…leaf from Magnolia dealbata. leaf from Magnolia dealbata 2021 – CHW Reports of a Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ being out in flower on the drive from the keepers were only partially correct….

…Magnolia ‘Wim Rutten’ Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ x Magnolia ‘J.C. Williams’ has extremely reddish new growth which I have seen in some other magnolias but seldom as pronounced as this. Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’…

…Zealand hybrid Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’ is still showing nicely weeks after it first came out. Despite the leaves now appearing it is a delicate light colour. Mauve not pink or red…

…sylvatica. Aesculus x glaucescens Aesculus x glaucescens A single secondary flower on Magnolia ‘Cleopatra’. Rather a darker colour than its spring flowers. In most instances secondary flowers are paler than…

…of the very best New Zealand hybrids perhaps but very well worth its place. ‘Cleopatra’ is better I think but, perhaps, early days. Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ Magnolia ‘Livingstone’ Magnolia ‘Gold Cup’…

…‘Cleopatra’ I suspect but very nice none the less. Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ Magnolia ‘Mount Pironga’ Further on another Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ seedling which is flowering much more prolifically than ever before….