12th April

…decently (top and bottom) for the first time. Stachyurus salicifolius Stachyurus salicifolius First Zantedeshia aethiopica in full flower. No winter dieback at all. Zantedeshia aethiopica 2019 – CHW Here are…

18th November

…usual you can see that the flower tassels for next spring are already evident. Stachyurus chinensis Stachyurus chinensis Rhododendron ‘Chink’, which is supposedly semi-evergreen but seldom really is, has produced…

9th April

…himalaicus is a rare, tender and slower growing species. This one has, so far, been spared by the deer which have devoured other species. Stachyurus himalaicus Stachyurus himalaicus Azalea stenopetalum…

3rd May

…Weigelia Right by the house a fine specimen of Stachyurus salicifolius. Stachyurus salicifolius Stachyurus salicifolius Then on to Nymans garden (National Trust) where we were met by the acting head…

3rd June

…Purple’ – a new clone to me with really red new growth. Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ Stachyurus praecox ‘Devon Purple’ Cyphomandra corymbiflora – a new genus to us from the…

19th March

Stachyurus. Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678) Flowers on a young Osmanthus suavis. Osmanthus suavis Rehderodendron indochinense (BSWJ 12115) now flowering profusely well before the leaves appear. Buds in lower branches opening…

16th April

…green new leaves. Myrsine divaricata Jaimie has tidied up the half dead Stachyurus himalaicus. Hopefully it will reshoot. Stachyurus himalaicus Stachyurus himalaicus Merrilliopanax alpinus again with its remarkable new leaves….

4th March

…Jonathan Jones Roy Lancaster thought this was Stachyurus nitida with its shiny leaves from Mt Omei and not Stachyurus yunnanensis. Roy Lancaster thought this was Stachyurus nitida Michelia doltsopa at…

28th March

…Kallenberg’ First flowering here of Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678). Flowers with the leaves and small tassels compared to other species. Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678) Stachyurus macrocarpus (BSWJ 14678) First flowers…

11th November

…below the borehole. I may have got these two sasanquas muddled up a week or two ago. Camellia ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Camellia ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ Stachyurus chinensis showing autumn colour. Stachyurus chinensis…