27th November

…it next year. The darker pink form alongside it is nowhere near showing colour yet. Camellia saluensis Camellia saluensis 1984 – FJW Philip brought in first flower November Pink. 1943…

23rd August

…splitting seed heads. Euonymus planipes Lonicera x americana still nicely in flower. Lonicera x americana Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’ with what looks like a secondary flowering. Styrax japonicus ‘Pink Chimes’…

30th May

…and niece An amazingly good Crinodendron hookerianum in Carnon Downs. Crinodendron hookerianum Rosa canina full out in the hedgerows by Treberrick. Pink and white forms. Good news that hedges cannot…

11th May

…magnolia. It is not listed in Eisenhut’s new book which does mention ‘Coral Charm’ but with no real description. Magnolia ‘Coral Pink’ Magnolia ‘Coral Pink’ Merillopanax alpinus just coming into…

7th March

…‘Black Tulip’ x M. x soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’ also 2013 planted. I think this is now called ‘Antje Zandee’ but ‘Aphrodite’ and ‘Pink Fruity’ are different named plants from…

8th July

…supposedly, of Buddleia globosa from France are flowering yellow rather than the more normal orange. That is perhaps OK but the other half of the batch are pink and not…

30th April

…flower and interesting new growth. Trochodendron aralioides Trochodendron aralioides A young Rhododendron smirnowii with its first two flowers. Rhododendron smirnowii Azalea ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’ Azalea ‘Salmon Pink Cushion’ Magnolia ‘Woodsman’…

24th August

…paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ is not very pink really – more creamy-green. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ Fruits on Crataegus…

20th March

…Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ growing in a clump below the ponds. Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ Betula albosinensis ‘Pink Champagne’ Rhododendron fansipanense as we saw from Tregye at the Rosemoor show…

3rd May

…[See Georg Ruf’s comment at bottom of page] Taiwania cryptomeroides Taiwania cryptomeroides Rhododendron ‘Lady Alice Fitzwilliam’ with a bit more yellow (rather than pink) in the trumpets than Rhododendron ‘Fragrantissimum’….