30th April

…people want to grow it.Good to see yellow flowers on Yellow Lantern from the front door today. A new first for Caerhays as the plant is tall enough to show…

19th April

…there are very occasional yellow ones here and there interspersed with the others. Could these be the female flowers producing the rather few purple berries that we have seen on…

14th April

…crassifolia And on Rhodelia parvipetala (WWJ 11943). Rhodelia parvipetala Suddenly the splendid yellow Magnolia ‘Lois’ is out too. Long before its yellow rival, Magnolia ‘Daphne’. Magnolia ‘Lois’ Magnolia ‘Lois’ Azalea…

20th June

…Latin name first! yellow Icelandic poppies yellow Icelandic poppies We were worried as to whether the Magnolia delavayi cut down last August would recover from The Beast. The first new…

21st January

…but distinctly yellow and rather fine. yellow form of Magnolia campbellii yellow form of Magnolia campbellii Magnolia ‘Todds Fortyniner’ now fully out after showing colour by Christmas Day. The best…

21st November

…of Alnyphyllum eberhardtii has again blown out in a recent gale. Alnyphyllum eberhardtii A few tatty secondary flowers on Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’. Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’ Decent yellow tints on Corylopsis spicata. Corylopsis…

20th November

…First flower high up on Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Jury’s Yellow’ As is often the case a few secondary or premature flowers on Rhododendron ‘Cornish Red’….

18th November

…properly yellow. gingkos A nice combination of Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ and Liriodendron tulipifera with their autumn colours at the Four-in-Hand. Fagus sylvatica ‘Asplenifolia’ Prunus ‘Gyoiko’ with its autumn colours below…

13th November

…on a young Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ in Tin Garden. Rhododendron ‘Yellow Hammer’ Sorbus wilsoniana now with good autumn colour to match the berries. Sorbus wilsoniana Sorbus wilsoniana Liriodendron chinense starting…

11th November

…prostrate, producing rosettes of dark green leaves. Deep yellow flowers resembling Rhododendon Valentiniodes. April/May. CWT6442. Rhododendron sino-falconeri. Falconera subsection. Forms a large tree. Huge pale green leaves. Indumented below, yellow