Both plants of ‘Benidaikagura’ (3C-002 & 3C-003) are showing signs of virus variegation, meaning they are turning into ‘Daikagura’.

‘Hikarugenji’ (3C-013) and ‘Hikarugengi’ (3C-014), which was labelled ‘Herme’, a synonym of ‘Hikarugengi’, are in fact totally different varieties. 3C-013 appears to be correct while 3C-014 seems to be of the ‘Otome’ tribe, with leaves and flower form to match but a flower colouring that I can find no reference to in the ‘Otome’ group of sports.

3C-031 ‘Sylva’ was shown on the plan as ‘Sylvia’ but as with the other plants bearing the name, has insufficient petals and seems much more likely to be ‘Sylva’. That said, ‘Sylva’ is said to be rare in cultivation, most of the plants so named in fact being ‘Jupiter’.

‘The Mikado’ (3C-034) is a sport of ‘Hikarugenji’, differing only in there being an absence of any pink streaks crossing the white margin. This doesn’t seem to hold true here.

In March 2018 a large Nothofagus growing at the back of this section fell doing a lot of damage. 3C-019 ‘Kinsekai’  was right under the trunk which was still lying there in November 2019, though I was told it was to be winched out soon. Two growing seasons on and with some remedial pruning having been carried out in both years, the damaged plants are slowly recovering. See blog for 15 March 2018.  Unfortunately ‘Bokuhan’ (3C-005) didn’t survive the removal of the fallen tree, which was not done with as much care as I’d have liked.

‘Shiro-wabisuke’ (3C-029 & 3C-030) is retained as a cultivar of the species C. wabisuke but the status of wabisuke as a species is strongly contested in some quarters.