Loder Plants, Camellia Grove and Hydrangea Haven

23/05/2026

Rhododendron 'Kitty Cole'
(griersonianum x (fortunei Discolor Gp x unknown))
A cascade of pink flowers in open trusses
Introduced by Colonel Sir James Horlick of Achamore House on the island of Gigha

11/05/2026

Couldn’t resist Plant originally came from exburygardens, could be Rhododendron yakushimanum ‘Koichiro Wada’ or a form off
Always flowers exceptionally well, but this year it’s put everything into flowering at St.Leonards Lodge, Market Garden, RH13 6PP

10/03/2026

Camellia 'Campamamio'
A Mass of very dainty, miniature simple bell shape flowers of fainted rose, fading to almost white from base to margin. very floriferous The new shoots are reddish in colour, serrate lanceolate leaves, bushy and pendular with medium growth rate. Garden origin: Begoña Franco Paz from seed of C. tsaii in Finca Chazo, Boiro, A Coruña (Spain), well worth a vist, right on the coast, full of treasures.


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29/01/2026

Camellia 'Gael's Dream'
This is the first true Camellia reticulata to bloom this year with us, aside from 'Show Girl'. it's flowering about two weeks earlier than when I last posted this plant. The blooms are usually around 15 cm across, it's growing against an east-facing wall. Bred by Trevor Lennard (Te Puke, New Zealand), it is a seedling of the C. reticulata hybrid 'Dream Girl' crossed with C. reticulata.

22/01/2026

On a wet blustery winter day, cold and miserable
Add a little cheer with a sprinkling of Camellia grijsii flowers lying upon the ground, the plants been flowering since Christmas and it looks like few more flowers to come


at St.Leonards Lodge, RH13 6PP

16/12/2025

I think this is Camellia japonica 'Dewatairin' a Higo form, just could not resist sharing it, with the Honey Bees fighting over the pollen, smells so sweet.

13/12/2025

Camellia x hiemalis 'Shishigashira' or ‘ShiShi Gashira’ has its origins in Ikeda City, Japan, with the earliest known reference dating to 1894. It was subsequently listed in a nursery catalog as early as 1935. This shrub's enduring presence and dependable aesthetic appeal have made it a longstanding choice in landscape design.

16/11/2025

A vibrant display is created by the Camellia sasanqua ‘Kanjiro’ or Camellia hiemalis ‘Hiryū’, complemented by a flowering Yucca gloriosa ‘Variegata’ positioned centrally. Additionally, the Camellia ‘Winter’s Fire’ is beginning to reveal its lightly scented, semi-double pink, rounded blooms beside the old boiler room at St. Leonards Lodge, RH13 6PP.

25/04/2025

14/03/2025