…nice large flower. Huge central stamens. Camellia ‘California Sunset’ Camellia ‘California Sunset’ 2017 – CHW First flower on Rhododendron moupinense below Donkey Shoe. About on par with last year? Rhododendron…

…A muddy colour! azalea First flowers out on Rhododendron moupinense. Rhododendron moupinense And on Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group (moupinense x sulphureum) raised here. Rhododendron Golden Oriole Group A few more…

…moupinense has one hail battered flower on a 15 to 20 year old plant. Second flowering or a bud blown open? The other buds look ready to burst so I…

…another very vigorous new species. Litsea moupinense Litsea moupinense Roedeer nibbling of the fresh new growth of a large clump of Rhododendron yeufengense. Rhododendron yeufengense Rhododendron yeufengense Clerodendron oxyphyllum nearly…

…ailanthifolia The undersides of the new leaves on Salix moupinense are silvery. Salix moupinense Salix moupinense Rhododendron catawbiense (or very similar) hidden away at the top of the garden. It…

…with his own Rhododendron ‘Maisie’. Rhododendron moupinense Rhododendron moupinense I have never seen the magnolias in Giddle Orchard look better. magnolias in Giddle Orchard Magnolia ‘Blue Diamond’ – odd name…

…Walk. Moupinense has been good for three weeks.1929 – JCW A long spell of cold, a fair lot of Barbatum open, Lutescens has had some flower ever since the autumn,…

…remarkable. No pissardi. The same as 1924 for R moupinense. No Lent Lily. 1924 – JCW The first Daff opening near four in hand. Heaths are nice. Moupinense is nearly…

…No daffs in the Tin Garden, Irroratum, Moupinense, blood red Arboreum and blood red [?] show flower, Barbatum open and Scabrifolium is very good, also several Primroses are open and…

…this day] Rhodo’s – Sulfureum, Lutescens, Bayleyi, Davidsonianum, Irroratum, Dahuricum semp’s, Mucronulatum, Racemosum, Scabrifolium, Ririei, Quinquefolium, Moupinense, Thomsonii, Barbatum, Obtusum, Parvifolium, Rubiginosum.1915 – JCW Only Cyclamineus and one or two…

…best on the main ride (the yellow form) and on the drive (the pink form). This was a JCW hybrid between Rhododendron lutescens and Rhododendron moupinense which received an AM…

…Williams’ Magnolia ‘F J Williams’ 2015 – CHW RHODODENDRON moupinense Rhododendron moupinense full out but the clump is aged and dying. Must prioritise for cuttings in June/July. Many of these…

…Picked first Saluensis flower. 1940 – CW Three or four yellow incomps open in the Tin Garden, one with colour. Hybrid Camellias very good. Moupinense at its best, Moupinense x…

…2 good Gordonia flowers as the Rh mucronulatum is late. Hamamelis is very good indeed. White Camellia has flowers, early speciosa is frosted. Moupinense and Lutescens have shown colour for…

…frosts for some while, it cut all the bloom and there was a fine lot of it.1929 – JCW The following species Rhodo’ in flower – barbatum, moupinense, scabrifolium, sulfureum,…

…Charles.1961 – FJW Campbelli well open and Donkey Shoe Robusta splendid.1960 – FJW First Campbellii opened. 1918 – JCW Nar cyclamineus has been open for a month and R moupinense…

…Some Moupinense and Lutescens at their best, Hamamelis still good, also some Rho mucronulatum. Speciosa on wall open at the top wall. Hybrids some covered with flower. Cam reticulata species…

…have flowered together. 1948 – CW Rhodo’s praecox, barbatum, argenteum, moupinense, sutchuenense and its hybrids, some thomsonii x arboreum. About six Cam reticulata species opening. Also the Japonica hybrids very…

…‘Fairy Blush’ looking good in the sun above Lower Quarry Nursery. Camellia ‘Fairy Blush’ A first flower on Rhododendron moupinense on Burns Bank. Another flower or two on the drive…

…Rhododendron moupinense. Never seen this before. Rhododendron moupinense 2021 – CHW Sunny and still again.The Queen Mother’s 1981 planted Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Camellia…