10th November

…one plant has double flowers which I assume is s. ‘Rosea Plena’. Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Camellia sasanqua Rhododendron ‘Beau Brummell’ has secondary flowers still and some are over. Rhododendron…

9th November

…fuchsias and lapagerias. One Mag delavayi open and a bud on Michelia by Engine House, and Engine House double white camellia. 1940 – CW A few Mag grandiflora left –…

11th August

…flower in one of the glasshouses. Marsdenia oreophila Marsdenia oreophila The unusual double flowered form of Eucryphia glutinosa by the Burncoose pond was nearly over. Eucryphia glutinosa A very fine…

23rd January

…Spanish bluebells Snowdrops here emerging slowly. Snowdrops Last flowers on Camellia ‘Yuletide’. Camellia ‘Yuletide’ Still double bud coverings intact on Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’. Magnolia ‘Delia Williams’ 2022 – CHW Despite…

28th October

…(similar but better than ‘Winter Snowman’ seen last week) – the plant is full out and the semi double flowers are intricate and delicate before they shatter in the wind…

16th January

…is one of the last williamsii to flower and long after its sister seedling (also double), ‘George Blandford’. Camellia x williamsii ‘Caerhays’ First flower on Camellia ‘Alba Simplex’. Camellia ‘Alba…

4th February 1897 – 2020

…its first or second flowering with us; irregular pink and red stripings in this semi-double. Camellia japonica ‘Italiana Vera’ Camellia x williamsii ‘Mary Larcom’ is below the Tin Garden; an…

30th January

…Quite how this cross produced a double flower is questionable? Camellia oleifera ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia oleifera ‘Pink Icicle’ Camellia japonica ‘Jovey Carlyon’ had a single errant flower in late November….

9th February 1897 – 2020

…seedling trumpets. 1900 – JCW Minor only just shows the bud yellow. 1899 – JCW Double trumpet open (common), several minor open, some H Irving just begun to tone down….

6th March 1897 – 2020

…large double white and hybrid pink below Tin Garden good flowers. About 6 labelled daffodils coming out – very few Rhodo’s, some reds and Sutchuenense hybrids coming out.1950 – CW…

13th March 1897 – 2020

…Asia and the nursery propagating and the flowers show up better than on C. fraterna. Some flowers are more double than others. Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ Camellia ‘Tiny Princess’ So what…

20th March 1897 – 2020

…or Mag halleana. Argenteum and Arboreum nice, most of the Arboreums are over. Some Ciliatums over, some very nice, some double C reticulata. 1907 – JCW We are now close…

28th February 1897 – 2020

…Grand x Max. Rhodo praecox very good, many double daffs open, but no Maximus yet.1903 – JCW King Alfred shows colour, a great number of seedlings open, no good ones…

24th February 1897 – 2020

…of it open. One Rhdoo sutchuenense open. Some Rhodo arboreum open. 1912 – JCW Prunus pissardi are very very fine, Camellias quite good, double reticulata shows colour, Rhodo sutchuenense just…

18th February 1897 – 2020

…much as in 1897, quite mild just now. White hoops are over, Lent Lilies, double yellow and Caerhays opening, Coums going back, some Barbatum out, others not, a good few…

16th February 1897 – 2020

double casings intact. buds lower down Camellia x williamsii ‘Salutation’ and Camellia ‘Citation’ always muddle me. This is Camellia ‘Salutation’. This plant is thriving by ‘Bishop Peter’. Camellia x williamsii…

14th February 1897 – 2020

…JCW One Golden Spur open, Cyclamineus out, Blood Arboreum opens, C reticulata shows colour, Minimus over, Lent Lilies out many, one double Telamonius, white hoops all out, and odd seedlings….

13th February 1897 – 2020

…on the website. Rubus formosensis Rubus formosensis Camellia ‘Sunset Glory’ is a new one to us. A good double red which we should again add to our website and shopping…

8th February 1897 – 2020

…Irving, several Caerhays show colour and open. No new scarlet Incomps above ground except Torch, a good few coums out, many double Ido, one White Hoop, Rhodo praecox well open….

April 2024 Ireland Trip (Day 5)

…Tagetes lemmonii is a clump forming species which is one of the background species to our African marigolds. Not an annual at Mount Stewart. Tagetes lemmonii A double flowered Jasminum…