…First time flowering on the top wall. Lemon yellow flowers and red stamens. Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum A new evergreen fern in the frames – Woodwardia unigemmata. Woodwardia unigemmata Woodwardia…

…Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’. Enormous flowers and very reddish leaves. Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Starry Starry Night’ A new catalogue entry is Hoya carnosa ‘Silver Spots’….

…speciosissima Helleborus ‘Double Ellen’ Helleborus ‘Double Ellen’ Trillium sessile Trillium sessile Ypsilandia tubetica – I have often wondered if we should stock this. Ypsilandia tubetica Ypsilandia tubetica Symphytum ibericum Symphytum…

…plump red buds before. They soon burst to reveal the first reddish leaves. Rheum palmatum Rheum palmatum Rheum palmatum A batch of Iris unguicularis is in full flower in the…

…growing away quickly. The reddish new growth fades quickly. Populus purdomii Populus purdomii Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ slow to leaf up. Salix purpurea ‘Nancy Saunders’ This magnificent deciduous azalea at…

…up in Galle’s reference book the correct name is Azalea ‘Pink Pincushion’. Asia needs to change the label. The reddish colour and it being a double flower is correct. Azalea…

…Narcissus cyclamineus at Caerhays. 2018 – CHW A fine calm day at last. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red is again coming out. Earlier flowers blown away. Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red Camellia ‘Desire’ has…

…griffithianum Rhododendron griffithianum This tree is Umbellularia californica as we quickly discovered crushing the leaves. Our other plant is a shrub with far more extended leaves although both quickly induce…

…Blaze’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ below White Styles below White Styles All now planted and wired up with deer and rabbit protection. wired up This should one day make a…

…x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Mahonia x wagneri ‘Fireflame’ Pieris japonica ‘Bonfire’ just has a slight hint of pink in its buds but I assume the name refers to the very red…