Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #35
December 9, 2020
38F, cloud-covered, few flurries
+: Abundant
fbb: Flower-bud breaking
b: Some bloom
fb: Full Bloom
pf: Petals falling/drying
pb: Past bloom (few remain)
ber: Berries, fruits
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Check these out:
- Camellias on display: The white camellias (Camellia varieties) are still blooming — single and double, small and large — on the upper side of the Museum Store. What a show of blossoms!
- Pretend it’s spring:
- Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia) blossoms have appeared on the bushes at the upper edge of the parking lot and on the bushes at the field edge of Azalea Woods.
- The autumn rosebud cherry (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) is in full bloom along Garden Lane. It is spectacular this week!
- Enchanted Woods has a cluster of giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) in full bloom near the Frog Fountain and a pink azalea (Rhododendron variety) in bloom near the Turtle Bridge.
ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA
ber Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, brown, string-bean-like seed pods)
ber Celastrus sp. (Bittersweet – orange berries – in forsythia bushes at edge of parking lot)
b Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at upper edge of parking lot)
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)
ber Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods)
LAGOONS
ber Celastrus sp. (Bittersweet – orange berries)
SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM
PEONY GARDEN
AZALEA WOODS
b Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of field)
fbb Rhododendron hybrid Winterthur Dexter #11 (Tree rhododendron – cherry red – 2 buds opening)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
pf Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)
ber Ilex variety (Holly – yellow berries)
b Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)
fbb Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark pink buds)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
pb Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)
ber Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)
ber Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
pb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)
pb Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – brown)
MARCH BANK
fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
ber Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)
ber Viburnum sieboldii (Siebold viburnum – red berries)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
pb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)
GARDEN LANE
fb Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)
WINTERHAZEL WALK
ICEWELL TERRACE
PINETUM
b Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange)
b Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince cultivar – white to pale salmon-pink)
b Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson & Gold’ (Flowering quince cultivar – crimson)
b Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ (Flowering quince cultivar – scarlet)
fb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white – 1 plant)
b/fbb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
ber Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods)
pf Spiraea arguta (Spiraea species – white)
fbb Syringa ‘Primrose’ (Lilac variety – white – few buds)
b/fbb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)
TRAFFIC CIRCLE
ber Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – yellow berries – few left)
ENCHANTED WOODS
fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – at Frog Fountain)
pb Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – tan)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – tan)
pb Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – tan)
b Rhododendron variety (Azalea – pink – near Turtle Bridge)
OAK HILL-East Side
ber Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – yellow berries)
OAK HILL-West Side
ber Viburnum dilatatum (Linden viburnum – red berries)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
SYCAMORE HILL
ber Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, green to brown, string-bean-like seed pods)
ber Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – red berries)
b Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)
b Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Willow wood viburnum – off-white)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, AND CLENNY RUN
pf Camellia ‘Mason Farm’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)
fb Camellia ‘Northern Exposure’ (Camellia variety – white)
pb Camellia oleifera ‘Lu Shan Snow’ (Camellia variety – white)
pb Camellia sasanqua/oleifera (Camellia variety – white)
fb Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ (Camellia variety – double white)
pf Camellia ‘Survivor’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)
fb Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ (Camellia variety – white)
fb Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’ – behind Museum Store at parking lot wall)
pb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – tan)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – dried brown – in Clenny Run at Museum bridge)
ber Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)
GREENHOUSE AREA
ber Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)
BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds
ber Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle – yellow berries)
pb Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides/Heath aster – white – 1 plant)
GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods
Bloom Report presented by:
Pauline Myers
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