…see ripening seed pods so obvious on Berberis wilsonae. Berberis wilsonae Phyllostachys aurea ‘Argenteovariegata’ (probably ‘Albovariegata’ is the correct name) is not a bamboo I have taken in before. Growing…

…howellii ‘Reginald Cory’ Indigofera howellii ‘Reginald Cory’ Indigofera howellii ‘Reginald Cory’ A clump of a rare bamboo species by Tin Garden has decided to flower and die. I need to…

…The plants will also be featured prominently on the Burncoose stand.Fargesia murielae ‘Luca’ is an interesting novelty Bamboo bred by Frank Schnupper in Germany and exhibited in public for the…

…edged the border here. Bergenia ‘Bressingham White’ 2021 – CHW For the record here are pictures of the 12 new bamboo species planted below the Old Kennels this week. We…

…but I do not recollect planting this species here. Bamboo shoots Bamboo shoots Then off to Penvergate. This is the first flowering of Paulownia fortunei. One of the nice surprises…

…and chopped up to make more plants from sections of the rhizome. Gunnera rhizomes This is the bank where the new additional collection of bought in bamboo species will be…

…statement that Phyllostachys nigra ‘Megurochiku’ was very rare in cultivation and, in her view, one of the very best bamboo varieties I thought I had better photograph the canes and…

…2005 and the seedling was planted in 2009 so has taken 14 years from seed to first flowering. It sits on the site of an old Arundinaria nitida (bamboo) hedge…

…Puya mirabilis. Puya mirabilis Puya mirabilis Huge flowers on the very dwarf growing Hypericum olympicum ‘Citrinum’. Hypericum olympicum ‘Citrinum’ The ‘bamboo fern’, Coniogramme japonica ‘Flavomaculata’, are still tiny liners, but…

…of the Great Gardens of Cornwall and much expanded since I last visited three years ago. The new bamboo glade with many little-known species is taking hold. Yes there is…