Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library

WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #31

 November 10, 2020

74F, sunny

 

+: Abundant

fbb: Flower-bu breaking

b: Some bloom

fb: Full Bloom

pf: Petals falling/drying

pb: Past bloom (few remain)

ber: Berries, fruits

. Check these out:
  • Fleeting beauty: The leaf colors on Sycamore Hill seen from Garden Lane are a magnificent vista this week.  Have a look before they fall.
  • 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: Several of the lilacs (Syringa species and varieties) at the end of the Sundial Garden along Garden Lane are 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) fb         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’) pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – pink to tan) ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green to brown seed pods) pb        Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides/Heath aster – white)  

LAGOONS

ber       Callicarpa dichotoma (Purple beautyberry – purple berries) pb        Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose – yellow) pb        Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides/Heath aster – white)  

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

pb        Osmanthus heterophyllus (Holly Osmanthus – white, fragrant)  

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

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

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

pb        Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Gulftide’ (Holly Osmanthus variety – white, fragrant) pb        Symphyotrichum cordifolium (Aster cordifolius/Blue wood aster – pale blue)   SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM PEONY GARDEN

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Tricyrtis variety (Toad-lily – white with purple speckles)   LOWER AZALEA WOODS

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink) pf         Galanthus ‘Barnes’ (Snowdrop variety – white) fb         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 – pinkish fuzzy cones with bright red berries)  

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink) pb        Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large flowered clematis – white – 1 flower) pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – pink to tan) ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries) pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Hybrid azalea – white with dark red dots – ~6 flowers)  

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

b          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) ber       Malus species (Crabapple – red fruits) pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow) 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) pb        Syringa variety (Lilac – single red-purple, lilac, pink lavender) b          Syringa ‘Primrose’ (Lilac variety – white) b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)  

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ber       Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries) ber       Callicarpa japonica variety (Japanese beautyberry – white berries) ber       Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – yellow berries)  

ENCHANTED WOODS

pf         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white – 1 plant) pf         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 – greenish to tan) pf         Tricyrtis variety (Toad lily – white with purple speckles)  

OAK HILL

East Side

ber       Callicarpa dichotoma (Purple beautyberry – purple berries) ber       Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries) ber       Callicarpa japonica variety (Japanese beautyberry – white berries) pb        Crocus speciosus (Showy crocus – lavender-pink) pb        Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white – in meadow) pb        Hydrangea involucrata ‘Tama Azisai’ (Bracted hydrangea – greenish) pf         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        Heuchera villosa (Hairy alum root – creamy white) 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        Crocus speciosus (Showy crocus – lavender-pink) pb        Heuchera villosa (Hairy alum root – creamy white) pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – pinkish-tan to brown) b/fbb    Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (Rose variety – pale pink –1 flower, 4 buds) pb        Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red – 4 blossoms) pb        Rosa species (Rose – white – around Brick Lookout) 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) fb         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

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) fb         Polygonum pennsylvanicum (Pennsylvania smartweed – clusters of tiny pink ‘beads) pf         Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed susan – yellow – 1 plant) 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        Gnaphalium obtusifolium (Sweet everlasting – white) pf         Polygonum pennsylvanicum (Pennsylvania smartweed – clusters of tiny pink ‘beads’) pb        Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed susan – yellow) ber       Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle – yellow berries) pb        Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides/Heath aster – white) pb        Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)  

Bloom Report presented by:

Pauline Myers