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…

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…

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…

8th November

…recently has split in half in the storms. Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ is very pretty with the pink ends to its petals set against the white variegated foliage….

10th November

…COVID stopped that and it still has not happened.Camellia sasanqua ‘Variegata’ outside the front arch. A fairly sickly virus/variegated plant in one sense but a pleasant colour contrast today between…

Royal Cornwall Show – 2022

…‘Orange Sceptre’ Vaccinum retusum – on Nick Lock’s stand. Vaccinum retusum Coniogramme emeiensis (hardy fern) – another variegated fern. Coniogramme emeiensis Coniogramme emeiensis Telopea speciosissima on the Burncoose stand. Telopea…

24th December

…‘Lady Clare’ Camellia ‘Reigyoku’ with a wonderful show of flowers against its variegated leaves. Camellia ‘Reigyoku’ Camellia ‘Reigyoku’ Camellia ‘Reigyoku’ Daffodils nearly in flower but the buds have been eaten…

30th December

…no cinnamon scent to the flowers. Buds pinkish. Camellia champetre ‘Cinnamon Candy’ Camellia champetre ‘Cinnamon Candy’ For a ‘horrible’ variegated leaf (as my father would have said) Camellia ‘Kerguelen’ takes…

13th January

…‘Dawn’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ at its very best. Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ Camellia x vernalis ‘Dawn’ with irregular chlorotic/variegated leaves, as is normal, nearer ground level. Camellia x vernalis…

19th January

…for Tom Hudson’s Rhododendron kyawii. Rhododendron kyawii Reversion in the white variegated form of Hoheria populnea by George’s Hut. Hoheria populnea Camellia japonica ‘Mary Costa’ at its absolute best. Camellia…

29th January

…our B. ‘Harlequin’ which reverts a lot to being unvariegated in its leaves. B. ‘Buzz Velvet’ and B. ‘Sugar Plum’ are better than B. ‘Royal Red’. A fair bit of…