26th July

…‘Rosyjane’ Gaura ‘Freefolk Rosy’ – variegated leaves, another bicolour with a stupid name. Gaura ‘Freefolk Rosy’ Coreopsis ‘Rum Punch’ – reddish with a hint of orange. A good show again…

17th May

…of a tree fern. Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ on Laundry Hill is starting to revert. The flower is the same but some branches are no longer variegated. Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ Weigela…

14th February

…It had to be a variegated holly to annoy Dad who detested all plants with variegated leaves. Of course I cannot remember the name but it may be Ilex aquifolium…

14th July

…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…

6th March

…‘Anemoniflora’. Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’. Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia japonica ‘Althaeiflora’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Ballet Queen Variegated’. Camellia x…

31st March

…project to renovate an old quarry. Rhododendron cubittii just out – the first of the ‘smellies’ to show Camellia ‘R L Wheeler’ has a branch which is sporting white variegated

26th April

variegated leaf and purple-black flowers. Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Garnettii’ Another superb Rhododendron niveum full out above Orchid House Nursery. Rhododendron niveum Acer palmatum ‘Orange Dream’ just in leaf with Rhododendron niveum….

28th March

…flowers out on Rhododendron davidsonianum – early? Rhododendron davidsonianum Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ looking very fine. Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia reticulata ‘Miss Tulare’ Camellia japonica ‘Kerguelen’ with its variegated

2nd June

…with a variegated flower. All newly planted and about to flower. one with a variegated flower 2016 – CHW Off on an oak collection review with Beatrice Chassé of which…

8th June

…Pink’ Beside it a nearly over Callistemon salignus. Callistemon salignus I photographed the variegated leaved Philadelphus in flower last year. Philadelphus coronarius ‘Variegatus’ I assume with plenty of new shoots…

14th June

variegated form – both on the drive. Liriodendron chinense Attractive new growth on Lindera triloba. Lindera triloba Styrax japonicus from Taehuksando (BSWJ 14182) below Tin Garden. Superb large flowers but…

1st July

…Maurice Foster and is developing into a compact shrub. Much smaller growing that H. lancasteri. Hypericum forrestii Hypericum forrestii At Pengelly Garden Centre I spot the bizarrely variegated Cercis canadensis…

13th July

…cherries Dianella ‘Destiny’ was quite a nice new variegated thing. With blue flowers probably very nice indeed! Dianella ‘Destiny’ 2022 – CHW Good to see new shoots emerging only about…

13th October

…reader in Germany concerning the unusually variegated Camellia ‘Kerguelen’.Here are a few pictures of our own plant showing exactly the same problem with older and unsightly leaves. Nothing to worry…

23rd December

…Lindera angustifolia First flowers on the irregularly variegated Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’. Not a great flower but an unusual leaf contrast. Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ Still a flower…

16th October

…periclymenum ‘Honey Baby’ Fruits on the irregularly variegated Photinia davidiana ‘Palette’. Another Photinia with fruits to add to our recent researches in this diary. Photinia davidiana ‘Palette’ Vaccinum cylindraceum performing…

21st October

…near so the seed should come true with variegated leaves as here. Syringa emodii ‘Aureovariegata’ Syringa emodii ‘Aureovariegata’ Loads of ripe seed on Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp. cuneifolia which I have…

26th October

…hupehensis Violets in flower above the top wall. Violets A variegated Cornus with mole damage. The mole hill has covered the graft in soil and this would have been a…

2nd November

…Cotoneaster glomerulatus Cotoneaster glomerulatus The variegated leaved Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Silver King’ was a gift from Windsor. Autumn colour is starting to show up but not as I had expected it…

7th November

…pot and had you cut a spray of this I would have been pushed to identify it from the flower alone. In fact I saw the yellow variegated form earlier…