29th April

…in the hall! Holboellia latifolia ssp. chartacea grows from a single stem up into the top of the adjacent Camellia x williamsii ‘Delia Williams’. Easily the best flower I have…

19th May

…Flower Show 2025. Some pictures of the now completed Burncoose Nurseries stand Some pictures of the now completed Burncoose Nurseries stand Meconopsis betonicifolia and Kalmia latifolia. Meconopsis betonicifolia and Kalmia…

14th May

…a few tiny bits of the ancient Rhododendron russatum survive in the Rockery. Rhododendron russatum Berberis amurensis var. latifolia (BSWJ 8539) is not much of a flowerer above the Lower…

10th May

…flower in January). Rhododendron campylogynum Berberis amurensis var. latifolia (BSWJ 8539) was only planted in 2011 but it is already 12’ x 12’. Attractive in new growth and flowers. Berberis…

3rd May

…chilensis Procera Group which was given to us on a visit to Blarney Castle in Ireland. Libertia chilensis Procera Group Clematis forsteri looking good. Clematis forsteri Holboellia latifolia var. chartacea…

26th April

…Rhododendron yedoense which is apparently a garden cultivated azalea that grows wild in Korea. Well worth propagating anyway. BERBERIS amurensis ‘Latifolia’ A newish plant of Berberis amurensis ‘Latifolia’ (ex Crug)…

1st April

…the bottom of the Auklandii Garden. Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba Group’ seedling Magnolia campbellii ‘Alba Group’ seedling The huge Drimys winteri var. latifolia nearby is full out. Drimys winteri var. latifolia

27th February

…had previously thought it to be Ilex latifolia but now know I was wrong. Ilex kingiana Ilex kingiana Jaimie has staked the Trachycarpus wagnerianus trunk which blew over in a…

6th July

…Porthluney (now two!). I have also recently photographed Silene latifolia (white campion) by the Playhouse. There have only been 148 sightings of this in Cornwall before 1999. First recorded 1831….

1st September

…I. opaca, I. kingiana, I. koehneana or I. latifolia since all 4 grow nearby. Since the holly berry germinated in behind the thick pine bark it was probably hidden there…

4th February 1897 – 2020

…by the Tennis Court. Rather aged plants now overgrown by the Kalmia latifolia. Rhododendron ‘Seta’ Wonderful young clump (three plants) nearby of the pink form of Rhododendron ‘Bo-Peep’. Is the…

11th February 1897 – 2020

…full new growth in the frame but with a covering and some wind protection. Hydrangea lobbii Hydrangea lobbii Stauntonia hexaphylla (or is it Holboellia latifolia?) has flower clusters nearly out….