4th November

…cordata ‘Winter Orange’ is now exhibiting its orange twigs even more clearly than a fortnight ago. A fine plant now. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Not sure…

4th August

…Note the suckers from below the graft which need removing and the careful pruning which has encouraged dense new growth. Citrus orange Citrus orange Citrus orange Blue seed panicles on…

26th September

…Berries galore on Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Red’ and ‘Saphyr Orange’ as usual even on small plants in pots. Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Red’ and ‘Saphyr Orange’ Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Red’ and ‘Saphyr Orange’ And…

21st July

…spinosa, with red rather than the more usual orange flowers. Desfontainia spinosa Desfontainia spinosa Picconia excelsa which we have recently planted at Caerhays. Picconia excelsa Picconia excelsa 2022 – CHW…

2nd June

orange with a yellow flash – nearly over. first orange This one really caught the eye today. Pinkish red with an orange flare. Hugely scented in today’s heatwave and gentler…

21st April

Orange’. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Juglans cinerea with emerging new growth. Juglans cinerea Acer campestre ‘Elsrick’ with root suckering growth at the base of the tree….

1st May

…come out, but not later, the flowers are very similar. The reference books do not seem to know Daybreak’s parentage. TILIA cordata ‘Winter Orange’ TILIA cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata…

28th June

orange ? Nakahari azalea orange ? Nakahari azalea Hydrangea longipipes is looking first rate. Somewhere between Hydrangea villosa and Hydrangea sargentiana I suppose but certainly earlier than both this year….

20th October

…‘Assam Orange’ still just out after weeks the first flower opened. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ 2021 – CHW Zanthoxylum armatum (WJM 11.080) properly covered in pepper seed heads for the…

27th September

…‘Assam Orange’. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ 2023 – CHW Ross has started to clear the giant Pinus radiata which fell a while ago at the top of the lake. giant…

4th October

…which I have not seen before here. Tilia japonica ‘Ernest Wilson’ Crataegus calpodendron with orange-red pear shaped fruits appearing for the first time here. A US and Canadian native with…

10th October

…collected during the fungus survey here on 28th September: I left a specimen on your entrance table by the pine cones, a branch covered in ‘Orange Pore fungus’ or Favolaschia…

5th November

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….

2nd November

…cordata ‘Winter Orange’ looking superb now denuded of all its leaves. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ The fruits on Photinia macrophylla are now ripe and red. Photinia…

3rd November

…today. Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora Coprosma grandiflora 2020 – CHW Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ now leafless and glowing in the sun. Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter…

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…in flower. Polyspora Polyspora An attractive add on building to a listed one! Building The first time that I have seen Rhododendron ‘Trewithen Orange’ for years. Rhododendron ‘Trewithen Orange’ Rhododendron…

1st January 1897 – 2020

…garlic well up for New Year’s Day! clump of garlic 2018 – CHW Sorbus japonica (10 years from planting) still has plenty of orange to orange-red fruits in evidence. Worth…

29th January 1897 – 2020

…Red’ Helleborus ‘Anna’s Red’ Also out today was the new Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’. Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pinish Orange’ Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ was…

26th August

…‘Assam Orange’ out a bit later than the other gingers this year. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ All trees now felled in the Rookery so the clean up can start. Nearly…

1st September

…to show and only one flower spike is out today on my birthday! Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ 2023 – CHW Hoheria populnea ‘Variegata’ still not quite…