Here is what our volunteers found in bloom on March 14, 2011. No estimates yet about when the March Bank will be blue, but I am seeing tight buds on squill and glory-of-the-snow. With this Friday’s warm weather, I imagine the blue will be out in full force on the East Terrace and in the warmer micro-climates of the March Bank.
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #6 March 14, 2011
Weather: 50F, cloudy
Key:
- +: Abundant
- fbb: Flower-bud breaking
- b: Some bloom
- fb: Full bloom
- pf: Petals falling/drying
- pb: Past bloom (few remain)
[The March Bank is now at a white-and-yellow peak.]
ENTRANCE DRIVE, LAGOON, AND PARKING AREA
- fbb Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winter-hazel—pale yellow)
WALK FROM PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
- + Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- b Crocus vernus (‘Dutch’ crocus—deep purple)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- + Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- fb Hamamelis mollis (Chinese Witch-hazel—yellow)
- fb Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
- fb Pieris japonica ‘Flamingo’ (Andromeda—pink)
- b Sarcococca hookeriana (Sweet Box—white)
- b Scilla siberica (Squill–deep blue)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
- fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- fb Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- fb Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop—double)
- fb Hamamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese Witch-hazel—yellow)
- fb Hamamelis vernalis (Spring Witch-hazel—orange-brown)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
- b Crocus vernus (‘Dutch’ Crocus—various colors)
- fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- + Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- b Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop—double)
- fb Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
- fb Scilla mischtschenkoana (=tubergeniana; white)
AZALEA WOODS
- fb Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- + Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- + Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- + Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- fb Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
- b Scilla siberica (Squill—deep blue)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS (Magnolia Bend to 1750 Building)
- fb Crocus siberica (Squill—deep blue)
- + Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- + Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- + Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
UPPER TERRACE AND STEPS
- fb Adonis amurensis (Amur Adonis—golden)
- pf Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- fbb Corylopsis pauciflora (Winter-hazel—pale yellow)
- b Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- b Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop_
- fb Hamamelis ‘Princeton Gold’ (Witch-hazel—yellow)
- fb Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter Jasmine—yellow)
- b Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant Honeysuckle)
- fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda—white)
- fb Pieris japonica ‘Flamingo’ (Andromeda—pink)
- b Sarcococca hookeriana (Sweet Box—white)
- fb Scilla siberica (Squill—deep blue)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
- b Adonis amurensis (Amur Adonis—golden)
- + Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- b Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- + Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS—THE GLADE—TO BRIDGE
- b Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-Snow—blue)
- fb Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- + Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- + Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- + Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- + Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake—esp. near rivulet down to stream)
- b Scilla siberica (Squill—deep blue)
SLOPE BETWEEN SW CORNER OF AZALEA WOODS & MARCH BANK
- b Crocus vernus (‘Dutch’ Crocus—purple, white, &c.)
- + Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- fb Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- + Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
MARCH BANK
- + Adonis amurensis (Amur Adonis—golden)
- b Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-Snow—blue)
- b Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- b Crocus vernus (‘Dutch’ Crocus—various colors)
- + Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- + Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop—esp. near Japanese Maple at E end)
- + Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- b Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop—double)
- fb Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
- b Narcissus sp. (Daffodil [one clump])
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
- fb Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- + Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- b Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- b Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- + Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake
ICEWELL TERRACE
- b Adonis amurensis (Amur Adonis—yellow)
- b Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- b Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
ENCHANTED WOODS
- b Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- fb Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- b Hellebore orientalis (Lenten Rose)
- fb Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
- b Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-Snow—blue)
- b Cornus mas (European Dogwood-yellow)
- fbb Cornus officinalis (Japanese Dogwood—yellow)
- b Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern-leaved Corydalis—yellow)
- b Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- b Cyclamen albissimum (White)
- b Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite—yellow)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- fb Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- fb Hamamelis ‘Diane’ (Witch-hazel—red)
- b Hellebore orientalis (Lenten Rose)
- fb Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
- fb Narcissus sp. (Daffodil)
- b Narcissus sp. (Miniature Daffodil [one!])
- fb Pieris japonica variegata (Variegated Andromeda—white)
- fb Scilla siberica (Squill—deep blue)
SYCAMORE HILL
- b Cornus officinalis (Japanese Dogwood—yellow)
- fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop–along wall at base)
WINTERHAZEL WALK
- fbb Corylopsis spp. (Winterhazels—pale yellow)
- b Hellebore foetidus (Bearsfoot Lenten Rose—green)
- fb Hellebore niger (Lenten Rose—white)
- fb Hellebore orientalis (Lenten Rose—rose)
GARDEN WALK BETWEEN SYCAMORE AND MAGNOLIA BEND
- b Prunus subhirtella (Autumn Cherry—light pink)
- b Viburnum farreri (Fragrant Viburnum—pink)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, & CLENNY RUN
- fb Adonis amurensis (Amur Adonis—golden)
- fb Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- fb Crocus vernus (‘Dutch’ Crocus—deep purple)
- b Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- fb Hamamelis intermedia (Witch-hazel [mollis x japonica]—yellow; also orange,
- fb Hamamelis mollis (Chinese Witch-hazel—yellow) like vernalis)
- b Hellebore orientalis (Lenten Rose)
- fbb Skimmia japonica (White/red [shrub nr entrance])
SUNKEN GARDEN (N of Museum Walk) & SLOPE TO WEST
- + Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
- b Galanthus elwesii (Giant Snowdrop)
- b Galanthus nivalis (Common Snowdrop)
- b Hellebore foetidus (Bearsfoot Lenten Rose—green)
- b Hellebore orientalis (Lenten Rose)
- b Scilla siberica (Squill—deep blue)
GREENHOUSE AREA
- fb Crocus tomasinianus (‘Tommies’—lavender)
