…frosted in bud Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ a Gresham hybrid. Magnolia ‘Sweet Sixteen’ The Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in the Rireii Opening is just starting. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Beside it…

…spring cold after planting last autumn. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ now in bud. Hydrangea robusta ‘Tatiana’ Hydrangea heteromalla from Vietnam (HWJ 938) with its first flower here. Not that special! Hydrangea…

…mid-1970’s or thereabouts. Outside Tresco and the Penzance area one of the very few Metrosideros to have achieved maturity in the UK. Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Metrosideros robusta Hebe ‘Wiri…

…robusta Fargesia robusta Fargesia robusta Chimonobambusa timidissinoda (poor spanking name) Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Chimonobambusa timidissinoda Fargesia rufa (spankers’ delight) Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia rufa Fargesia utilis (make your…

…Hydrangea sargentiana varieties. As such rather a gem to propagate. Hydrangea aspera robusta Hydrangea aspera robusta Hydrangea aspera robusta 2016 – CHW I have bust the camera so you will…

…CHW A shot of the record sized (height) Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta in all its finery, but a cloudy day, at Burncoose. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia amoena at Burncoose….

…Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta seedling Camellia ‘Italiana Vera’ – a ‘new’ one bought from Stervinou nurseries in France. Camellia ‘Italiana Vera’ Slightly battered Magnolia ‘Charles…

…but far from blown away. 22 on the Magnolia lecture tour. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ and Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta behind it. Magnolia ‘Star Wars’ and Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia…

…Hydrangea aspera ssp robusta is still in tight bud but its leaf and bark is virtually identical to Hydrangea sargentiana. But for the very late flowering of robusta you would…

…in the show tunnel. Banksia integrifolia Banksia integrifolia Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ – the hardy ‘ginger lily’ which is new to us although clearly our oversight. Cautleya spicata ‘Robusta’ Cautleya spicata…