…we saw Magnolia tamaulipana in tight bud. Today it is nearly over. Twenty-four hours is all you get with this peculiar Mexican species. This is the second flower about a…

…will be a dwarf tree but it will have to get a move on or be overshadowed by the nearby evergreen Quercus stenophylloides; a Mexican (?) oak given to us…

…I suspect this species is only borderline hardy here and, after the new clearing below it, is even more exposed now. Some of these newer Mexican oaks sit and struggle…

…age and shows no sign yet of flowering. Agave americana Agave americana Agave americana Agave americana Agave americana Pimm’s and some alcoholic Mexican concoction made from the juice of agave…

…Quite a few things here to move into more suitable positions. Many common problems – how do you get Cladastris to flower, Emmenopterys also. We must persevere with the Mexican…

…amurensis has interesting bark. Maackia amurensis Nothofagus nitida is not one we have growing at Caerhays as far as I know. Nothofagus nitida Nothofagus nitida An unusual Mexican holly, Desfontainia…

…exceptionally brief) first time seen flowering of this Mexican magnolia. First time ever in the UK growing outside? I need to research this but in the Eisenhut magnolia book the…

…exact name. It is planted in semi shade which I suspect is not a good idea for a Mexican oak species. Quercus georgii Quercus georgii 2017 – CHW I have…

…(again) of last year’s dry summer which this Mexican species enjoyed. Magnolia dealbata Magnolia dealbata Staphylea colchica has formed its bladders quickly in the hot weather. I do not remember…

…Mexican species and just too tender for us to grow here. 2020 – CHW I see that the Welsh health minister has not been observing the (self-imposed and different) Welsh…

…leucantha full out in flower by the greenhouse. This Mexican species should flower now. Sadly I have cocked up the photographs. Salvia leucantha First flower on Camellia ‘Lady Clare’ by…