…Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ has colour. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Camellia reticulata ‘Mark Allen’. Camellia reticulata ‘Mark Allen’ First flowering here of Sarcococca balansae (WSWJ 7285) Sarcococca balansae Nearly out also in…

…a nice yellow. Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Styrax japonicus ‘Pendula’ Despite it being mid November Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ still has full leaf and loads of…

…out. Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Clethra tomentosa ‘Cottondale’ Plenty of new secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ but only where the new growth has been most vigorous. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Wonderful…

…with a few berries. Ilex chapaensis Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ x M. ‘Vulcano’ – again no name I can yet find. (It might be ‘Vairano’ I suppose and our spelling error?)…

…Wars’. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ Massive seed heads on Echium fastuosum. Echium fastuosum 2023 – CHW The best bits of Ventnor.Fuchsia excorticata has died with reshooting from the main stem. Fuchsia…

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW Yet another round of fresh flowers on Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ just coming out….

…dryophylla Symplocos dryophylla First few flowers out on Magnolia ‘Gold Star’. Only really yellow as the flower opens. Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Magnolia ‘Gold Star’ Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ just…

…half an hour at midday.Hibiscus syriacus ‘Blue Chiffon’ – attractive but a bit too tender to grow properly outside? Hibiscus syriacus ‘Blue Chiffon’ Hibiscus syriacus ‘Starburst Chiffon’ Hibiscus syriacus ‘Starburst…

…real red although some leaves are still green. Quite a sight today in the pale sunlight. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidambar styraciflua…

…pink flower and variegated leaves. Better than ‘Star of Toscane’ which Burncoose does stock I think. Trachelospermum ‘Star of Milano’ Trachelospermum ‘Star of Milano’ Potentilla fruticosa ‘Mango Tango’ clearly a…

…flat and turn finally a rich creamy yellow. This new variety will certainly catch on with enthusiasts. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Looking…

…tinus ‘Trelease’ Persea japonica with its first fruits. Persea japonica Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ just showing. Magnolia ‘Fairy Blush’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’…

…Magnolia lilliflora nigra and their various hybrids exhibit this characteristic. Magnolia ‘March-till-Frost’, and Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ are perhaps the best examples but the secondary flowers are often a muddy purple…

…‘Lemon Star’ – Awarded the Quicke Cup for best Magnolia exhibit in show 1st – M. ‘Lemon Star’ Any species/hybrid except acuminata single bloom 1st – M. ‘Tikitere’ 1st –…

…is a brilliant yellow as it first comes out. Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ Magnolia ‘Purple Globe’ with its first flower somewhat battered. A new one…

…nicely. Only planted in the Autumn. If only the names were a bit easier on the tongue. Prunus ‘Horinji’ Prunus ‘Horinji’ Magnolia ‘Lemon Star’ (syn ‘Swedish Star’) is just out…

…will be a feature plant one day. Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ Liquidamber styraciflua ‘Red Star’ 1998 – FJW Many flowers on Nov Pink. Very wet year…

…a good month after it first started flowering. Buddleia lindleyana Buddleia lindleyana Seed heads on Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red Star’ An unusual combination – Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Red…

…Star’ Dianthus ‘Shooting Star’ Dianthus ‘Shooting Star’ The white wisteria growing up the handrails leading up to the top nursery office door has jumped over into an adjacent conifer and…

…‘Swedish Star’ Magnolia ‘Swedish Star’ MAGNOLIA ‘Swedish Star’ Magnolia ‘Swedish Star’ looks from a distance to be a ‘Yellow Bird’ but, on closer inspection, it is a really good new…