Bloom Report #010
March 8, 2023
45F, Sunny
Check these out:
- The blue carpet is rolling out: The Museum Upper Terrace lawn is carpeted with lavender blue glory-of-the-snow (Chionoodoxa forbesii) which are also found throughout the gardens. The royal blue of Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) is carpeting the lawn adjacent to the walk from Winterhazel Walk to Icewell Terrace and areas of Azalea Woods and the sunken garden in the Greenhouse area. They dot the lawn sloping from Garden Lane to the Museum & are found in many other areas of the garden.
- Wonderful witch hazel: At the Visitor Center, ‘February Gold’ Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis cultivar) displays its yellow ‘ribbon’ blossoms. At the Museum, on the lawn adjacent to Clenny Run, Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis) and pale Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’) are in full bloom along with ‘Princeton Gold’ (Hamamelis mollis cultivar) on the Museum Upper Terrace. At The Cottage, both Chinese witch hazel and the hybrid Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ are also in full bloom.
ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA
fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)
fbb Corylopsis species (Winterhazel – pale yellow – few flowers)
b Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – few flowers)
pf Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)
SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)
fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)
fb Hamamelis mollis ‘February Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)
pf Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel cultivar – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)
fb Pieris japonica ‘Flamingo’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
b Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)
pf Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel cultivar – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)
pb Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty orange)
pf Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)
fb Puschkinia scilloides (Striped squill – white with minute blue stripes)
b Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, white with purple stripes)
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia blue bells – blue)
fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Puschkinia scilloides (Striped squill – white with minute blue stripes)
SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, white)
pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
PEONY GARDEN
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
b Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white – in lawn at wall along walkway)
fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)
AZALEA WOODS
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, dark pink, white)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
b Vinca minor (Periwinkle – blue, white)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)
b Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘– white to pale pink – few flowers)
b Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow – at Terrace wall)
pb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
pf Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Galanthus ‘Chthonic’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
pf Galanthus ‘Gloria’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
pb Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
pb Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)
fb Galanthus samothrocicus (Snowdrop – white)
fb Galalthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)
pf Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)
fb Hamamelis ‘Princeton Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)
pb Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow – few flowers)
fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)
fb Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at Terrace wall)
fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)
b Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink to white)
pf Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)
b Vinca minor (Periwinkle – blue)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple – behind Bath House)
pb Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)
pf Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – double white)
fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)
pf Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)
pf Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
pf Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb,+ Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose cultivars – pink, white)
fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
pf Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant nowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)
fb,+ Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)
pf Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – blue – few flowers)
fbb Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)
fb Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, white)
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb,+ Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)
fb Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)
fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)
fb Scilla siberica ’Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
MARCH BANK
pf,+ Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – blue – few flowers)
fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)
fb Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, lavender, white)
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 1 flower)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
b Scilla siberica (Siberian squill – royal blue)
fbb Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white)
fb Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron cultivar – pink)
fb Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – dark pink buds, pale pink to white flowers)
WINTERHAZEL WALK
b Corylopsis species (Winterhazel – pale yellow)
pb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
fb Helleborus species & hybrids (Lenten rose – pink, white)
fb/fbb Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)
ICEWELL TERRACE
pf Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)
fb Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb,++ Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’ – few flowers)
fb Scilla siberica ’Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
PINETUM
fbb Chaenomeles species & cultivars (Flowering quince – red, red-orange, peach, white)
pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
fb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)
fb Galanthus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, pink)
fbb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)
b Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia cultivar – white)
fbb Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Star magnolia cultivar – pale pink to white)
fb/fbb Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
fbb Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Alexandrina magnolia – dark pink)
fbb Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ (Saucer magnolia cultivar – pink)
fbb Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ (Star magnolia cultivar – white)
fbb Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia cultivar – white)
fb Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Azalea cultivar – rosy purple)
fbb Scilla siberica ‘Alba’ (Siberian squill cultivar – white)
b Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)
TRAFFIC CIRCLE
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
ENCHANTED WOOD
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis ‘Blewbury Tart – green & white)
fb Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)
fb Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, pink, wine red)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)
fb Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
OAK HILL–East Side
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
fb Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
OAK HILL–West Side
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)
pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
fb Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)
fb Narcissus ‘February Gold’ (Daffodil cultivar – yellow)
fb Narcissus ‘W.P.Milner’ (Miniature trumpet daffodil – yellow)
fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)
fbb Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark rosy-pink buds)
fb Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)
SYCAMORE HILL
fb Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)
fb Forsythia ovata (Korean dogwood – yellow)
pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN
pb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)
fb Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)
fb Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – deep purple)
pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)
fb Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)
fb Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)
fb Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)
fbb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow – few flowers)
GREENHOUSE AREA
fb,+ Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)
fb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
pf Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)
fb Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)
pb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)
fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)
fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – pale pink to white)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers