Visit to Tregrehan – 3rd November 2018

Back to 3rd November. A very old dark form of Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ with large flowers growing over a wall at the entrance to the house. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ Zanthoxylum…

28th September

…CHW The very first flowers on Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ outside the front door. I may have failed to find a camellia in flower in August or July this year but…

26th March 1897 – 2020

…it does not look to be going to grow too big. A ‘must’ for a smaller garden. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubushi-modoki’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubushi-modoki’ Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubushi-modoki’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ has…

20th March 1897 – 2020

…veitchiorum Rhododendron veitchiorum White Lapageria flowers still out (Lapageria rosea var. albiflora). Lapageria rosea var. albiflora Clianthus puniceus ‘Maximus’ an exceptional show. Clianthus puniceus ‘Maximus’ Clianthus puniceus ‘Maximus’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’…

4th October

…surprisingly still in bud.Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Vanessa’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Paradise Vanessa’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rainbow’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua…

13th March

…‘Avocet’ (M. x veitchii ‘Isla’ x M. x soulangeana) First flowers just showing on Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ 2023 – CHW A few pictures of the family and…

26th September

…for us a couple of years ago is a splendid red. Grevillea ‘New Blood’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ just coming out. Superb at this time of the year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’…

31st May

…show even as a young plant. Cornus ‘Venus’ Cornus ‘Venus’ Philadelphus purpurascens in Tin Garden. Philadelphus purpurascens Philadelphus purpurascens Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia calycosa ‘Dali’ Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry…

15th February

…Belle’ The very last flower on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2023 – CHW The Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ is only now full out by the side…

11th March

…Saylor’. Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’ Magnolia ‘Laura Saylor’ 2024 – CHW I need photographs for the website of Magnolia salicifolia ‘Rosea’ but it is nowhere near out yet. Triple stemmed as…

25th March

…very good. Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Camellia japonica ‘Dr. Burnside’ Then back to Caerhays and more new magnolias. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’…

30th March

…Myrtus lechleriana Another Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea which may well be cuttable for the show. Staphylea holocarpa var. rosea 2023 – CHW The first pair of swallows are building their…

24th September

…Lagerstroemia ‘Tuskegee’. Lagerstroemia ‘Tuskegee’ Not bad on Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ either. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ – different again but equally impressive. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berlingot Menthe’ Liquidambar styraciflua…

7th April

…sargentiana Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ now fully in flower but a bit rain battered. Magnolia pseudokobus ‘Kubishimodoki’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ looking splendid above the greenhouse but with loads of rootstock suckers…

2nd May

…‘Honeybelle’ Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ excellent as usual. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ as good as ever! Magnolia ‘Lois’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ A fine young Rhododendron decorum full out. Rhododendron…

4th May

…Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ now full out. Deutzia x rosea ‘Yuki Cherry Blossom’ Rhododendron zaleucum is now about 10ft. Rhododendron zaleucum Rhododendron zaleucum Aextoxicon punctatum is making a…

6th April

…emerging. Rhododendron kesangiae Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’ Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ just coming out rather early. Magnolia ‘Honey Tulip’ Rhododendron ‘Snow Lady’ some way off its best. Rhododendron ‘Snow…

4th June

…already formed and turning pink on Staphylea holocarpa ‘Rosea’. This species has not produced ‘bladders’ as a young plant before while the other species do but rather later in the…

28th June

…silage clamp.Tilia insularis with flowers in one of the frames. Tilia insularis Tilia insularis Sorbus rosea (SEP 492) with berries already. Sorbus rosea (SEP 492) Eriobotrya aff. elliptica var. petelotii…

3rd July

…‘D D Blanchard’ All fairly similar but the leaves are not. In the greenhouse frames berries are already formed and turning colour on Sorbus rosea (SEP 492). Sorbus rosea We…