This is becoming an annual spring obsession now but its amazing how many you can clock up over the period March to May (none are in flower in February in Leeds, not even 'February Gold'). I only concern myself with those found in woods, on river banks, areas of waste ground, unmanaged churchyards and similar situations, deliberately steering clear of urban road verge plantings. Accordingly, I tend to find mainly the old tried and true cultivars that are tough as old boots, so largely pre-1940's or exceptionally pre-1970's. 'Oxford Gold' with a registration date of 2007 was a complete surprise this year, popping up in an obscure part of the churchyard after last years clearance of brambles.
Highlights from this years haul (with date of registration) include:
Actaea (<1919) Aranjuez (1932)
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