…‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Serene’ 2024 – CHW A trip to Old Park to see newer later flowering magnolias.The dwarf growing Rhododendron canadense just…

…Maddenia hypoleuca Another young Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ with decent bud and flower. Magnolia ‘Black Swan’ Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x Magnolia campbellii ‘Betty Jessel’ is a young plant but not, as…

…so few genuinely double rhododendrons. Rhododendron ‘Johnny Johnstone’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘M. ‘Black Tulip’ is developing well into a decent tree. Magnolia ‘Rose Marie’ x ‘M. ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia…

…await the welcome rain to come today. Azaleas and Rhodos Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x M. liliiflora ‘Holland Red’ still have good flowers weeks after first opening. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x…

…‘Black Beauty’ at its very best. Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Magnolia x brooklynensis ‘Black Beauty’ Michelia ‘Fairy Lime’ with pink tips to its petals. Michelia ‘Fairy Lime’ Pittosporum tenuifolium…

…Crataegus brachyacantha, the Blueberry hawthorn, from the southern US states. We have yet to see any blue-black fruits. Crataegus brachyacantha Crataegus brachyacantha Crataegus ambigua – Russian hawthorn. Very similar to…

…haematodes. This is a replacement for long dead originals. Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ Wisteria ‘Black Dragon’ on the gents’ loo just going over. The flowers tend to be…

…Eucryphia cordifolia Lots of decent secondary flowers on Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Myrcia laruotteana var. paraguayensis has grown exceptionally quickly since it was planted in 2019. Plastered in…

…‘Black Beauty’ looks great in the sun. Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ Staphylea colchica ‘Black Beauty’ 2023 – CHW The Eden Project have spent 6 weeks trying to come here to…

…were ripe. sloes sloes Even the blackberries were sparse, undeveloped and with tiny fruits. blackberries blackberries The elders mainly had very few seed heads and these too were sparse and…

…variable flowers. Camellia japonica ‘Nagasaki’ or ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’ Camellia japonica ‘Black Magic’ is a superb colour. From Nuccio’s Nurseries in California. Camellia japonica ‘Black Magic’ Magnolia ‘Queen Elizabeth’ just…

…we have had this before Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Camellia ‘Black Magic’ Camellia champetre ‘Christmas Daffodil’ – hardly daffodil like! Camellia champetre ‘Christmas Daffodil’ Camellia ‘Memphis Belle’ – a rather blowsier…

…(to me anyway): MAGNOLIA ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ MAGNOLIA ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Rose Marie x Black Tulip’ is a very late flowerer and darkish red but…

…x M. ‘Deep Purple Dream’ M. ‘Black Tulip’ x M. ‘Deep Purple Dream’ d) Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’ has its first three dark flowers. Never seen…

…Off’ Camellia ‘Black Lace’ with its first offering. Camellia ‘Black Lace’ Camellia ‘Duchess de Caze’ is also now on parade. I don’t like the colour mix. Camellia ‘Duchess de Caze’…

…name and registration. More pictures soon when it is not raining and is full out. Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x ‘JC Williams’ Magnolia ‘Felicity’ –…

…yet. Magnolia ‘Vairano’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ (Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ x Magnolia ‘Deep Purple Dream’) just coming. Planted 2013. Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Magnolia ‘Antje Zandee’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ has…

…growth Betula skvortsovii Betula utilis ‘Chris Lane’: Black – big white calcocils Betula utilis dark form: Black – small white calcocils Betula utilis ‘Melony Sanders’: Very red peeling stem Camellia…

…Harold Hillier’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ – excellent! Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia campbellii (ACUG 5330) planted in 2010 with rather small white…

…where the leylandii were felled. Jaimie, Michael, Tim and Jack. Jaimie, Michael, Tim and Jack Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ with five flowers. This one the best with least…