…Judi kindly brought me plants of Tritonia disticha formerly known as Crocosmia rosea. Burncoose Nurseries A couple of female flower cones for the first time on the Australian Araucaria bidwillii….

…wattiana Crataegus wattiana 2021 – CHW A quick look at the Hydrangea quercifolias in flower.I find a further cluster of three female flower cones on Araucaria bidwillii. Araucaria bidwillii Hydrangea…

…a spot. Carpinus nimpoli Ripening Rehderodendron macrocarpum seeds front the male flower heads on Araucaria araucana. Rehderodendron macrocarpum seeds front the male flower heads on Araucaria araucana Fuschia ‘Blacky’ –…

…var. paraguayensis Myrceugenia var. paraguayensis Buddleia heliophila flowering for the first time here I suspect. Buddleia heliophila Buddleia heliophila This cluster of 4 huge seed heads on Araucaria angustifolia are…

…variabilis Quercus variabilis Magnolia ‘March Till Frost’ with secondary flowers alongside Hydrangea quercifolia flowers that have already turned pink. Magnolia ‘March Till Frost’ The female seed cones on Araucaria bidwillii…

…sargentiana with massive slug and snail attacks on its skeleton leaves. Rather magnolia-like. Hydrangea sargentiana Hydrangea sargentiana The female flower cones are now even larger on Araucaria bidwillii. No sign…

…‘Gay Border’ The two year old female cones on Araucaria angustifolia are just starting to turn brown and ripe. Araucaria angustifolia Stachyurus chinensis ‘Magpie’ is not at all a bad…

…are male (flower) cones. The females are more rounded on the end of the twigs/branches. So the older mature Araucaria aracuna and the younger plant (as here) are both males!…

…Maurice Foster. The plant is easy enough from cuttings so perhaps no need to gather the seed? Hypericum forrestii Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Gold Rush’ and Araucaria araucana look good together in…

…clusters. Osmanthus x fortunei Osmanthus x fortunei Araucaria bidwillii with copious new growth emerging. This tree is growing very rapidly – 14 years or so from planting. Plenty of flower…