…on Quercus fleuryi. Orange indumentum. It has not enjoyed the heat. Quercus fleuryi A disaster with Schefflera megaphylla which has moved in the wind and half broken its root system….

…form’ recently planted. Rhododendron (Azalea) calendulaceum ‘Sandling orange-red form’ Rhododendron (Azalea) calendulaceum ‘Sandling orange-red form’ Viburnum rhytidophyllum (not Viburnum x pragense as I thought a few days ago) out and…

…of its name. double orange hemerocallis double orange hemerocallis Then on to Busy Bee Garden Centre which was much improved after a major revamp of the outdoor plant display area….

…Acer griseum below Slip Rail. Acer griseum Camellia ‘Takanini’ and Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’. An interesting combination of red and orange. Camellia ‘Takanini’ and Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Prunus ‘Kursar’…

…latifolius Not much further on with these dull plant puzzles. Nick left the following plants with us: Coprosma ‘Autumn Orange’ Coprosma grandiflora Melicytus crassifolius Melicytus obovata Myrsine aquilonia Pittosporum michei…

…subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ Magnolia acuminata var subcordata ‘Miss Honeybee’ A rather sickly Rhododendron ‘Trewithen Orange’. They are always temperamental and disease prone as well as dying like flies. Not out…

…clump in Tin Garden. Azalea ‘Greenway’ Xanthocyparis vietnamensis still with a bit of juvenile foliage. Xanthocyparis vietnamensis Aesculus sylvatica is supposed to have orange-red flowers. Perhaps as the flower develops?…

…growing happily away outside against a hot wall in Trengwainton garden. Hard to believe it is doing so well outside and with fruits. Citrus ‘Calamondin Orange’ Citrus ‘Calamondin Orange’ 2021…

…Crataegus aprica Crataegus aprica Crataegus aprica Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia cordata ‘Winter Orange’ Tilia tomentosa ‘Petiolaris’ (second plant) with a more pronounced weeping habit –…

…Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ 2017 – CHW The Daily Telegraph has a picture of a 16ft tall Echium pininana growing outside. This beats the 14ft one growing at…

…Michaels Nursery is struggling in full sun and little growth. Styrax shiranus Styrax shiranus Tail end flowers on Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ above the greenhouse. Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’ Rhododendron ‘Tortoiseshell Orange’…

…dark red rather than the orange-red flowered plant I photographed last week. Quite a sight today but not as good as the Rhododendron auriculatum or the Rhododendron fortunei var discolor…

…is now developing a flaking trunk. Pinus wallichiana A double flowered orange Hemerocallis in the frames which is incorrectly labelled. Hemerocallis Machilus yunnanensis with its reddish new growth. Machilus yunnanensis…

…attractive even if much of the pink had faded. Photinia serratifolia ‘Crispy Pink’ Some good new double flowered Osteospermum: ‘Blackberry Shake’ ‘Blackberry Shake’ ‘Double Orange Centre’ ‘Double Orange Centre’ ‘Double…

…when it gets a woody trunk will it have a real chance. Not in a hot enough spot here perhaps. Firmania simplex A nasty orange fungal growth from the base…

…seed pods on three small bought in plants in the small glasshouse. Just about fit to plant out next year too. Styrax wilsonii Abutilon ‘Orange Hot Lava’ was in flower…

…best things in Leslie’s garden flowering today are:Hedychium densiflorum, the orange (rather than yellow) flowering form. Here we grow Hedychium gardnerianum which has a much larger white flower panicle with…

…has few berries and not yet fully coloured. Cotoneaster rokujodaisanensis Cotoneaster schubertii is well covered in berry and a good orange which will probably get redder yet. Cotoneaster schubertii Cotoneaster…

…fruits dark orangeSorbus sargentiana – leaflets in 4-7 pairs with pale hairs below, fruits orange (not how the third picture shows the leaves)Sorbus wilsoniana – leaflets in 7-9 pairs, glabious…

…Tom Hudson’s gift of an unknown Meliosma species is producing interesting secondary autumn new growth. unknown Meliosma species unknown Meliosma species unknown Meliosma species Abutilon ‘Orange Hot Lava’ about to…