WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #32

 November 18, 2020

44F, sunny

+:  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 in full bloom — single and double, small and large — on the upper side of the Museum Store.  What a show of blossoms!
• Sniff this out: The white lilac (Syringa ‘Primrose’) at the end of the Sundial Garden along Garden Lane is blooming with scents of spring.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

pf         Ageratina altissima (Eupatorium rugosum/White snake root – white – under cherry tree at edge of parking area)

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

b          Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow)

pf         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

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

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green to brown seed pods)

pb        Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides/Heath aster – white)

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

pb        Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

PEONY GARDEN

AZALEA WOODS

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

pb        Galanthus ‘Barnes’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

pf         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

ber       Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – pinkish to red fuzzy cones with bright red berries)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

ber       Callicarpa dichotoma (Purple beautyberry – purple berries)

ber       Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries)

ber       Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – brown fuzzy cones with bright red berries)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – pink to tan)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

ber       Callicarpa japonica variety (Japanese beautyberry – white berries – few left)

pb        Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink – 2 flowers)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

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

pb        Tricyrtis varieties (Toad-lily – white with purple speckles)

MARCH BANK

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)

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

pb        Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange)

pb        Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince cultivar – white to pale salmon-pink)

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

pb        Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pf         Polygonum pennsylvanicum (Pennsylvania smartweed – clusters of tiny pink ‘beads’)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green to brown seed pods)

b          Spiraea arguta (Spiraea species – white)

b          Syringa ‘Primrose’ (Lilac variety – white)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ber       Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – yellow berries)

ENCHANTED WOODS

pb        Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

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

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – tan)

pb        Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – tan)

OAK HILL

East Side

ber       Callicarpa dichotoma (Purple beautyberry – purple berries)

pb        Hydrangea involucrata ‘Tama Azisai’ (Bracted hydrangea – greenish)

pb        Tricyrtis variety (Toad-lily – white with purple speckles)

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

pb        Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose – yellow – along Quarry outlet stream)

SYCAMORE HILL

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

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – red berries)

pb        Heuchera villosa (Hairy alum root – creamy white)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – pinkish-tan to brown)

pb        Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (Rose variety – pale pink –1 flower)

ber       Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – orange fruits/rose hips)

pb        Rosa species (Rose – white – around Brick Lookout)

pb        Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white ~ 3 flower clusters)

ber       Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – bright red berries – very few)

fb         Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Camellia ‘Mason Farm’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)

fb         Camellia ‘Northern Exposure’ (Camellia variety – white)

fb         Camellia oleifera ‘Lu Shan Snow’ (Camellia variety – white)

pf         Camellia sasanqua/oleifera  (Camellia variety – white)

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

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

pb        Heptacodium miconioides (Seven-sons tree – rose sepals – behind Museum Store)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – tan)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fuji Waterfall’ (Bigleaf hydrangea cultivar – white)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – dried brown – in Clenny Run at Museum bridge)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)

ber       Ilex ‘Winter Red’ (Winterberry holly – red berries)

GREENHOUSE AREA

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

pb        Brassica species (Mustard – light yellow)

pb        Centaurea maculata (Spotted knapweed – purple)

pb        Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

pb        Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose – yellow – along Quarry outlet stream)

ber       Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle – yellow berries)

pb        Solidago caesia (Blue-stemmed plume goldenrod – yellow 3 small plants)

pb        Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides/Heath aster – white)

pb        Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish purple)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

pb        Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

pb        Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed susan – yellow)

ber       Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle – yellow berries)

Bloom Report presented by:

Pauline Myers