Bloom Report #32

Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library

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