…into flower Valthemiena capensis Valthemiena capensis Encephalartos nataleinsis Encephalartos nataleinsis Amicia Zygomeris still with a flower out Amicia Zygomeris The first Helleborus niger to come out into flower Helleborus niger…

…hybrid red hybrid Another pink hybrid amid a clump of FJW seedlings. pink hybrid pink hybrid Amid the rain the magnolias stand out proud. 156 visitors yesterday had responded to…

…Paeonia ‘Delavayi’ – not the usual colour if correctly labelled? Paeonia ‘Oukan’ Paeonia ‘Oukan’ Paeonia ‘Oukan’ Paeonia ‘Isononami’ Paeonia ‘Isononami’ Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii – a very fine large flowered…

…Rhododendron schlippenbachii Rhododendron concinnum by the pond. Rhododendron concinnum Rhododendron makinoi is a very shy flowerer amid its unusual foliage. Rhododendron makinoi The wedding fair in full flow at Burncoose…

…Rhododendron moupinense 2023 – CHW Jaimie spots a rare (for us) group of Crocus amid a bank of naturalised wild daffodils in the Aucklandii Garden. group of Crocus Camellia lecture…

…Not quite the same colour or foliage to ours here so perhaps a hybrid. Buddleia salvifolia Buddleia salvifolia Amicia zygomeris in the back of a border. Amicia zygomeris Acanthus spinosus…

…stripe amid the dark purple. Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Rhododendron ‘Glendoick Velvet’ Reevsia sinica has shed what was left of its old leaves after the ‘Beast’ and is thankfully producing attractive…

…coming on quickly again now amid the magnolia skeleton leaves on the ground. These are mainly Spanish bluebells with some natives in between. Spanish bluebells Spanish bluebells 2016 – CHW…

…wind. Magnolia campbellii seedling Amid the gloom a ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling shows up along the drive from the Isla Rose Plantation. ‘Caerhays Belle’ seedling What a ghastly day but no…

…in January! Less so than last January perhaps. Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ Hydrangea ‘Joseph Banks’ Likewise Hydrangea ‘Madame Mouilliere’ still has good white mopheads amid many other dead flowers. We have…