ – nothing beats these bronze/purple fruits but no autumn colour yet. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ Firmania…