…the wind but promising. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Deep Purple Dream’ shows potential for the future but damaged today. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Deep Purple Dream’…

…Cupressus austrotibetica Taiwania cryptomeriodes – we have two others now of this drooping conifer. Taiwania cryptomeriodes Taiwania cryptomeriodes This is another first flower (unimpressive) on Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x ‘Betty…

…Sycoparrotia semidecidua ‘Purple Haze’ has startling blackish-purple new growth and is a new plant for the website. Sycoparrotia semidecidua Sycoparrotia semidecidua Telopea speciosissima with a flower just coming. These need…

…yet. Sorbus eleonorae Only one of the clump of three Callicarpa shirasawana has a good crop of light purple berries in Tin Garden. Callicarpa shirasawana Autumn colour just starting on…

…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…

…red-purple new growth on Osmanthus yunnanensis. Osmanthus yunnanensis A young Camellia trichocarpa with a good amount of new growth. Camellia trichocarpa Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’ (Millais Nurseries) more plastered in flower that…

…‘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…

…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…