Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library

WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #35

 December 9, 2020

38F, cloud-covered, few flurries

+: Abundant

fbb: Flower-bud breaking

b: Some bloom

fb: Full Bloom

pf: Petals falling/drying

pb: Past bloom (few remain)

ber: Berries, fruits

. Check these out:
  • Camellias on display: The white camellias (Camellia varieties) are still blooming — single and double, small and large — on the upper side of the Museum Store.  What a show of blossoms!
  • Pretend it’s spring:
    • Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia) blossoms have appeared on the bushes at the upper edge of the parking lot and on the bushes at the field edge of Azalea Woods.
    • The autumn rosebud cherry (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) is in full bloom along Garden Lane. It is spectacular this week!
    • Enchanted Woods has a cluster of giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) in full bloom near the Frog Fountain and a pink azalea (Rhododendron variety) in bloom near the Turtle Bridge.
 

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, brown, string-bean-like seed pods) ber       Celastrus sp. (Bittersweet – orange berries – in forsythia bushes at edge of parking lot) b          Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at upper edge of parking lot) pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown) ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods)  

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 WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM PEONY GARDEN

AZALEA WOODS

b          Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of field) fbb       Rhododendron hybrid Winterthur Dexter #11 (Tree rhododendron – cherry red – 2 buds opening)   LOWER AZALEA WOODS

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

pf         Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower) ber       Ilex variety (Holly – yellow berries) b          Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow) fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark pink buds)  

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink) ber       Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries)  

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown) ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)  

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown) pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – brown)  

MARCH BANK

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white) ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left) 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

b          Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange) b          Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince cultivar – white to pale salmon-pink) b          Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson & Gold’ (Flowering quince cultivar – crimson) b          Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ (Flowering quince cultivar – scarlet) fb         Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white – 1 plant) b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)  

SUNDIAL GARDEN

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods) pf         Spiraea arguta (Spiraea species – white) fbb       Syringa ‘Primrose’ (Lilac variety – white – few buds) b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)  

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ber       Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – yellow berries – few left)  

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – at Frog Fountain) pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – tan) pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – tan) pb        Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – tan) b          Rhododendron variety (Azalea – pink – near Turtle Bridge)  

OAK HILL-East Side

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

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, green to brown, string-bean-like seed pods) ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – red berries) b          Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow) pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown) b          Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Willow wood viburnum – off-white)  

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, AND CLENNY RUN

pf         Camellia ‘Mason Farm’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds) fb         Camellia ‘Northern Exposure’ (Camellia variety – white) pb        Camellia oleifera ‘Lu Shan Snow’ (Camellia variety – white) pb        Camellia sasanqua/oleifera  (Camellia variety – white) fb         Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ (Camellia variety – double white) pf         Camellia ‘Survivor’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds) fb         Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ (Camellia variety – white) fb         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’ – behind Museum Store at parking lot wall) pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – tan) pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – dried brown – in Clenny Run at Museum bridge) ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)  

GREENHOUSE AREA

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)  

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

ber       Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle – yellow berries) pb        Symphyotrichum ericoides (Aster ericoides/Heath aster – white – 1 plant)   GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods  

 Bloom Report presented by:

Pauline Myers