…var formosanus is just turning yellow and the seeds are now ripe and starting to fall. Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax formosanus var formosanus Styrax faberi has largely fallen but…

…‘Sun King’ A newly planted Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulatum with good colour and its first fruits. Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulatum Viburnum foetidum var. rectangulatum Fagus longipetiolata still in leaf in…

…by the greenhouses. At least that is what I think it is? Need to check with Jaimie. Escallonia rubra var macrantha Escallonia rubra var macrantha 2016 – CHW A solitary…

…tonkinense. Polyspora axillaris var. tonkinense Polyspora axillaris var. tonkinense 2020 – CHW Erica arborea out in flower already but not every clump as yet. Erica arborea Prunus ‘Ichiyo’ (‘Pink Champagne’)…

…the squirrels as they delight in these and I once saw a dozen stripping one large Cornus capitata tree. Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley Queen’ Cornus kousa var. chinensis ‘Wisley…

…on a young Photinia villosa var. coreana by the Dog Kennels. Photinia villosa var. coreana Photinia villosa var. coreana Another batch of fungi in Old Park – these might be…

…but I still owe Tom Hudson a plant of the picotee form which grows on the wall here. Lapageria rosea var. albiflora Lapageria rosea var. albiflora 2017 – CHW The…

…village of Frosterley. The snowberries were very fine and just starting to drop off the trees in a wind. Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus Symphoricarpos albus var. laevigatus A magnificent Sequoiadendron…

…sitting in the mainly Chinese Cotoneaster species collection but that will puzzle a few plant experts one day. Hardy say Hilliers. Myrceugenia ovata var. nannophylla Myrceugenia ovata var. nannophylla Cotoneaster…

…of yellow at the tips of the petals as they first open. Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing White’ 2018 – CHW The new shop…

…was unexpected. Crataegus aestivalis Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ with a developing and colourful trunk. Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Inverleith’ Sorbus japonica still covered in…

…Splendour’. Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta x ‘Lanarth’ hybrid Philip’s 1985 hybrid between Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta and Magnolia ‘Lanarth’ is full out at the top of the garden with 150+…

Next Day > < Previous Day Return to Current Entries CONTRIBUTORS: FJW 1955-2007 CHW 2015- JCW 1897-1939 CW 1940-1955 2020 – CHW I looked at Magnolia campbellii var. alba ‘Strybing…

…hue as they first open. Nothing like as good as the true M campbellii var alba. Magnolia campbellii var alba ‘Strybing White’ 1933 – JCW Very far behind 28. Forrest’s…

…out. Rhododendron arboreum ssp. delavayi var. albotomentosum Rhododendron arboreum ssp. delavayi var. albotomentosum Oemleria cerasiformis out with its first leaves. Oemleria cerasiformis Oemleria cerasiformis Camellia x williamsii ‘Golden Spangles’ full…

…the insides of the petals and not readily visible as the flowers hang here. Clematis cirrhosa var balerica Clematis cirrhosa var balerica A huge crop of Echium pininana seedlings have…

…cyclamineus Loads of ripe berries on Ilex perado var perado which is a UK record tree. Ilex perado var perado Ilex perado var perado A young Camellia ‘Look Away’ flowering…

…Moon’! Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta Magnolia sargentiana var. robusta First flowering at Caerhays of Rhododendron gratum (CN 3855). Similar to Rhododendron grande perhaps but with larger leaves. Only one of…

…4-5ft tall with a similar spread in just a few (three?) years. Buddleia crispa var. farreri Buddleia crispa var. farreri A very fine Camellia ‘Drama Girl’ on the drive is…

…veitchiorum Rhododendron veitchiorum White Lapageria flowers still out (Lapageria rosea var. albiflora). Lapageria rosea var. albiflora Clianthus puniceus ‘Maximus’ an exceptional show. Clianthus puniceus ‘Maximus’ Clianthus puniceus ‘Maximus’ Grevillea ‘Fireworks’…