Bloom Report #04
January 24, 2023
45F, Partly Cloudy
Check these out:
- Wonderful witch hazel: At the Visitor Center, the vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) is covered with rusty orange ‘tassel’ flowers while the ‘Wisley Supreme’ Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’) is displaying its longer yellow ‘ribbons’. At the Museum, Chinese witch hazel (Hammelis mollis) and pale Chinese witch hazel (Hammamelis mollis ‘Pallida’) are in full bloom.
- Galanthus are blooming: Leaves and buds of snowdrops (Galanthus species and cultivars) are emerging throughout the gardens.
- Giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) are in bloom along the March Walk.
- The walkway from the Brown Center to the Cottage and Museum is edged in snowdrop blooms with the hybrid Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ at eye level on the wall adjoining the walkway and the cultivars Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ and Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ across the walkway at ground level.
- Snowdrop cultivars are in bud or in bloom in the raised bed at the East Museum entrance and in the Boxwood Garden at the upper East Terrace.
ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA
b Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – few flowers)
SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
b Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty orange)
fb,+ Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
fbb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)
fbb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM
fbb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
PEONY GARDEN
fbb Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few flowers)
fbb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
AZALEA WOODS
fbb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
b Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink – 1 flower)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
fbb Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)
fbb Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)
fbb Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Chthonic’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus samothrocicus (Snowdrop – white)
fbb Galanthus snocerupii (Snowdrop – white)
b Galalthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop – white)
fbb Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow – few flowers)
fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)
fbb Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – rosy pink buds)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
fbb Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)
b Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fb Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop – white)
fb Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose cultivars – pink, white)
fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)
ber Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – behind Bath House – few left)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 5 flowers)
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant nowdrop – white)
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
b Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fbb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
pb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)
MARCH BANK
b Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)
b Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
b,+ Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
b Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
b Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 1 flower)
fbb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fbb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
pb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)
fbb Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – dark pink buds)
WINTERHAZEL WALK
fbb Helleborus species & hybrids (Lenten rose – pink, white)
b Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender – few flowers)
ICEWELL TERRACE
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
PINETUM
fbb Galanthus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, pink – 1 flower)
ENCHANTED WOOD
b Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)
fb Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)
fbb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fbb Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)
OAK HILL–East Side
fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
fbb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)
fbb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)
fb Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)
fbb Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark rosy-pink buds)
SYCAMORE HILL
ber Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – red berries)
fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN
fbb Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)
b Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
fb Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)
fb Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)
fbb Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)
pb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown – at Museum bridge)
GREENHOUSE AREA
fb Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop hybrid – white – on wall along walkway)
b Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
b Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)
fbb Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)
pb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers