12th September

…species but, again, the label has vanished. Hedychium Hedychium 2021 – CHW A nursery visit for meetings and autumn ‘move inside for the winter’ lists to sort out.Hoya lanceolata subsp….

29th August

…First flowers here. Hedychium gardnerianum Hedychium gardnerianum Salix moupinensis is really a smaller version of Salix fargesii but the stems and buds are attractive. Growing in a damp place it…

14th November

…pheasants do not seem interested so perhaps poisonous. seed on hedychium seed on hedychium Mahonia japonica has odd rather insipid flowers. Some are out and over quickly while others in…

11th August

Hedychium densiflorum Hedychium densiflorum What a wonderful colour combination of Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and Ceros canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’ makes. The ‘Annabelle’ need staking as here. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and Ceros…

4th November

…presents for gardening friends this week.Seeds now ripe and splitting on Hedychium coronarium. Hedychium coronarium Hedychium coronarium Malus tschonoskii showing autumn colour in the frames. I plan to grow a…

6th October

…(BSWJ 8261a) just coming out. A huge flower spike and very late into the Hedychium season. Hedychium maximum (BSWJ 8261a) 2022 – CHW Now that I have in the garden…

10th December

…Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ A very late flowering Hedychium coccineum ‘Was To Ziya’. Interesting stem and attractive orange-yellow flowers in mid-December! Hedychium coccineum ‘Was To Ziya’ Hedychium coccineum ‘Was To Ziya’…

17th March

…collected in a limestone crevice in ?Vietnam Hedychium unknown species Hedychium unknown species Purple new growth on Rhododendron nuttallii in the greenhouse Rhododendron nuttallii Rhododendron nuttallii Illicium simonsii – pinkish…

23rd August

…wall. I may have called this by other names in years gone by but H. coronarium is the only common white flowering species. Hedychium coronarium Hedychium coronarium Eucryphia cordifolia is…

21st October

…Ilex oak branch huge Ilex oak branch Hedychium greenii seems to be the last of the species to flower. Attractive reddish stems and foliage. Hedychium greenii Hedychium greenii Mahonia japonica…