…the nursery tunnel a few flowers in October! Camellia ‘Takanini’ Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ with a flower developing. Growing on a hedge outside the old packing shed. Tetrapanax papyrifera ‘Rex’ 2017…

…name of the latter! Both grow here too. Rhododendron prunifolium Rhododendron prunifolium The Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ again seems to have died (all four trunks) but, as usual, root suckers are…

…Sycoparrotia semidecidua full out with its peculiar flowers. Sycoparrotia semidecidua Sycoparrotia semidecidua The Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ outside the old packing shed is now out in flower. The flower head and…

Return to 27th April. Rhododendron arizelum Rhododendron vernicosum (Rock 18139) Rhododendron rex Rhododendron platypodum Rhododendron habrotrichium (F 27343) Rhododendron hyperythrum Rhododendron pingianum Rhododendron rex ssp. fictolacteum (R 22227) Rhododendron argyrophyllum…

…kwangtungensis (Manglietia moto). Magnolia kwangtungensis Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ root shoots have escaped the grass cut. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ Viburnum triphyllum from Crûg has made a large shrub. Viburnum triphyllum Viburnum…

…as if they should be. Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ will recover although all of the leaves are browned off and dead but Scheffleras undeterred.. Schefflera macrophylla Hoheria sexstylosa by the Heligan…

…looks to have a nice red flower and is apparently hardy to -5°. We will see! Begonia Rex like perhaps? Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Begonia ‘Betitochiba’ Polyanthes tuberosa – I have never…