29th June

…Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia is not yet out but the flower spikes are clearly visible. Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia Meliosma dilleniifolia subsp cuneifolia A maddenia rhododendron with huge white flowers…

16th May

…a holly so naming to confirm by Susyn here also. Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii Ilex fargesii subsp. fargesii var. fargesii This Metrosideros robusta has been grown on under…

21st June

…flower this year and well behind the styrax. Stewartia pseudocamellia The simply gigantic leaves on Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla (syn. monticola). Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Tilia caroliniana subsp. heterophylla Compare…

23rd August

…Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis Olearia solandri in full flower on its older stems contrast nicely with the light green new growth. Quite a sizeable shrub today…

13th May

…which are drying up the nursery today. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon looking great on the drive at Burncoose today. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xanthocodon   Polygonatum multiflorum…

1st February

…age (i.e. 50 years plus). Rhododendron formosum Rhododendron arboreum subsp. delavayi full out high up above the Main Quarry. This original clump is seriously over mature and we must collect…

8th March

…are a few more real plants: Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ just emerging. Magnolia ‘Vulcan’ x Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’ Magnolia ‘Purple Sensation’ (this is Magnolia campbellii subsp. mollicomata ‘Lanarth’…

16th March

…Belle’ Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum. Rhododendron arboreum subsp. cinnamomeum Camellia cuspidata now full out. Camellia cuspidata Camellia cuspidata Another young Polyspora suddenly in flower at the top of the bush….

30th November

…‘Gauntlettii’ (Camellia ‘Sode-gashuki’)? Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Camellia ‘Noblissima’ Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’ with its wonderful peeling bark in the sunshine. What a plant! Betula utilis subsp. albosinensis ‘China Ruby’…

4th May

…borderline with us even in full shelter. Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xantocodon Purpurellum Group Rhododendron cinnarbarinum subsp. xantocodon Purpurellum Group There has always been a question mark over the naming of…