18th March

…Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ – 1st Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ – 1st Oemleria cerassiformis – 2nd Oemleria cerassiformis – 2nd Any evergreen shrub Araucaria angustifolia – 1st and the Alun…

23rd February

…just showing colour all of a sudden. Stachyurus lancifolius (BSWJ 5690) Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ nearly out in Tin Garden. Prunus campanulatus ‘Felix Jury’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Dusty Pink’ had nothing…

28th April

…away like its predecessors here. Polyspora speciosa The outstanding Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lantern’ – an excellent red which gets better and better. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Showy Lantern’ Enkianthus cernuus recurvatus –…

2nd May

…Staphylea holocarpa An amazing Rhododendron lindleyi at Burncoose. Rhododendron lindleyi Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ at Burncoose near the conservatory. Magnolia ‘Judy Zuk’ Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ by the lawn at Burncoose. Enkianthus…

10th May

…tree. The deep scent is familiar but I cannot quite place it. Michelia platypetala Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ is the best in the collection today above Hovel Cart Road. ‘Venus’ looks…

16th May

…One forgets how plain the flowers are of the dwarf Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’. Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Wallaby’ The first lot of Caerhays cut stuff in the game larder by the cold…

17th May

…Rhododendron griffithianum A young group of Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Albiflorus’ is pure white unlike the larger plant above Hovel Cart Road which is tinged pale pink when full out. Enkianthus campanulatus

21st April

…and photographed. Names of Manglietia and Michelia 2015 – CHW ENKIANTHUS campanulatus ‘Hollandia’ Chelsea plants in the show tunnel at Burncoose looking good. Some of the enkianthus are out already…

29th April

…it shows a picture of Enkianthus campanulatus. Enkianthus perulatus Enkianthus perulatus Enkianthus perulatus Another Magnolia ‘Genie’ has made good growth in a sheltered spot here. One or two flowers are…

7th May

…demonstrated. This plant was bought as and is labelled as E. cernuus rubens in Kennel Close buts its incorrectly named. Nearly Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Hollandia’, but the flower shape is not…

21st May

…Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Victoria’ Lupinus ‘Manhattan Lights’ Decaisnea fargesi Disporum longistylum Zantedeschia ‘Pink_Flamingo’ Podophyllum persepele ‘Spotty Dotty’ I was quite wrong about the enkianthus and embothrium being too far out to…

22nd May

…any seen this year at Caerhays. Presumably a form of Enkianthus campanulatus but no label. Propagate this! Much larger flowers than the wonderful cut branches from Burncoose on the Chelsea…

31st May

…are over and look like single Enkianthus campanulatus but one still has a few flowers and is clearly the white Enkianthus perulatus. Nice to know we have this as an…

6th June

…too. Sadly over but look like Enkianthus campanulatus. 1990 – FJW First 12 hour soak for some time. Wet Royal Cornwall. Rho’s out – micranthum, stamineum, decorum, Tally Ho x’s….

24th July

campanulatus ‘Rosewarne’ as good as pictured at Caerhays last week. Alice’s jasmine (Jasminum officinale affine) has shed many of its flowers but there is still quite a show and a…

29th July

…get later: Specimens of Ekianthus. 9 Cernus rubens origin unknown 9 Himalaicus from Coombe Wood to H White and so here 9 Campanulatus from Rogers of Southampton 9 Deflexus Wilson…

30th November

…unlabelled Enkianthus (unlabelled on the planting plan too but I suspect Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Venus’ or ‘Victoria’ from its growth habit). It has clearly got its seasons badly wrong and is…