Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #38
December 30, 2020
41F, sunny
+: 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:
- Snowdrops: Some varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace are starting to bloom.
- Few blossoms remain in the garden; however, a few bits of color can still be found:
- Brilliant red berries and colored foliage can be found on the willow-leaf cotoneaster (Cotoneaster salicifolia) on Sycamore Hill.
- On the Enchanted Woods side of Garden Lane the Kurume azalea hybrids (Rhododendron ‘Firefly’ and Rhododendron #16 small single white) are displaying bronze-red and yellow-green leaves respectively.
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 – few left)
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)
SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
fbb Hammamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – light yellow)
fbb Hammamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow)
b Hammamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty-red)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
fbb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM-N/A
PEONY GARDEN
b Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of Museum lawn – few flowers)
AZALEA WOODS
pf Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of field)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
pb Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)
fbb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)
fbb Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark pink buds)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
ber Callicarpa japonica (Japanese beautyberry – purple berries)
ber Euonymus bungeanus var. semipersistens (Tree at corner of Library – red berries)
fb Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fb Galanthus ‘Farmingdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb Glaanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fb Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb Galanthus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)
fbb Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose variety – pink, white)
b Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)
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
pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – 3 left)
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)
PINETUM
fbb Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange)
fbb Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson & Gold’ (Flowering quince cultivar – crimson)
fbb Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ (Flowering quince cultivar – scarlet)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
ber Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods)
ENCHANTED WOODS
pb Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – tan)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – tan)
pb Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – tan)
fbb Rhododendron variety (Azalea – pink – near Turtle Bridge)
OAK HILL-West Side
ber Viburnum dilatatum (Linden viburnum – dark red berries)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
fbb Pieris japonica ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – eye-catching red buds)
SYCAMORE HILL
ber Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, green to brown, string-bean-like seed pods)
ber Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – red berries)
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, AND CLENNY RUN
pb Camellia ‘Mason Farm’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)
pb Camellia sasanqua/oleifera (Camellia variety – white)
pb Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ (Camellia variety – double white)
pb Camellia ‘Survivor’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)
fbb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)
pf 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 – few left)
GREENHOUSE AREA
ber Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)
Bloom Report presented by Pauline Myers