4th February

…‘Winter Intruder’. close up of Rhododendron ‘Winter Intruder’ Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburst’ has 2 flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Carter’s Sunburst’ First flower on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’. Camellia x…

13th August

…nearby have not. Two rhododendrons Schima superba (Mu He Shu) with now reddish new growth. Earlier it looked much whiter. Schima superba (Mu He Shu) Phoebe sheareri settling in well…

27th December

…australis Hoya australis Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramers Red’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Kramers Red’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica x darleyensis ‘Phoebe’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica erigena ‘Irish Dusk’ Erica…

21st March

Phoebe Taylor’ is exceptional with huge flowers that droop down a bit from the bush. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ Camellia japonica ‘Dear Jenny’ Camellia japonica ‘Dear Jenny’ A…

12th December

…‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ looking rather nice in the sun. Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ New Zealand magnolia imports still in full leaf and growth. New Zealand magnolia imports 2016 – CHW…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…Camellia japonica ‘Pink Chiffon’ Camellia japonica ‘Pink Chiffon’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Cameo’ Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Cameo’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Taylor’s Perfection’ – a bit like ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ as the…

28th March

…Camellia ‘Mary Phoebe Taylor’ which was raised in New Zealand. One of the best dozen x williamsii varieties I think and well up with Debbie, Brigadoon, Anticipation etc. Parrotia persica…

15th August

…4595) Nothaphoebe cavaleriei looks quite different to the Phoebe cavaleriei photographed only a couple of days ago. Nothaphoebe cavaleriei Nothaphoebe cavaleriei Decaisnea insignis (also from Tom) is now growing away…

6th August

…Cotoneasters and Crataegus are well photographed in this diary. I thought I would try to obtain a few more very obscure genera: Campytoptris macrocarpaDichotomanthes tristaniicarpa Mediago strasseri Ostryopsis davidiana Phoebe