23rd April

…Castle Old wisteria at Penrice Castle Old wisteria at Penrice Castle Old wisteria at Penrice Castle Paeonia ostii – a tree paeony variety. Paeonia ostii Pear ‘Doyenne du Comice’ well…

14th March

…x semperflorens Alnus ullungdoensis Alnus ullungdoensis Acacia boormanii Acacia boormanii Lithodora zahnii Lithodora zahnii Paeonia cambessedessii Paeonia cambessedessii Euphorbia rigida Euphorbia rigide Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Pinus palustris Camellia ‘Mercury…

25th May

…Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’ Another mist house of rooted camellia cuttings ready to pot on. camellia cuttings Paeonia delavayi by the mist houses in full flower at around 6ft tall. Paeonia

30th June

…this year and our first sight of the pale pinkish flower spikes above the dark blackish leaves. Astilbe ‘Chocolate Fascination’ Astilbe ‘Chocolate Fascination’ Paeonia tenuifolia is setting ripe seed quickly…

8th September

…new species of tender beschorneria – Beschorneria albiflora. Beschorneria albiflora Beschorneria albiflora Beschorneria albiflora Colletia hystrix Colletia hystrix Paeonia potanini Paeonia potanini Illicium oligandrum – a new species of illicium…