15th November

…‘Karmen’ Acer davidii ‘Karmen’ 2002 – FJW Nov Pink well out and good flowers on Delavayi – wet November. 1988 – FJW 3 flowers on Nov Pink and 4 flowers…

14th August

…not terribly pink but I think they would have been much pinker before the bud opened. This is the first time we have remembered to photograph the pink M. delavayi…

31st October

…in John’s garden was Rostrincula dependens with mauve-bluish tinged pink flowers. This prompted me to have a look at ours which has a more reddish-pink hue but it was over…

30th October

…the main plant is nearly dead. pink sinogrande A large Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ in Rogers Quarry. Only a hint of pink in the petals. Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’ Camellia sasanqua ‘Narumigata’…

26th October

‘Pink Polar Bear’ which flowers in July! Getting its seasons wrong I fear. Rhododendron ‘Pink Polar Bear’ 2016 – CHW The formal registration certificate for Rhododendron ‘Red Centurion’ has just…

24th October

…‘November Pink’ and Camellia ‘Polar Ice’. Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ and Camellia ‘Polar Ice’ Reasonable (Cornish) autumn colour on Rhododendron canadense. Rhododendron canadense Colour showing on Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’….

20th September

…those at Caerhays. Here Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ by the mist houses. Eucryphia lucida ‘Pink Cloud’ Acer palmatumn ‘Senkaki’ (‘Sango-Kaku’) has autumn colour already above the mist houses. Acer palmatumn…

8th September

…Aesculus hippocastanum Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ fades to green rather than pink here on Hovel Cart Road. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ An unnamed rhododendron with a decent autumn show….

1st April

pink forms of Rhododendron siderophyllum have ridden the frost well in several places. White and pink forms of Rhododendron siderophyllum White and pink forms of Rhododendron siderophyllum Another rhododendron species…

21st August

…the drought damage.Lapageria ‘Flesh Pink’ is out about a month earlier than usual. Lapageria ‘Flesh Pink’ Ditto the elderly Lapageria rosea beside it. Lapageria rosea A very drought ridden and…

18th May

…wagnerianus flowers are now developing fast. Trachycarpus wagnerianus Trachycarpus wagnerianus The big new clump of Rhododendron lindleyi is just out. Very pink in bud. Rhododendron lindleyi Rhododendron lindleyi This (unnamed)…

24th July

…label. Sanguisorba ?obtusa ‘Pink Feathers’ Sanguisorba ?obtusa ‘Pink Feathers’ Lespedeza thunbergii – a particularly good form but not the right colour for this species! Here a 4ft x 4ft shrub…

22nd February

…‘Werrington’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ is good but I need to look up its origin and parentage. Not in the Eisenhut book. Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Pink Sensation’ Magnolia ‘Hot Lips’…

6th March

…a x loebneri form. Another naming puzzle. </div. Magnolia ‘Pink Perfection’ Magnolia ‘Pink Perfection’ Camellia japonica ‘Bob’s Tinsie’ which is a smaller flower than ‘Anemoniflora’. Camellia japonica ‘Bob’s Tinsie’ Camellia…

27th April

…two other trees neither of which are in particularly sheltered locations which are doing fine. MICHELIA ‘Touch of Pink’ MICHELIA ‘Touch of Pink’ Although the Michelia doltsopas are going over…

19th February

…seedlings at Red Linney which Jaimie raised. They are planted in full shade as a windbreak. Very variable and not much like ‘November Pink’! Camellia x williamsii ‘November Pink’ Garlic…

19th May

…death last year and the half of the shrub that has survived has plenty of flower. Halesia diptera Another decent Cornus x rutgersensis ‘Stellar Pink’ by Red Linney. Cornus x…

23rd May

…‘Intense’ Geranium x cantabrigiense ‘Intense’ Rhododendron ‘Stardust Pink’ (stenophyllum ‘Linearifolium’ refined a bit) Rhododendron ‘Stardust Pink’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’ Forsythia x intermedia ‘Discovery’ Armeria pseudoarmeria ‘Dreamland’ came second. Armeria…

3rd June

Next Day > < Previous Day CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2025 – CHW Stewartia rostrata in Kennel Close. Stewartia rostrata A pink tinge to the…

18th June

…formosanus var. hayatianus Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii, the China bean tree, is suddenly full out and very fine indeed. Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Catalpa bungei f. duclouxii Magnolia obovata ‘Pink