…excellent. Magnolia dawsoniana ‘Valley Splendour’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ is nearly as good a dark colour as ‘Felix Jury’. Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Prunus ‘Collingwood Ingram’ Magnolia ‘Black Tulip’…

…‘Darkest Purple’ is a liliiflora hybrid bred in Alabama in 1949 with ‘rich purple’ flowers so I may be wrong. Magnolia ‘Darkest Purple’ x M. ‘Betty Jessel’ The elderly (and…

…Flash’ in the walled garden. Magnolia ‘Hot Flash’ Magnolia ‘Hot Flash’ The very dark red Camellia ‘Night Rider’ which also grows at Burncoose. Here a huge bush near the house….

…paler form. These three have all been cut back at least twice to reshoot in their lifetimes. paler form Then a darker one. darker one Then paler again. paler again…

…‘Crosswater Belle’ Rhododendron ‘Crosswater Belle’ Catkin flowers on Quercus variabilis. Quercus variabilis Although half dead from drought this is a good dark form of Rhododendron orbiculare. Probably its swansong but…

…been none here. Perhaps scorched in the cold? daffodil clumps dotted about have their leaves obviously dying Rhododendron cumberlandense – dark form just coming out and rather a good colour….

…for the first time and a very dark colour. Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia sprengeri ‘Westonbirt’ Magnolia campbelli ‘Trelissick’ is not quite pure white. Magnolia campbelli ‘Trelissick’ The…

…also has very dark coloured leaves. Styrax japonicus ‘Columnar’ Picrasma quassioides has just finished flowering. Picrasma quassioides Styrax ‘Purple Dress’ just coming out. Styrax ‘Purple Dress’ Thomas gives me the…

…control.Rhododendron ‘Rabatz’ is a very dark red. Rhododendron ‘Rabatz’ Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’ is from Millais Nurseries breeding. Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’ Rhododendron ‘Polyroy’ Still some decent flowers on Magnolia ‘Genie’ even with the…

…– Greece or Crete. Zelkova abelicea Zelkova abelicea Zelkova abelicea Sorbus dunnii from Roundabarrow nurseries – also planted November 2019. Sorbus dunnii Sorbus dunnii Azalea ‘Fireball’. Wonderful dark new growth….