…in tight bud. Others, elsewhere, now properly out. Magnolia wilsonii Magnolia ernestii (formerly Michelia wilsonii) about ready to drop its last flowers after being out for five weeks. The yellow…

…wilsonii with a full set of densely hairy new leaves and looking healthy above Crinodendron Hedge. Maddenia wilsonii Maddenia wilsonii Attractive and dainty new growth on a young Meliosma pungens….

…Vietnam (TH 5092) with its unusual new growth. The old (evergreen) leaves have dropped but it looks healthy. Meliosma Meliosma Magnolia wilsonii (ex DJHC 98369) now full out. We saw…

…– Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ at its best. Rhododendron ‘Lem’s Monarch’ Syringa wilsonii now full out. Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii These wild growing Papaver cambricum beside the drive are a joy….

…S. tomentella). A return to Caerhays for a species which most probably was here decades ago. A name change along the way too. Fragrant. Syringa wilsonii Syringa wilsonii New growth…

…V. odoratissimum in flower although not evergreen. Viburnum wilsonii Viburnum wilsonii The evergreen Syzygium smithii with its exceptional bronzy new growth. Myrtaceae family and known in New Zealand as the…

…years ago and this is the sole survivor. An unshapely grower like so many of the ‘smellies’. Rhododendron rhabdotum Rhododendron rhabdotum The ancient Aesculus wilsonii is hating the drought which…

…last flush of flower weeks after it first showed. By now raining heavily! Myrcia laurotteana var. paraguayensis Viburnum wilsonii with even better autumn colours than a week earlier. Viburnum wilsonii…

…bench early in the season. All excellent. The outside beds are stuffed with rare new things to plant out next spring as well. Excellent again. Styrax wilsonii has produced copious…

…the start of the spring. A wet summer has done wonders. Illicium anisatum Secondary flowers and nearly ripe seeds on Styrax wilsonii is becoming a regular September occurrence. The flowers…

…planted in 2010 (BWJ 8167). I have never seen it looking better. One of the best 3 cotoneaster species for fruiting after C. wilsonii and C. hillieri I think. Cotoneaster…

…and one or two are the worse for wear after the June drought.Cotoneaster wilsonii had largely shed its berries. Cotoneaster wilsonii Cotoneaster thimphuensis not quite fully coloured up but far…

…go at proper identification of our Schima species. First flower out high up on Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Secondary flowers on Styrax wilsonii as we have seen before….

…Buddleia heliophila still has flower in the Isla Rose Plantation. Buddleia heliophila Euonymus wilsonii with a few very red leaves as we saw last year. Euonymus wilsonii Euonymus morrisonensis has…

…plant is now looking very tired and elderly. Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’ Nearly ripe seeds on Styrax wilsonii. Asia needs to prepare to collect them fairly soon. Styrax wilsonii 2023…

…brown. What a show in the last two months! Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Cornus wilsonii (record tree) with, as yet, no hint of autumn colour. Cornus wilsonii As in the…

…Seed heads and tail end flowers still on Escallonia bifida. Escallonia bifida Escallonia bifida Reasonable autumn colour on Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’. Rhododendron wadanum ‘Album’ And on Maddenia wilsonii. Maddenia wilsonii…

…Euonymus tonkinensis. What is the story here and which is the correct name? Reference books are not much help. Microtropis petelotii Viburnum wilsonii trying to flower out of season. It…

…(BSWJ 11767) Euonymus wilsonii looks to be developing into a small tree but needs a sturdier stake. Euonymus wilsonii Storm battered but still not bad – Camellia ‘Winton’. Camellia ‘Winton’…

…Rhododendron macabeanum. Magnolia kobus var. borealis towers over Rhododendron macabeanum Euonymus wilsonii with flower buds not yet open. A quick growing species. Euonymus wilsonii Phyllostachys nigra and Magnolia kobus var….