Winterthur Bloom Report #12

Bloom Report #12

March 22, 2023
63F, Sunny

Check these out:

• A River of Blue:  It starts in Azalea Woods, flows down the lawn to the Museum including the upper East Terrace, down the March Bank and up the opposite side to the walkway from Winterhazel Walk to Icewell Terrace.  It’s made up of lavender blue glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii), royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica), and blue to white Italian anemone (Anemone apennina).  The sunken garden in the Greenhouse area is a sea of intense blue and the rest of the gardens have blue accents in greater or lesser numbers.

• Flowering Quince:  The Quince Walk area of the Pinetum is filling with the bright red, red-orange, peach, and white blossoms of flowering quince (Chaenomeles species & cultivars). 

• Heavenly Hellebores:  The Lenten roses (Helleborus species & hybrids) are blooming in white, pink spotted, pink, & wine red in the Greenhouse sunken garden, in front of The Cottage, along Winterhazel Walk, at the edge of the Pinetum and in the raised bed in the Museum East courtyard.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Corylopsis species (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – few flowers)

pb        Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

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)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pb        Hamamelis mollis ‘February Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel cultivar – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        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          Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – pink, white)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fb         Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterhazel cultivar – pale yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)       

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pb        Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel cultivar – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Puschkinia scilloides (Striped squill – white with minute blue stripes)

fb         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)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia blue bells – blue – few flowers)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Puschkinia scilloides (Striped squill – white with minute blue stripes)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fb         Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN  

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white)                     

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fbb       Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods – few flowers)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, dark pink, white)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

pf         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – purple to pink buds, blue flowers)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b          Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow – few flowers)          

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fb         Vinca minor (Periwinkle – blue, white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – purple to pink buds, blue flowers)

fbb       Rhododendron fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

fbb       Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii (Pere Farge’s rhododendron – pink)

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)

fb,++   Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow – at Terrace wall)

b          Corylopsis pauciflora (Buttercup winterhazel – pale yellow)

fb         Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Kermonde Bear’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)

fb         Galanthus samothrocicus (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Galalthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)

pf         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)

fb         Vinca minor (Periwinkle – blue)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue – behind Bath House)    

pb        Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – double white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

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)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb,+     Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Vinca minor (Periwinkle – white)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

b          Anemone apennina (Italina windflower – blue, white, pink)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – blue – few flowers)

fb         Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

pb        Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop cultivar – white & green)

pf         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

pf         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virgnina bluebells – purple to pink buds, blue flowers)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

pf         Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ’Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

b          Vinca minor (Periwinkle – white)

MARCH BANK

pf,+     Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white, pink)

fbb       Anemone ranunculoides (Buttercup windflower – 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)

pb        Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pf         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Magnolia stellata (Star magnolia – white – along stream)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)           

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fbb       Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pb        Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

fbb       Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry hybrid – light pink)

b          Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white, pink)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron cultivar – pink)

fb         Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – dark pink buds, pale pink to white flowers)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

b          Corydalis solida subsp. densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Corylopsis species (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pb        Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)

fb         Helleborus species & hybrids (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb         Primula abchasica (Abchasica primrose – cerise with yellow center)

b          Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

pb        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)

fb         Corydalis bulbosa (Rose corydalis – rose)

fb         Forsythia suspensa – Weeping forsythia – yellow)

pf,++   Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ’Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)           

PINETUM

b          Chaenomeles species & cultivars (Flowering quince – red, red-orange, peach, white)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fb         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

pf         Galanthus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)          

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, pink)

b          Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia cultivar – white)

fb         Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Star magnolia cultivar – pale pink to white)

fb         Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)

fbb       Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum cultivar – greenish)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fb         Forsythia viridissima ‘Broxensis’ (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Alexandrina magnolia – dark pink)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ (Saucer magnolia cultivar – pink)

fb         Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ (Star magnolia cultivar – white)

fb         Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia cultivar – white)

fbb       Magnollia ‘Wada’s Memory’ (Wada’s Memory magnolia – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Azalea cultivar – rosy purple)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Alba’ (Siberian squill cultivar – white)

b          Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

fbb       Viburnum macrocepahlum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum cultivar – greenish)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

ENCHANTED WOOD       

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – white, blue)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Pink Giant’ (Glory-of-the-snow cultivar – pale pink)

fb         Corydalis bulbosa (Rose corydalis – rose)

pb        Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)

pf         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’)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – purple to pink buds, blue flowers)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

pf         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)

b          Clatyonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         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)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM   

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Corylopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – purple to pink buds, blue flowers)

fb         Narcissus ‘February Gold’ (Daffodil cultivar – yellow)

fb         Narcissus jonquilla (Wild jonquil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘W.P.Milner’ (Miniature trumpet daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – creamy yellow)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         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)

fb         Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia cultivar – yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN      

fb         Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

fb         Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – deep purple)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        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)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – cream with light orange cup – in entry containers)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender blue)

fb         Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)

pb        Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

pb        Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

pb        Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Beryl’ (Cyclamineus daffodil – yellow – few flowers)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil cultivar – yellow – few flowers)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Cragford’ (Tazetta daffodil – cream with orange up – few flowers)

b          Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil cultivar – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Sweet Smiles’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘White Lady’ (Small cup daffodil – white)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – pale pink to white)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers