3rd August

…thriving at Tregrehan. Cathaya argyrophylla Cathaya argyrophylla Dichroa guizhou has white buds and blue flowers. Here growing to around 3 feet x 5 feet. The flowers can be mauvish rather…

20th September

…now on the lawn. giant mushroom The first Camellia sasanqua is now full out. Camellia sasanqua The second (white) one has plenty of bud but is still some way off….

27th January

…moupinense. Rhododendron moupinense And on Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group (moupinense x sulphureum) raised here. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group A few more flowers now out on Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybing White’. It…

8th August

…even there, the flowers are hidden in with the leaves. Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ Hoheria sextylosa ‘Snow White’ 2020 – CHW Rubus phoenicolasius is ripe in parts and the young…

29th January

…Pink’ First single flower on Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’. It wins the contest for the first full open magnolia flower again this year. Magnolia campbellii ‘Strybling White’ 2017 – CHW…

11th July

…died for the same reason.I also bought a plant of the white flowered Jovellana sinclairii which is quite similar to the Jovellana punctata which is on our website. Jovellana sinclairii…

24th March

…gave us did have white rounded berries. I have never seen any berries on our plant. It may be another species of Melicytus or it may not but we do…

8th November

…even flower! Diospyros lotus Courtenay Smale sent me this picture of the azurites which he displayed at the Munich mineral show. azurites Jaimie sends me pictures of white spindles –…

4th June

…New growth on the ancient pink flowered Camellia sasanqua is dark bronzy-red. The white flowered forms have quite different new growth. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua 2021 – CHW A hurried…

21st August

…magnolia ‘Caerhays Splendour’ The sad remains of the flowers of Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’. Shrivelled and rejected. Hydrangea ‘Ayesha’ Strangely the 20 autumn planted Matsumae cherries below White Styles are all fine…