…seed this year. Berberis amurensis var latifolia nearby is in full leaf but the flower buds are far from out yet. Berberis insignis var insignis Berberis insignis var insignis Still…

…the last couple of years they have been nearly over. It’s the outstanding blue new growth shoots rather than the flowers which clearly distinguish this Maackia hupehensis from Maackia amurensis…

…is although the name refers to the subsequent berries. Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Cornus drummondii ‘Sunshiny Drops’ Maakia amurensis has no obvious flowers today but the Maakia hupehensis which has…