28th April

…Polyspora speciosa The outstanding Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lantern’ – an excellent red which gets better and better. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lantern’ Enkianthus cernuus recurvatus – the unopened flowers not yet…

8th May

…winter months. A paler colour than usual though. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ Azalea ‘Daviesii’. Azalea ‘Daviesii’ Azalea ‘Daviesii’ Azalea ‘Berryrose’. Azalea ‘Berryrose’ Azalea ‘Berryrose’ This is not the true Enkianthus cernuus…

15th November

…tree. Ilex opaca Ilex opaca Ilex opaca An elderly Enkianthus chinensis with the full autumn show. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Pruncus incisa (I assume) in flower as an…

18th November

…amongst real collectors! 2019 – CHW A sunny but chilly day and wet underfoot. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ with good yellow colour. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Quercus dentata ‘Carl…

12th May 1897 – 2020

…be forgiven I suppose? It is a nice red form of Enkianthus campanulatus but nothing more. Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus Acer platanoides ‘Royal Red’ has fine new leaves. Acer platanoides…

1st May 1897 – 2020

…time. Enkianthus serrulatus Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ just out. Also a newly planted group and with loads of flower. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Ruby Glow’ Then a big excitement. A new Enkianthus…

26th April 1897 – 2020

…veitchiorum This looks like a royalii hybrid but I do not have a name. royalii hybrid royalii hybrid royalii hybrid Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Palibini’ nicely out. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Palibini’ Enkianthus campanulatus…

1st May

…echinatus Labelled Enkianthus chinensis but, I’m afraid, it’s not. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ is excellent! Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ So is Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Vesta’ 2023 – CHW…

14th May

…rubens with rather larger flower tassels than usual. Enkianthus cernuus rubens Enkianthus cernuus rubens Sorbus scalaris. Sorbus scalaris Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’. Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ Rhododendron ‘Lemon Meringue’ 2025 – CHW…

29th May 1897 – 2020

…Two old original plants of enkianthus in the full shade of Magnolia x veitchii. One is Enkianthus campanulatus var albiflorus and the other Enkianthus campanulatus var campanulatus. I have only…

23rd May 1897 – 2020

…Perhaps the only hawthorn worth growing. I first saw this at Anthony Woodland garden decades ago.Two more newly planted enkianthus flowering for the first time in Kennel Close: Enkianthus cernuus…

17th March 1897 – 2020

…to the enkianthus collection:In particular a group of five Enkianthus serrulatus (as seen at Tregrehan)One Enkianthus ‘Sinsetu’One Enkianthus ‘Miyama-beni’Two Enkianthus ‘Showy Lantern’Two Enkianthus cernus recurvuusIt will not be a planting…

2nd May

…my favourites. Rhododendron floccigerum Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ is a good yellow colour. Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Magnolia laevifolia ‘Kunming’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Albiflorus’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Albiflorus’…

21st November

…is a good yellow as usual. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ Enkianthus cernuus rubens is even better close up. Enkianthus cernuus rubens Rhododendron reticulatum is also showing up well today near these…

22nd November

…today in the Auklandii Garden and ripe seed pods. Enkianthus cernuus rubens Enkianthus cernuus rubens 2018 – CHW A rather morbid day!The honey fungus Magnolia sieboldii casualty has been cut…

30th November

…flower. The trusses seem a little deformed but the colour on the bells is clear enough. Very odd! unlabelled Enkianthus unlabelled Enkianthus unlabelled Enkianthus The old quince has dropped its…

1st December

…‘Venus’ persist. The flowers are not properly formed. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ Salix moupinensis still in full leaf (but Salix fargesii is leafless). It is simply incorrect that…

31st May 1897 – 2020

…mature plants of – yes! – enkianthus. Four are over and look like single Enkianthus campanulatus but one still has a few flowers and is clearly the white Enkianthus perulatus….

28th May 1897 – 2020

…insect to feed and protect their eggs and larvae. Perhaps commoner on azaleas than camellias they do no long term harm and are easily cut off. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis…

29th April 1897 – 2020

…Hardy and Bert’s nursery of a similar age. Delicate white flowers and wrong on the Burncoose website currently where it shows a picture of Enkianthus campanulatus. Enkianthus perulatus Enkianthus perulatus…