…downpours turning the flowers into a brown mush before the petals even fell. A squirrel was up the tree eating what was left of the flowers nevertheless. Prunus ‘Shirotae’ Staphylea…

…Magnolia tamaulipana Bladders on Staphylea trifolia. Staphylea trifolia And on Staphylea colchica. Staphylea colchica Styrax serrulatus in full flower long after the others are over. Styrax serrulatus Styrax serrulatus Rhododendron…

…Staphylea pinnata And more yellow on Staphylea colchica. Staphylea colchica Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ is a regular second flowerer. Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Rhododendron ‘Norfolk Candy’ Ross has cleared the two fallen…

…Staphylea colchica has ‘bladder nuts’ which have ‘burst’ (ie the pods have deflated) and are ready to gather. Staphylea colchica Staphylea trifoliata has pods which have turned red like its…

…other one nearby. Identical I think but very fine! These photographs will form part of my new article on Staphylea. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘March-Till-Frost’ with its…

…has now dropped on Staphylea colchica leaving only the rounded and yellowish seed capsules on the tree. Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Many of our aerial grafts have failed in the…

…in the sun. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ 2023 – CHW The Eden Project have spent 6 weeks trying to come here to collect the wildflower seeds…

…nearby Staphylea pinnata which has shed them to preserve energy. Staphylea colchica This huge beech tree is splitting in half and will have to come down soon or half will…

…and sometimes a single capsule of two seeds. Still green but very obvious on the small tree. Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata 2017 – CHW The 2018 Burncoose catalogue first proof…

…fruit Staphylea holocarpa with seeds Staphylea holocarpa with seeds Bupleurum fruiticosum just coming out. A really good coastal plant. Bupleurum fruiticosum Bupleurum fruiticosum Sciadopitys verticellata with cone First time I…

…already formed and turning pink on Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. This species has not produced ‘bladders’ as a young plant before while the other species do but rather later in the…

…ever seeing them like this in early June. Staphylea colchica Staphylea colchica Pterostyrax hispida (one of two quite close to each other) is just coming out. Both are decent sized…

…is a welcome addition to the Staphylea collection. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Sorbus helenae (ex Mt Omei) just into leaf and flower. Sorbus helenae A very good show on a…

…real show today above the greenhouse. Staphylea trifolia Staphylea trifolia Azalea ‘Rosebud’ went to Chelsea but only made it to the skip as it was not quite out in time….

…Staphylea pinnata (correctly named) just coming out. Planted in 2014. Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Then to Burncoose to sort out the pot sizes for the two Chelsea Plant of the…

…flowering. Magnolia ‘Honey Liz’ Staphylea colchica has come into flower suddenly. The first of the Staphylea species to show this year. Staphylea colchica A good young plant of Rhododendron orbiculare…

…the others which are now over? Staphylea pinnata Staphylea pinnata Another one bites the dust as a Chelsea exhibit. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ out already. Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Rhododendron ‘Winsome’ Azalea ‘Fedora’ very…

…a slight pink tinge to the buds. Staphylea holocarpa Staphylea holocarpa Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’ just into leaf having been planted at Donkey Show in March. Acer tegmentosum ‘Joe Witt’…

…emerging. Rhododendron kesangiae Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ just coming out rather early. Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ some way off its best. Rhododendron ‘Snow…

…The first time this species has produced any with us since the old trees died and we started again. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Thinning work has just started…