26th January
…a self-sown Camellia x williamsii seedling near Crinodendron Hedge which has bicoloured flowers and is markedly different from any other x williamsii variety growing or bred at Caerhays. Is it…
…a self-sown Camellia x williamsii seedling near Crinodendron Hedge which has bicoloured flowers and is markedly different from any other x williamsii variety growing or bred at Caerhays. Is it…
…a hint of drizzle as for several days.Camellia ‘Contessa Lavinia Maggi’ with its first flower. One of the old original japonicas on the wall by the arch. An Italian bred…
…a decent shrub. Rubus lineatus Rubus lineatus A top grafted Sorbus reducta with fruits forming. Sorbus reducta Sorbus reducta Lots of seeds have set on an old Rhododendron schlippenbachii above…
…good today. hybrid bred by Philip Tregunna hybrid bred by Philip Tregunna hybrid bred by Philip Tregunna hybrid bred by Philip Tregunna First ever flowers on a magnolia labelled ‘Mazara’….
…seed heads and already dark red leaves. Euonymus oxyphyllus (BSWJ 10815) Viburnum hoanglienense covered in reddening seed heads. Viburnum hoanglienense First flowers showing colour on Schima superba. Cornus Schima superba…
…Blush” “Everards’s Delight” – a Loder bred variety “Everards’s Delight” “Everards’s Delight” ‘Slim and Trim’ ‘Slim and Trim’ ‘Slim and Trim’ ‘Tanya’ ‘Tanya’ ‘Tanya’ ‘Bonanza’ – the best red we…
…last spring. So much so that the branches gave off huge clouds of pollen dust. On passing I wondered if they were both now covered in flower heads or seeds….
…have registered five more of the Caerhays bred magnolias and listed these in Volume 51 of their journal. This will make it easier to propagate and market these excellent plants…
…CHW Heptacodium miconioides has been rather battered by the recent heavy rain. More to come tomorrow. Heptacodium miconioides The saga of the Planning Permission for the graveyard extension at St…
…four flowers on one stalk. I had wondered how it was identifiable. Styrax grandiflorus Styrax grandiflorus Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ just turning colour. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley…