Barum's Dead Plant List, October 2011

This page comprises a table capturing the demise of our plants since 2006.

Plants are transferred here from the "Main Plants" list as soon as the Headgardener is convinced they will not recover − usually 2 years after the Undergardener has pronounced: "that's dead".

The cause for their demise is included if it is obvious to the Undergardener. Some plants have been intentionally destroyed by the Headgardener - something like: "fed up with this" or "it's got too big".

Any photograph taken during their life are included here − it seems a waste to discard all that camera lugging. Clicking a blue word reveals the photo in a new page/tab.

 

A B C D-F G-H I-L M-O P R S T-Z Top of Page
Genus Species Variety Cause of death Planted Died
A Top of List
Abies koreana   It had out-grown its spot, and preventing the Head Gardener from being creative. 1993 2008
Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea', In flower in January, Flower closeup, Summer 2010, used as a support for Rhodochiton atrosanguinius, new shoots are showing on trunk. Hard Winter 2010-11. 1999 2011
Acacia dealbata Pollarded to a trunk in 2002 The series of hard winters 2009-11. 1991 2013
  pravissima   Hard Winter 2010-11. 2007 2011
Acer davidii 'George Forrest' Dug out as it was getting too big, too much shade and roots wrecking the path. 2002 2013
Acer palmatum 'Sango kaku' (coral bark) Drought 2003. 1998 2004
Aeonium urbicum planted amongst the group in the garden, covered with a cloche in winter Hard Winter 2008-09. 2001 2009
Agapanthus africanus 'Charlotte Hard Winter 2010-11 2010 2011
  praecox   Hard Winter 2009-10 1994 2010
  hybrid 'Navy Blue' = 'Midnight Star' Hard Winter 2010-11 2010 2011
Agave americana species, 'Marginata' Hard Winter 2008-09. 2000 2009
  attenuata   Hard Winter 2008-09. 2000 2009
Allium triquetrum   This has been deemed a weed. It must be removed / killed / discarded - No chance. 2004 2008
Alocasia wentii   Hard Winter 2008-09. 2008 2009
Aloe arborescens Unusual variegated form It produced a lot of offshoots. These were propagated, but succumbed to mould during the wet summers of 2007 and 2008 1999 2008
  ciliaris This has been over-wintered planted out in the garden since 2006. The only protection they have had is an overgrown cloche - made from old conservatory roofing - to keep out the wet, damp, snow and wind. Hard Winter 2008-09. 2003 2009
Araujia sericifera Flower Close-up Must have caught the cold winter of 2005-2006. 1998 2006
B Top of List
Brahea armata   Cold Winter 2008-09 following very wet Summer. 2001 2009
Brugmansia sanguinea Close-up in December 2004 Succumbed to the drought following being left out over winter - Bad Head Gardener. 1999 2005
  suaveoloens 'Yellow Trumpet',Pink and Apricot forms, Yellow and Apricot forms together Hard Winter 2008-09. 2003 2009
Buddleja x weyeriana   Hard Winter 2010-11. 1998 2011
C Top of List
Calliandra selloi   Hard Winter 2009-10. 1999 2010
Callistemon floribundus 'Red Cluster' Hard Winter 2009-10. 2007 2010
  salignus   It just disappeared. Suspect it was ruthlessly removed by the Head Gardener. 2001 2007
Canna   'Durban'
'Florence Vaughan';
'Striata';
'Fatima Morgana'
'Wyoming'		 Hard winter 2009-10, 2010-11 2003
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Ceanothus arboreus 'Trewithen Blue', Flower close-up Succumbed over a period of about 5 years to bracket fungus. 1994 2012
Celastrus orbiculatus   Head Gardener is fed up, the flowers are insignificant, and occur 5metres up in a Eucalyptus. 1997 2007
Cercis siliquastrum   Blown down in the gale on 27/10/2002. 1996 2002
Cestrum fasciculatum 'Newellii' Hard Winter 2009-10. 2007 2010
Cestrum roseum 'Linacullin' Hard Winter 2010-11. 2009 2011
Chamaerops humilis 'Cerifera' Had been failing for the last couple of years, the hard winter finished it off. 2001 2009
Chimonanthus praecox   Dug up after disfigurement by cold Winter. 2001 2011
Clematis armandii   Demolished by Head Gardener - too vigorous, now considered a weed. It will probably return next year! 1996 2007
  cirrhosa 'Freckles' Head gardener fed up with it! 1998 2005
Clerodendron tricotomum The plant, Detail of flower, Withering in Summer 2011. Winter 2010-11, Drought Spring / Summer 2011? We haven't a clue. 2001 2011
Clerodendron ugandense   Hard Winter 2008-09. 1999 2009
Clianthus puniceus   Hard Winter 2010-11. 2009 2011
Colocasia esculanta 'Black Magic'. More pointed leaves and black - need photo. Hard Winter 2008-09. 2008 2009
  esculanta 'Black Magic'. Pointed leaves and black. Replacement. Hard Winter 2009-10. 2009 2010
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler' Drought of 2003. 1994 2005
Coriaria terminalis 'Xanthocarpa' The Head gardener got fed up with it climbing up the Eucalyptus, and failing to flower to her satisfaction. It just had to go. 1997 2007
Cornus controversa 'Variegata' with Grevillea 'Olympic Flame' behind. Dug up during redevelopment following gale disaster that did for Grevillea. It had never properly developed, getting only 1.2m in 11 years - indicates the poorness of the soil in some parts of the garden. 1994 2006
Coronilla valentina 'var. glauca 'Variegata' Hard Winter 2009-10 made it look a mess, so the Headgardener passed a sentence of "up-dig". 2009 2010
Correa   'Dusky Bells' Hard Winter 2009-10. 2008 2010
Correa   'Marians Marvel', Flower detail Dug up following disfigurement during hard Winter 2010-11. 2001 2011
Cupressus macrocarpa 'GoldCrest' Reduced to a stump since it had grown too big, and casting too much shade. 1995 2011
D Top of List
Dicksonia antarctica Planted in the open, and protected over winter by placing a bunch of leaf mould into the crown. Hard Winter 2009-10. 2000 2010
Dicksonia antarctica Planted under a Prunus, and protected over winter by placing a bunch of leaf mould into the crown. Hard Winter 2010-11. 2006 2011
E Top of List
Echium pininana - Cold winter 2008-09, but seedlings came up in 2009. 2003 2009
Ensete ventricosum - Hard Winter 2008-09. 2008 2009
  ventricosum 'Maurelii' - the dark purple one Hard Winter 2008-09. 2008 2009
Euonymus alatus   Mystery - frost 2002-03. 1994 2003
  europaeus 'Red Cascade' Dug up - got too big! 1998 2005
F Top of List
Fascicularia pitcairnifolia Split up following snow damage in Winter of 2009-10. Finally succumbed in hard Winter 2010-11. 2002 2011
Fremontodendron   'California Glory' Wet of 2012 and vicious March 2013. 1993 2013
Fremontodendron mexicanum 'Tequila Sunrise' Hard Winter 2010-11. 2003 2011
Freylinia lanceolata   Hard Winter 2010-11. 2006 2011
G Top of List
Garrya elliptica   Dug up to make way for more interesting shrubs. 1993 2009
Grevillea alpina 'Olympic Flame', detail Disaster - it had grown to a small tree 2.5m tall. Blew down in gale of 02/12/06. The Whole bed has been redeveloped. 1997 2006
  lanigera 'Compacta' Hard Winter 2008-09. 2006 2009
H Top of List
Hedychium greenii   It always was a tender variety - Head Gardener did well to keep it this long. 2000 2005
Hedysarum multijugum   Hard Winter 2009-10. 2009 2010
Humulus lupulus 'Aureus' This never flowered, and was deemed to be too vigorous. So, it has been replaced by 'Golden Tassels'. Wonder of that will flower? 1999 2006
I Top of List
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' The plant, together with a Magnolia outgrew their space. "Remove it" cried the HeadGardener. 1997 2010
Iochroma grandiflorum   Hard Winter 2009-10, despite being in the greenhouse. 2003 2010
  purpureum I think the accepted name for this is "Iochroma cyaneum 'Trebah' Hard Winter 2010-11, greenhouse heater failed. 2003 2011
L Top of List
Lagerstroemia indica 'Pre Rose' Hard Winter 2009-10. 2000 2010
Lampranthus   'Yellow', 'Tresco Fire' Hard Winter 2008-09. 1996 2009
    'Yellow', 'Tresco Fire', 'Brownii' Hard Winter 2009-10. 2009 2010
Lapageria rosea   Hard Winter 2008-09. 2002 2009
Lavatera maritima   Moved spring 2002 - frost winter 2002-03. Replacement failed in the frost-free greenhouse in hard long winter 1994
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Leptospermum martinii   Hard Winter 2010-11. 2004 2011
Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask' , Close up Hard Winter 2008-09. 2001 2009
Liriodendron tulipifera Detail of leaf Removed, since it was getting too big for the garden, creating too much shade, and it would never flower. The space can be used for more interesting planting - she says. 1997 2008
M Top of List
Magnolia grandiflora 'Exmouth' Frost 2002 - 2003. 1997 2003
  x soulangeana 'Susan' Removed on oreders of the HeadGardener - got too big. 1992 2010
Mitraria coccinea   Frost 2002 - 2003 1996 2004
  coccinea 'Lake Puyhue' Succumbed to the weather - we think 1996 2006
Musa basjoo   Hard Winter 2009-10 1999 2010
P Top of List
Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' We were surprised how long we managed to keep it. 2002 2005
Phoenix canariensis (in pot, overwintered under cover outdoors). Hard Winter 2009-10. 2003 2010
Phormium   'Sundowner' Weakened by Hard Winters 2008-09-10, but succumbed during 2010 2004 2010
  hybrids 'All Black';
'Bronze Baby';
'Jack Spratt';
'Maori Maiden';
'Platts Black';
'Surfer';.		 Weakened by the succession of Hard Winters between 2008 - 2012. 2010
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Photinia davidiana 'Red Robin' Weakened by Hard Winter 2009-10, but died during the drought of Spring 2010 1993 2010
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Patterson' with Clematis 'Niobe' and lilacina, Close-up of flower. Got too big!! replaced with a smaller version of itself during the regenation of a bed. 1994 2010
Polygala x dalmaisiana   Hard Winter 2009-10 2009 2010
Poncirus trifoliata   The Head gardener decided this was a boring, dangerous plant (and it was His) - she got scratched once too often. So it had to go. 1996 2008
Prunus x cistena   Mystery. 1995 2005
R Top of List
Rhamnus alaternus 'Argenteovariegata' Dug up, it had become too bulky, and it doesn't properly recover from hard pruning. 1993 2009
Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' Came into leaf with 80% dead - several others in the locality also suffered this winter (2005-2006) - it was long and cold. 1997 2006
S Top of List
Salvia buchanii   Hard Winter 2010-11. 2000 2011
Salvia confertiflora. Detail of Flower Died, despite being closeted in the frost-free greenhouse over winter. 1999 2006
  glutinosa   She declared it rubbish - "Out with it"! 2004 2007
  greggii 'Sungold' Hard Winter 2008-09. 2001 2009
  guaranitica   Succumbed after 2 bad Winters: 2008-09-10. 2000 2010
  leucantha   Hard Winter 2010-11. 2001 2011
  patens 'Cambridge Blue', 'Chilcombe', 'Guanajuato', 'White Trophy', 'Oxford Blue'. Hard Winter 2008-09. 1999 2009
  hybrids 'Phyllis Fancy' Hard Winter 2010-11. 2007 2011
Senna corymbosa   Dug up - die back looking too scruffy! 2001 2005
Solanum rantonnetii   Hard Winter 2008-09. 1999 2009
Stipa gigantea Flowers poking through Acacia baileyana 'Purpurea'. This had outgrown its place. The Under gardener imagined it would be split up and replanted. But NO - it was put on sale for our openings. 2000 2007
Strelitzia regina   Left out in the coldest Winter for 20 years - it had grown too big to heave indoors. 2000 2010
T Top of List
Tarchonanthus camphoratus (Camphor bush) Hard Winter 2009-10 2002 2010
Trachycarpus fortunei   This was the first "exotic" / palm planted at Barum. But it had exceeded our expectations, and become too large for its location (4m trunk)- casting a vast shadow over the bed where we were trying to grow sun lovers. Should have put it on e-bay - plants that size sell for £1000 retail around here. It has been replaced with a Chamaerops humilis 'Argentia'. 1993 2008
V Top of List
Vestia foetida   Hard Winter 2008-09. 1996 2009
Y Top of List
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' Weird - started producing new growth, then shriveled during the heat of the summer. Must have been weakened by the cold winter. 1998 2006
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