2nd December

…sectifolius A liner of Camellia brevistyla var. rubra with tiny flowers. Cuttings from Tregrehan to add to our camellia species collection here. Camellia brevistyla var. rubra Camellia brevistyla var. rubra…

28th September

…enormous clusters of black fruits so far left alone by the birds. Acanthopanax sessilensis Acanthopanax sessilensis Acanthopanax sessilensis Photinia villosa var. coreana again covered in berries. Photinia villosa var. coreana…

22nd March

…Magnolia kobus var. borealis towers over Rhododendron macabeanum. Magnolia kobus var. borealis towers over Rhododendron macabeanum Euonymus wilsonii with flower buds not yet open. A quick growing species. Euonymus wilsonii…

12th October

…to a few branches. Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Corylopsis ‘Spring Purple’ has as good an autumn…

30th June

…now. Much less tall growing that Fuchsia ‘Riccartonii’. Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis Fuchsia magellanica var gracilis A clump of (I think) Iris foetida in full shade…

3rd November

…pseudocamellia Stewartia pseudocamellia Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata has again produced a decent autumn show below Donkey Shoe. Magnolia fraseri var. pyramidata As usual a few battered and misshapen out of…

27th July

var. paraguayensis in full flower. Very much a ‘myrtle’ and I suspect the name. Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis 2021 – CHW A young and newly planted…

19th November

…discolor Asterotrichion discolor Asterotrichion discolor Camellia ‘Desire’ full out in the cash point. Camellia ‘Desire’ Lapageria rosea var. albiflora in full flower in a pot for planting out at Caerhays….

2nd July

…Juglans nigra Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana has attractive bark and slightly different shaped leaves. Flowers long gone. Bark a bit different too. Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriniana…

12th February

…the head gardener at Mount Congreve originally in 2007. Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpina Phyllocladus trichomanoides var. alpina I was wrong yesterday. Rhododendron ‘Bo Peep’ (pink form) is full out above…