27th February

…this cross. Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) Magnolia ‘Aphrodite’ (M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. soulangeana ‘Deep Purple Dream’) Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’….

22nd April

…form without the dark purple spots or blotches which you see in some others which can also be purple or rose-purple. One for Asia to propagate. Today it looks one…

3rd June

Purple’ – a new clone to me with really red new growth. Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ Cyphomandra corymbiflora – a new genus to us from the…

27th March

…x Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x Magnolia ‘Betty Jessel’ The first flowering of Magnolia ‘Toro’. Magnolia ‘Toro’ 2021 – CHW I…

3rd March

…determined that for registration the colour codes are as follows: In bud – Red Purple Group 70B – Strong Reddish Purple Full out – inside of tepals Red Purple Group…

20th April

…‘Darkest Purple’ is a liliiflora hybrid bred in Alabama in 1949 with ‘rich purple’ flowers so I may be wrong. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x M. ‘Betty Jessel’ The elderly (and…

19th May

…New leaves on Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’. Fagus sylvatica ‘Prince George of Crete’ Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’ purchased at Hampton Court in 2019. Podocarpus lawrencei ‘Purple King’ Rhododendron…

29th April

…Magnolia ‘Green Bee’ Exochorda tianschanica. Exochorda tianschanica New growth on Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’. Ailanthus altissima ‘Purple Dragon’ Rhododendron hanceanum (Wilson 4255) at Rosemoor last weekend. Here are the details…

29th March

Purple’ x Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ is a young plant but not, as yet, that impressive. No specific name as yet. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ Magnolia…

11th April

…survive in the garden. Azalea ‘Blushing Bride’ Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ is not, as yet, even faintly ‘globe-like’. Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ Wisteria flower buds swelling up. Wisteria Magnolia ‘Blushing Belle’ is…