Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #36
December 16, 2020
30F, cloud-covered
+: 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: Some of 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, on the bushes at the Museum lawn end of the Peony Garden, 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 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 MUSEUMPEONY GARDEN
b Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of Museum lawn)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 WOODSUPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
b Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow) fbb Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark pink buds)EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
ber Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries) fb Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Snowdrop variety – white) fbb Galanthus ‘Farmingdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white) fb Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop variety – white) pf Galanathus nov. aff. plicatus (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 blossom) b Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose variety – pink – 2 blossoms)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)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 TERRACEPINETUM
b Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange) pb/fbb Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince cultivar – white to pale salmon-pink) pb/fbb Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson & Gold’ (Flowering quince cultivar – crimson) pb/fbb Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ (Flowering quince cultivar – scarlet) b/fbb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)SUNDIAL GARDEN
ber Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods) pb Spiraea arguta (Spiraea species – white) 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
pf 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-brown berries)OAK HILL-West Side
ber Viburnum dilatatum (Linden viburnum – red berries) QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAMSYCAMORE 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) fbb Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (Rose variety – pale pink – 6 buds) b Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Willow wood viburnum – off-white) ber Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Willow wood viburnum – sparse bright red berries)WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, AND CLENNY RUN
pf Camellia ‘Mason Farm’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds) pb 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 WoodsBloom Report presented by:
Pauline Myers