Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library

WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #38

 December 30, 2020

41F, 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: Some varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace are starting to 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) 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)
ber       Celastrus sp. (Bittersweet – orange berries – in forsythia bushes at edge of parking lot – few left)
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) 

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

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

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fbb       Hammamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – light yellow)
fbb       Hammamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow)
b          Hammamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty-red) 

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM-N/A

PEONY GARDEN

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

AZALEA WOODS

pf         Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of field) 

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

pb        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)
ber       Euonymus bungeanus var. semipersistens (Tree at corner of Library – red berries)
fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (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 ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb       Galanthus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb       Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb       Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose variety – pink, white)
b          Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House) 

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

pb        Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – 3 left)
ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left) 

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)
pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown) 

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) 

SUNDIAL GARDEN

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

ENCHANTED WOODS

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-West Side

ber       Viburnum dilatatum (Linden viburnum – dark red berries) 

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

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 ‘Mason Farm’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)
pb        Camellia sasanqua/oleifera  (Camellia variety – white)
pb        Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ (Camellia variety – double white)
pb        Camellia ‘Survivor’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)
fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf         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 – few left)
 

GREENHOUSE AREA

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left) 

Bloom Report presented by Pauline Myers