7th December

…already and just as stunning as last year. Polyspora Polyspora Polyspora Seed heads forming after the first flowering ever here of Tristaniopsis laurina in September. The flowers were yellow and…

6th November

…sickly yellow for a year or two but is now motoring ahead and its first flowers are full out. Polyspora longicarpus Polyspora longicarpus Polyspora longicarpus Another unnamed Camellia x williamsii…

3rd March

…up and rather later on than usual. Polyspora axillaris Polyspora axillaris As Jaimie remarked Rhododendron ‘Choremia’ is flowering much earlier in the year as it has matured (arboreum x haematodes)….

3rd August

…collect when they are. Polyspora longicarpa Polyspora longicarpa Gingko biloba ‘Variegata’ with its irregular leaf variegations was looking good in Kennel Close. Gingko biloba ‘Variegata’ Gingko biloba ‘Variegata’ Flower buds…

3rd September

…the New Year. This plant was windblown and nearly dead four or five years ago but has now settled in. Polyspora longicarpa Polyspora longicarpa Yet another good Rhododendron ‘Polar Bear’….

3rd January

…saluenensis seedlings Camellia saluenensis seedlings What can beat this Polyspora for size of flower today? Sadly the wind has blown off a load of other flowers. Polyspora Polyspora Camellia japonica…

18th February

…and veining but, sadly, the one flower has been destroyed in the Beast. Polyspora speciosa Polyspora speciosa While planting here we suddenly notice dripping white sap running down the trunk…

21st November

…come. Polyspora longicarpus (WWJ 11604) Polyspora longicarpus (WWJ 11604) 2021 – CHW A fine crop of self-sown Dicksonia antarctica, Picea and Betula seedlings on the hot dry bank above the…

19th July

…in France and a bit different to our more mature plant from Crug Farm with the same name. The taxonomists have a lot to do to work through Polyspora. Polyspora

24th November

Polyspora longicarpa with its first flowers out. This plant suffered from cold winds when first planted out but has now prospered and also has its first seed pods. Polyspora longicarpa…