…foliage. Paeonia tenuifolia Rhodiola rosea now full out. An odd succulent like plant. Rhodiola rosea Rhodiola rosea Halesia carolina out too early for Chelsea in the Show Tunnel. Strangely not…

…Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ on the castle wall. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ 2020 – CHW The investigation into malus continues and continues to reveal my ignorance of this genus.Malus yunnanensis var. veitchii…

…now full out. Camellia sasanqua While the first to flower is now nearly over. Camellia sasanqua Pimelea drupacea flowering away in the Isla Rose Plantation. Pimelea drupacea Lapageria rosea and…

…showers.Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ nicely out. Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ looking good too. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Waterfall Pink’ has a drooping habit which hides its…

…under the newer leaves. Magnolia guangdongensis Magnolia guangdongensis Nearly ripe seeds on Sorbus rosea which is ready to plant out in the autumn. Sorbus rosea A fine lot of young…

…Orange’ seeds are not yet ripe and much smaller than Hedychium coronarium. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Lapageria rosea now with a better show of flowers on this very old plant….

…and Camellia sasanqua (pink) full out together in the sun Camellia sasanqua (white) and Lapageria rosea ‘Pictoee’. Camellia sasanqua (white) and Lapageria rosea ‘Pictoee’ Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ –…

…on Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’. All the other flowers have now dropped. Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ 2019 – CHW A trip up the drive to see what is new. Decidedly colder today…

…down on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. Near to dropping. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ The track to the old park now clear of leaves. Old Park Track 2021 – CHW A…

…of the ‘Hugh Evans’ clump there is a single plant of the excellent Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea Plena’ which I had not registered that we grew when I saw it looking…

…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…

…2020? Camellia x williamsii ‘Hiraethlyn’ 2018 – CHW What do we find out on Boxing Day? Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ still has three flowers months after flowering began. Lapageria rosea…

…are young plants of Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’. Camellia sasanqua ‘Rosea’ A young Schefflera megaphylla with mildewed flowers. Schefflera megaphylla The tiny white flowers on Camellia costei hang downwards and are…

…plants just survive. Echiums Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ now about full out. No frost damage. Surely very late for any Lapageria? I wonder why? Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’ Frost damage on the…

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…

…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’…

…Euonymus europaeus First high up flowers on Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’. Too high up for any scent. Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Jobson’ Last flower on Lapageria rosea which was…

…others also in the wild.Here are the highlights and rest are detailed here if you are interested.Lapageria rosea var. albiflora climbing through camellias and up a high wall. To die…

…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…

…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…