11th November

…Fraise’. All the others are brown. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanille Fraise’ A very odd terminal cluster of flowers on Lapageria rosea ‘Picotee’. All the other flowers have…

15th February

…sister seedling to Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ on Bond Street. Magnolia ‘Caerhays Belle’ The very last flower on Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2023 – CHW The Daphne…

11th August

…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…

28th August

…outside the Smoking Room. Hedychium densiflorum ‘Assam Orange’ Likewise Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ or is it ‘Nash Court’? Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2019 – CHW A clump of Rhododendron ‘Polar…

3rd July

…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 saw Rhododendron nuttallii…

2nd September

Next Day >< Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2024 – CHW The first flowers on Lapageria rosea this year. Lapageria rosea A bit worrying…

29th July

…Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’. At Tregrehan in the glasshouse both the white and red forms were full out last week. Lapageria rosea ‘Flesh Pink’ 2019 – CHW I almost missed…

2nd August

…new first for us (or me anyway). Another direct result of a hot summer. Holboellia latifolia Sorbus rosea (SEP 492) with first fruits forming but not yet pink. Sorbus rosea

25th January

…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 Arum lilies. Arum…

26th September

…Blood’ Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ just coming out. Superb at this time of the year. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Rosea’ Berries galore on Pyracantha ‘Saphyr Red’ and ‘Saphyr Orange’ as usual even on…