April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 2)

…original Chaenomeles x superba ‘Rowallane’ is a vivid scarlet or is it orange/ red? A chance seedling originally found at Rowallane. We saw the Hypericum ‘Rowallane’ nearby but it was…

27th August

…project. Although there are still (amazingly) a few flowers showing there is also a plethora of seed pods on this tree. Some ripe and showing orange seeds. Some less so…

25th July

…We have just layered this very late flowering rhododendron on Rookery Path which I remember being more orange-red than this when I have seen it before. No idea of a…

22nd September

…One always forgets that Elaeagnus x ebbingei flowers in the autumn and produces orange seeds in the spring. There is a big clump above the fernery flowering away nicely at…

7th August

…three years and distinctive leaves with furry undersides but only three flowers of which one is out but a pheasant has pecked off some of the buds. Orange centres to…

27th January

…were visible here outside the front arch with their prominent orange seeds. Arum italicum 1993 – FJW Very warm – flower on Michelia – sycamore seed germinating in the Big…

19th September

…Prince’. Orange buds opening yellow which tells us a bit about its parentage. Mahonia fortunei ‘Winter Prince’ Young plants of Mallotus japonicus have positively enjoyed the drought and grown on…

18th September

…‘Satomi’, easily the best cornus in flower here amongst the many photographed in July. There are a few orange strawberries showing up but not that many. Cornus kousa ‘Satomi’ Cornus…

16th September

…like this in a drought year. The squirrels will soon find them! older beech trees Orange berries just starting to show up Cotoneaster conspicuus. Cotoneaster conspicuus Hoya carnosa in the…

13th September

…julibrissen ‘Ombrella’ 2018 – CHW In the nursery for a management meeting this Monday. Physalis franchettii is performing similarly well. A bizarre orange display of seed capsules. Physalis franchettii Physalis…