Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…named clone. Drimys lanceolata ‘Red Spice’ Viburnum cylindricum (?) Viburnum cylindricum Anemonella thalictroides Anemonella thalictroides Viburnum carlcephalum – an especially fine flower. Viburnum carlcephalum Anemone x iipsiensis Anemone x iipsiensis…

2nd January

…much scarcer now. 2019 – CHW First flowers on the fairly new Camellia ‘Volunteer’. A darkish anemone red. Camellia ‘Volunteer’ Camellia ‘Volunteer’ The second and outer bud casings on the…

18th March

…An arrangement of Camellias shown for effect – 1st Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ Any anemone or peony cultivar of Japonica one bloom C. ‘Mark Allen’ – 3rd Any three Reticulata…

30th November

…‘Winter’s Charm’. Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ alongside Camellia ‘Winter’s Charm’ Camellia ‘Bokuhan’ with its anemone shaped flowers. They seem rather small to me this year and smaller than those on our…

22nd March

…Some Poets are open, several Erica australis half open. The Arboreums about mid season. Anemone alpinia at their best. Many reticulatas open. 1907 – JCW Bob saw the first martins….

17th November

…can look a bit ‘dirty’! Camellia “Snow Flurry” Camellia “Snow Flurry” Camellia “Winter’s Interlude” is a good pale anemone form. Camellia “Winter’s Interlude” Camellia “Winter’s Interlude” Then on to Tregothnan…

19th November

…a delicate initially anemone shaped double white seeming fully double when full out. Large flowers for a sasanqua. Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ ‘Winters Joy’ –…

17th July

…from Scotland, R brunonis very fine. Mitraria nice. No cyclamen. No buddleia’s. R decorum flower buds not moving yet. R cinnabarinum good and shaping. 1897 – JCW Anemone japonica open….

10th January

…yet to spoil the show. Rhododendron nobleanum and Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ 2019 – CHW First flowers on Camellia ‘Lipstick’. A wonderful dark anemone form but is it so different from…