…referred to them as American azalea hybrids. If this (or similar US rhodo species) are the parents then this does make sense. Rhododendron flammeum or Rhododendron bakeri hybrids Rhododendron flammeum…

…The flowers in the Dining Room included: Magnolia ‘Peachy’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Black Beauty’ Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids bred by Dad Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids Rhododendron williamsianum hybrids 2016 – CHW…

…– JCW A long way behind 1920. The Mrs Butler hybrids are good and the white Auklandii hybrids are just starting. The Berberis hedges have never been better and yellow…

…f. duclouxii Catalpa fargesii f. duclouxii The best survivor of our Rhododendron roylii hybrids is full out on Burns Bank. These Royal Flush hybrids used to be the best feature…

…Again quite early for a japonica. Camellia japonica ‘Elegans’ I said in this blog in September that this clump of Rhododendron royalii hybrids had over flowered, were over seeding and…

…Just as in 1927 say 25 species of Rhodo’s including Mackenzianum and 25 hybrids. No Magnolia as in 1913 but Gordonias, some flowers of the early Kobus ½ open.1927 –…

…Niner’ 2001 – FJW Giddle Orchard Magnolia shows colour.1959 – FJW Two flower buds on Rho’ giganteum opening. Sutch hybrids good and Red Admiral on its way. Cyclamineus at front…

…Baldick’s New Zealand hybrids, has a few flowers blown open at least two and a half months early. A dark colour though. Magnolia ‘Ians Red’ Magnolia ‘Suzanna van Veen’ is…

…most floriferous and impressive today. Worth naming or has it already been? To research. Similar to ‘Gwarvas’ perhaps? Camellia x williamsii hybrids Camellia x williamsii hybrids Camellia x williamsii hybrids…

…Camellia williamsii hybrids Camellia williamsii hybrids Another new Camellia sasanqua with its first flowers. ‘Setsugekka’ is a large single pure white. Camellia sasanqua with its first flowers. ‘Setsugekka’ Camellia sasanqua…

…necessary nearish there. Technologically illiterate I admit! So now time to investigate Hydrangea paniculata hybrids on the drive which are coming out and making a show a bit later than…

…shade. Azalea viscosum hybrids Azalea viscosum hybrids The azalea which flowered at Christmas is now the only one in this clump of five fairly ordinary orange azaleas to be bereft…

…the best show of any of the 12 aesculus species and hybrids now flowering away here today. This one is an excellent plant for a smaller garden. Ours was planted…

…best thing. Some Broughtonii hybrids hold on, Standish hybrids good. Some Yunnanense x Roylei are opening. R augustinii well over. Azaleas and Mrs Butlers in the beech Walk are good….

…looks much more like a Rhododendron royalii cross to me. Rhododendron haemaleum var. atrorubrum Rhododendron ‘Damaris’ on the main path. It used to be one of the best yellow hybrids…

…now 650 magnolia species and hybrids in the collection as well as a new collection of wild sourced Chinese rhododendron species. So we are still expanding and now have a…

…my father’s azalea hybrids. Really quite nice and possibly worth a name? my father’s azalea hybrids my father’s azalea hybrids 2016 – CHW An early morning tour of the garden…

…days. Frost last night hit the Thomsoni hybrids hard, Mrs Butler hybrids just coming on. Princep Mary not open, not much colour yet. 1911 – JCW We are far from…

…hybridisation work of Philppe de Spoelberg in crossing ‘Black Tulip’ and ‘Pickards Ruby’ with Caerhays bred hybrids (JCW, FJW) and the New Zealanders is producing a wonderful new crop of…

…late into flower. elliotii hybrids elliotii hybrids Pittosporum adaphniphylloides has made exceptional new growth. Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Pittosporum adaphniphylloides Still plenty of flowers on Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’. Magnolia ‘Summer Solstice’ Illicium…