H. 'Frances Williams' is the pod and pollen parent of h. 'Dorothy Benedict'. It shares similar growth characteristics of its parent, h. siebldiana 'Elegans' and has large leaves and ivory flowers.

H. 'Frances Williams' Registered in 1986, h. 'Frances Williams' is a wonderfully textured sport of h. sieboldiana 'Elegans'

The sports and crosses from h. 'Frances Williams' tend to have an interesting texture to the leaves and many are large cultivars.

H. 'Frances Williams' is a favourite of ours, especially for the subtle colouration and the way the rugosity of the leaves varies from the centre outwards. You can clearly see this characteristic of h. siebldiana 'Elegans' coming through in many of the cultivars derived from h. 'Frances Williams' and then into the next generation through h. 'Dorothy Benedict'.

Harrogate Spring Show
Our first show of the season was very enjoyable.
The showground was bathed in warm spring sunshine for most of the week and there was a good positive atmosphere to contrast the doom and gloom of recent months.
This time we created a chinese themed display, which received a Gold Award - click on the images to view:

The display was not without its problems though, as both our ponds decided to leak. Eventually we managed to stem the flow with a strategically placed piece of 2" x 1" batten, avoiding the need to create a moat around the stand.