Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library
WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #33
November 25, 2020
54F, 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:- 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.
- The white lilac (Syringa ‘Primrose’) at the end of the Sundial Garden along Garden Lane is blooming with scents of spring.
- 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 Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’) 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 GARDENAZALEA WOODS
b Forsythia x intermedia (Forsythia – yellow – at edge of field) LOWER AZALEA WOODSUPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
pb Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)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)WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
pb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown) ber Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
pb Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink – 1 flower) pb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown) pb Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ (Hills of Snow hydrangea – brown)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 TERRACEPINETUM
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) b/fbb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)SUNDIAL GARDEN
ber Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods) b Spiraea arguta (Spiraea species – white) b Syringa ‘Primrose’ (Lilac variety – white) fbb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Chinese snowball viburnum variety – white)TRAFFIC CIRCLE
ber Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – yellow berries)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 Callicarpa dichotoma (Purple beautyberry – purple berries) 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 STREAMSYCAMORE 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) 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) pf Camellia oleifera ‘Lu Shan Snow’ (Camellia variety – white) pf 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 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) 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) 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