31st May

…flowers on show and very pretty they are too. Catalpa bungei Duclouxii Group Tiny flowers on Ilex yunnanensis which I first saw at Rosemoor. Ilex yunnanensis Ilex yunnanensis Styrax japonicus…

30th October

…rain. Lycoperdon perlatum Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ with yellow berries already. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ The view from above the fernery. view Machilus yunnanensis (seen as seedlings in the…

29th December

…in small numbers only this year on Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’. Odd that most common hollies have berried well but not this one. Ilex aquifolium ‘Bacciflava’ Still good colours today on…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 3)

…Gold’ clipped into a ball. Coprosma ‘Beatson’s Gold’ Is this Ilex Ilex dimorphophylla or, perhaps, a form of Ilex crenata convexa? Might even be Ilex nothofagifolia? Ilex dimorphophylla? Ilex dimorphophylla?…

16th May

…its identity next weekend. Another new species of holly to try here. Ilex colchica in flower Ilex colchica in flower First flowers, and impressive ones, on Crataegus crassicarpa. Crataegus crassicarpa…

4th December

…wangii Ilex paraguariensis to go in the Rookery. Tom Hudson first introduced us to this species which I have acquired from Mark Bulk. Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis Ilex paraguariensis Ilex

6th April

…it. across the car park across the car park 2021 – CHW Ilex centrochinensis (or possibly Ilex corallina) in flower which I have not noticed before. Ilex centrochinensis Rhododendron edgeworthii…

1st April

…cyrtura are virtually leafless except at the very top of these 50-60ft trees. Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura Ilex cyrtura A record Nothofagus cunninghamii. Nothofagus cunninghamii Nothofagus cunninghamii Laurelia…

10th June

…leaf form some way between Ilex perado subsp. platyphylla and Ilex perado itself. Ilex perado subsp. azorica Ilex perado subsp. azorica Daphniphyllum paxianum (BSWJ 9755) Daphniphyllum paxianum Syringa tomentella flowering…

28th June

…stocking. Geum ‘Tempo Rose’ Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ with attractive yellow variegation. Ilex aquifolium ‘Madame Briot’ Ilex verticillata in flower which one seldom notices. Ilex verticillata Olearia ‘Moondance’ was removed…

28th September

…few pictures of the tree, its odd trunk and its purple twigs. Previously called Ilex centrochinensis. Ilex corallina Ilex corallina Ilex corallina 18 new (to us) species of Viburnum from…

3rd October

…plant. Ilex verticillata Ilex verticillata This is the large stock plant of Ilex mutchagara at Burncoose with Rob Toy in front of it. No flowers or berries to be seen!…

25th October

…two ago. Here is a female with ripe berries. Ilex cornuta Ilex cornuta Strangely shaped new growth and hairy stems on Callicarpa pilosissima (NMWJ 1450). No flowers or berries yet…

15th November

…in 13 years and will soon be a small tree. Ilex opaca Ilex opaca Ilex opaca An elderly Enkianthus chinensis with the full autumn show. Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus…

27th April

…Citrus ichangensis with its ‘double’ leaves. Citrus ichangensis Magnolia liliifera. Magnolia liliifera Persea bracteata. Persea bracteata Ilex integra. Ilex integra Ilex integra Pittosporum crispulum. Pittosporum crispulum Paeonia mlokosewitschii. Paeonia mlokosewitschii…

26th November

…with a bit of good yellow colouring but mostly blown away. Carpinus polyneura Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ now in full berry and rather fine. Ilex x altaclarensis ‘Camelliifolia’ Ilex x…

29th September

…the Chimonanthus praecox behind it which is still green. Cercis glabra Ilex verticillata berrying earlier than usual. Ilex verticillata Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ also living well up to its name….

4th November

…new growth. Asia should propagate this as it would make an excellent windbreak. Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ 12526) Ilex perado subsp. azorica (BSWJ…

21st November

…the Ilex collection here. Ilex colchica Ilex colchica The new water tank at George’s Hut. new water tank at George’s Hut A single large white flower on an (unknown) evergreen…

7th March 1897 – 2020

…‘Caerhays Splendour’ Ilex perado subsp perado is covered in nearly ripe berries. No sign of any flowers yet but they will come. Ilex perado subsp perado Ilex perado subsp perado…