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WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #02

 January 13, 2021

45F, sunny

 

+:  Abundant

fbb: Flower-bud breaking

b: Some bloom

fb: Full Bloom

pf: Petals falling/drying

pb: Past bloom (few remain)

ber: Berries, fruits

 

Check these out:

 

• Snowdrops:
  • Snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii) leaves and buds are emerging throughout the gardens. They are particularly plentiful along the March Bank.
  • Some varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace are in full bloom.
• Few blossoms remain in the garden; however, a few bits of color can still be found:
  • Brilliant red berries and colored foliage can be found on the willow-leaf cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolia) along the fence on Sycamore Hill.
  • On the Enchanted Woods side of Garden Lane, the Kurume azalea hybrids (Rhododendron ‘Firefly’ and Rhododendron #16 small single white) are displaying bronze-red and yellow-green leaves respectively.

 

 

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, brown, string-bean-like seed pods)

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

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

 

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

b          Hammamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – light yellow)

b          Hammamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow)

fb         Hammamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty-red)

 

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

 

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

PEONY GARDEN

pf         Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of Museum lawn – few flowers)

 

AZALEA WOODS

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

 

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

b          Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snpwdrop variety – white)

pf         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fbb       Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark pink buds)

 

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

ber       Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries – few left)

b          Galanthus ‘Castelgar’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Farmingdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Glaanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Marjorie Brown’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Miller’s Late’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus plicatus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose variety – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

 

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

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

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – brown)

 

MARCH BANK

fbb,+   Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

 

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

 

GARDEN LANE

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

 

ICEWELL TERRACE

PINETUM

fbb       Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange)

fbb       Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson & Gold’ (Flowering quince cultivar – crimson)

fbb       Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ (Flowering quince cultivar – scarlet)

b          Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

fbb       Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

 

SUNDIAL GARDEN

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods)

fbb       Spiraea arguta (Spiraea species – white – few buds)

 

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ENCHANTED WOODS

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – tan)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – tan)

pb        Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – tan)

fbb       Rhododendron variety (Azalea – pink – near Turtle Bridge)

 

OAK HILL-East Side

OAK HILL-West Side

ber       Viburnum dilatatum (Linden viburnum – dark red berries)

 

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow-green)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – eye-catching red buds)

 

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, green to brown, string-bean-like seed pods)

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – red berries)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

 

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, AND CLENNY RUN

pb        Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ (Camellia variety – double white)

pb        Camellia ‘Survivor’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)

b          Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’ – behind Museum Store at parking lot wall)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

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 – few left)

 

GREENHOUSE AREA

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

Bloom Report presented by:

Pauline Myers