…berries Nothofagus dombeyi trunk Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Dacrycarpus dacrydioides trunk. These are growing as a clump of five trees. Rhododendron frangipanensis in full flower. New species to me. Arbutus canariensis…

…x M. ‘Black Tulip’ – excellent but, again, no name. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x M. ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Romance’ – quite nice. Will probably improve…

…out for a while now and the leaves are emerging. Paler than ‘Black Tulip’ as you would expect but with a rounded Black Tulip shape. Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘Black…

…yes but vigorous reshooting from bare branches is well underway all over the tree. Multiple shoots on most twigs while the previously frosted ‘new’ leaves still hang there black and…

…are attractive. Growing in a damp place it has settled in well. Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis Salix moupinensis In my care article on cordyline for the website I referred to…

…‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. campbellii ‘Darjeeling The new Magnolia ‘Romance’ now full out. Magnolia ‘Romance’ Magnolia ‘Venus’ is a cross between M. ‘Black…

…is short lived. Only three survivors of five planted in 2009. No flowers on H. quercifolia ‘White Lace’ nearby. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Burgundy’ which takes its name from the autumn leaf…

…Eucalyptus gregsoniana Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Titan’ nearly out – early for a…

…the sun. Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Fagus sylvatica ‘Black Swan’ Salix moupinense (from Tom Hudson / Vietnam) is very different from Salix fargesii despite what the reference books say. I…

…the Rockery is one of the later evergreen azaleas to flower. The best very dark red? Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ This is Rhododendron reticulatum which is nearly (but…

…Maple. Acer campestre Acer campestre Scilla bifolia in a woodland setting. Scilla bifolia Camellia ‘Black Magic’ almost black in bud. Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Magnolias tower over the…

…‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Serene’ – an interesting first flower. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Serene’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’ – now named ‘Aphrodite’ or ‘Antje…

…‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Pickard’s Ruby’ Magnolia ‘Rebecca’s Perfume’….

…Caerhays bred Azalea ‘Black Hawk’. Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ Azalea ‘Black Hawk’ The wisteria now nearly full out. wisteria now nearly full out wisteria now nearly full out 2023 – CHW…

…and Erigeron karvinskianus Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’. Phillyrea angustifolia and Sambucus ‘Black Beauty’ Rosa ‘Bonica’ is one which we should stock. Very reliable in the Cornish damp! Rosa…

…Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ Ajuga reptans ‘Black Scallop’ 2016 – CHW A day clearing out my mother’s desk for the archive room…

…in black fruit as usual. Acanthopanax aff. sessiliflorus Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ with yet more secondary flowers. Two crops of these in reality. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Rhus chinensis just out in…

…flowers as they just emerge from the very black buds and ahead of the leaves. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’…

…Putting it crudely ‘Genie’ is a reddish black when it first opens whereas ‘Black Tulip’ is purplish sort of blackish when it first opens. Which is the darkest – see…

…Zandee’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Purple Dream’ – first flowering here Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Purple Dream’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘Purple Dream’ Magnolia ‘Atlas’ x ‘Vulcan’ – first flowering…