Here’s what’s in bloom and of interest in the Winterthur Garden.
The most striking area is the copse at the East end of Oak Hill, across from the Quarry; the most splendid blooms are those of the Hyacinth Vine, in the Greenhouse Area.
http://www.winterthur.org/pdfs/October 10 2012 Winterthur Bloom list 39.pdf
Highlights:
- Meadows – see them soon as they will likely be mowed next week!
- Abelia grandiflora (Front entrance drive and near Dorrance Gallery)
- Toadlily (Tricyrtis formosana) in Azalea Woods and Glade Garden
- Zig-zag Goldenrod (Solidago fl3xicaulis) in lots of places
- Tea viburnum (Viburnum setigerum) – bright red berries on Oak Hill
- Camellia – above museum store
- Trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata) – yellow fruits on Oak Hill
- Beauty berry (Calicarpa) – purple berries on Oak Hill
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- Camellia above Museum Store
- Purple calicarpa (Beauty Berry) berries
- Hyacinth Bean on Greenhouse
- Maple leaves near Reflecting Pool garden
- Seven son flower near post office
- Sundial Garden
- Hardy Orange on Oak Hill
- Tea Viburnum berries on lower Oak Hill
- Meadow at Magnolia Bend
