plants of interest
We have 75 recorded varieties of Camellia,
their flowering season is heralded by the Camellia sasanquas in
Autumn, through the Winter with Camellia tsaii then
Camellia 'Cornish Snow' before the springtime
display of the Camellia reticulates, Camellia
japonicas, hybrids and all their varieties.There are over 100 different species and varieties of Rhododendrons in the Garden, again flowering over a long period.
There are 14 species of Podocarpus including Podocarpus andinus, Podocarpus nivalis and Podocarpus salignus.
There are 21 Prunus including fine examples of Mt Fugi and Tia Haku and a recent avenues planting of Prunus 'Gyoiko' and Prunus shirofugens.
We have several palms including Chamaerops humilis, Trachycarpus fortunii and Phoenix canariensis.
Recent plantings have included many southern hemisphere species, such as Banksias, Restios, Grevillias, Callistemons, and a Polygala myrtifolia that seems to flower nearly all year.
Other more unusual plants include:
Colletia paradoxa
Hydrangea secmannii
Maakia amurensis
Aristotelia peduncularis
Weinmannia trichosperma
Oxydendron arboreum
Myrsine africana
Desfontania spinosa
Piptanthus laburnifolius
Acradenia franklioniae
Lomatia ferruginea
Illicium anisatum
Stewartia pseudocamellia
And many, many more!
There are so many plants here from the common and beautiful Viburnum carlessii that wafts its scent around the Victorian Boathouse, to the more unusual Colletia paradoxa or 'Crown of thorns' with its own splendid scent in late autumn, that it is difficult to produce a list in which they would all lose their beauty to nomenclature. The garden is best viewed as a whole that has been constantly added to for over 120 years and with attendance shall be further planted with both common and rare, and old and new plants wherever they are best suited for continuity of the whole.
