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