Bloom Report #24
June 14, 2023
71F, Cloudy
Check these out:
- Magnificent Magnolias: The southern magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) along the Library wall are in full bloom this week. Stand nearby to enjoy their fragrance.
- Hydrangeas: Hydrangeas are starting to bloom throughout the gardens with the greatest variety of species in Enchanted Woods.
- Everywhere: But, listed only here:
- The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are blooming throughout the Estate.
- White clover (Trifolium repens) in the fields and lawns is providing nectar and pollen for the pollinators and nitrogen for the soil.
ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA
fb Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)
pb Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
pb Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
pb Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)
LAGOONS AND CLENNY RUN
fb Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)
fb Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)
fbb Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – in ‘Grotto’ at Grey Building Drive Stop sign)
fb Cornus species (Dogwood – white – along Clenny Run)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
pb Gillenia trifoliata (Bowman’s root – white – at Grey Building Drive Stop sign)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – at Chandler Farm Road corner)
b Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)
fbb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – along Grey Building Drive)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
fb Lapsana communis (Tiny, pale yellow flowers)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
pf Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
fb Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
fb Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
fb Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)
fb Hemerocallis species (Daylily – golden yellow)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
pf Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron – purple)
pb Rhododendron maximum hybrid ‘Soft Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – light mauve)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
pf Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white – 1 plant)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, white)
fb Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)
pb Rhododendron maximum ‘Roseum’ (Rhododendron maximum hybrid – light pink)
pb Rhododendron ‘Robert Allison’ (Gable hybrid tree rhododendron – light mauve- pink)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
fb Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
PEONY GARDEN
pf Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)
AZALEA WOODS
b Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
b Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
pf Lilium ‘Claude Shride’ (‘Claude Shride’ martagon lily – wine red)
pf Lilium martagon (Martagon lily species & cultivars – bronze/pink, bronze, golden, orange, burgundy, white)
fb Lilium tsingtauense (Korean wheel lily – bright orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Chionoides’ (Rhododendron variety – white with yellow top petal)
fb Viola species (Violet – white)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
b Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)
pb Rhododendron ‘James Gable’ (Gable hybrid azalea – dark red – 1 flower)
fb Viola species (Violet – white)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
b Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
fb,+ Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – at end of Library to Bath House)
fb Hemerocallis Stout hybrid (Hybrid daylily – bi-color, golden yellow – at Bath House)
fb Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
b Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white – 2 flowers)
b Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)
pb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
b Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)
fb Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
fb Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
fb Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
b Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – lavender-pink)
b Astilbe species (Astilbe – white)
fbb Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ (white-fruit beautyberry – white)
pb Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
b Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
b Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white – mophead)
fbb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white – lacecap)
b Iris ‘Clyde Redmond’ (Clyde Redmond iris – blue)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, maroon)
pf Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)
b Viola species (Violet – white)
MARCH BANK
fbb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pf Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard – white)
b Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fb Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)
fbb Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)
b Viola species (Violet – white)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
fbb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fbb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire variety – white)
pf Prunella vulgaris (Heal-all – purple)
pf Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – pink, rosy purple)
b Viola species (Violet – white)
pb Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
ICEWELL TERRACE
fbb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden)
PINETUM
fb Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Latimeria Gates)
pb Chaenomeles species & cultivars (Flowering quince – red, red-orange)
pb Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)
ber Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green with wine red fruits)
fb Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
pb Rhododendron ‘Deep Rose’ (Deciduous hybrid azalea – deep rose – 1 flower)
pb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
b Geranium cantabrigiensis ‘Biokovo’ (Perennial geranium variety – white)
pb Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – white)
fb Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)
TRAFFIC CIRCLE
fbb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – white, pink)
ENCHANTED WOOD
fbb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fbb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fb Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)
fb Hydrangea cinerea (Ashy hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta’ (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – soft blue)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white, lavender to pink to mauve rose)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – white)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze/pink, golden orange)
fb Rhododendron J.T. Lovett (Indica hybrid azalea – coral-pink)
fb Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
OAK HILL–East Side
fbb Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ (white-fruit beautyberry – white)
fbb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
pb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, golden orange)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
fb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)
b Viola speciesf (Violet – white)
OAK HILL-West Side
pf Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
pb Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)
fbb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
pb Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
pb Rhododendron ‘Buccaneer’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – double orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Mrs. CC Miller’ (Gable hybrid azalea – double red-orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Scout’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red)
pb Weigela florida (Weigela – white)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
fbb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)
fb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
b Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)
b Iris versicolor (Blue flag iris – violet-blue)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – pink, gold, red)
ber Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – ‘hazy’ blue berries)
fb Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange, purple)
pf Rodgersia podophylla (Bronze-leaf rodgersia – off-white)
fb Spigelia marylandica (Indian pink – red with yellow center)
b Viola species (Violet – white)
SYCAMORE HILL
fb Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)
pb Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)
pf Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
fb Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)
pb Deutzia crenata (Deutzia – white)
pb Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)
pf Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
fb Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)
pf Magnolia sieboldii ’Colossus’ (Oyama magnolia – white)
pf Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)
pf Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)
pf,+ Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)
fb Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink)
pb Rosa ‘Pink Leda’ (Damask rose hybrid – pink – at Bristol Folly)
pf Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)
pf Rosa ‘White Dawn’ (‘White Dawn’ rose – white)
fb Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)
fb Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
pb Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)
pf Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac – off-white)
fb Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)
pf Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
pf Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela cultivar – dark red)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN
pf Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white – along Clenny Run)
b Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
fbb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue lacecap)
b Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white – in Museum lawn at bridge)
b Hypericum species (St. John’s wort – yellow)
pb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
fb Rhododendron ‘Beni Kurishima’ (Satsuki hybrid azalea – double orange – behind Cottage)
pf Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron hybrid – purple)
pf Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay rhododendron – pale lavender to white)
GREENHOUSE AREA
pb Calycanthus florida (Sweet shrub – brown – at edge of Parking Lot)
b Echinacea species (coneflower – pink – 1 flower)
fb,+ Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)
fbb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea)
b Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)
pb Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – blue, white, pink)
ber Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – oval green to brown seed pods)
pb Paeonia cultivars (Peony – white, pale pink)
fb Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – white – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)
pf Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)
BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
b Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
pf Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – along Clenny Run)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
fb Lapsana communis (Tiny, pale yellow flowers – along Clenny Run)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
pb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue)
fbb Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed – white – along Clenny Run)
fb Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)
fb Viola species (Violet – white)
GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods
fb Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb,+ Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
b Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)
b Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
fb Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)
b Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
pf,++ Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers