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Winterthur Museum, Gardens & Library

WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #05

 February 10, 2021

36F, cloudy

+: 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:

  • Best Show in the Gardens – Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, waving their yellow or rust colored blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons.  They are magnificent this week!
  • Snowdrops: 
    • Snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii & Galanthus nivalis) leaves and buds and some flowers are emerging throughout the gardens.
    • The snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) under the shrubs at the east end of Oak Hill are in full bloom this week.
    • Many varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace are in full bloom.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, brown, string-bean-like seed pods)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods)

LAGOONS

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Hammamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – light yellow)

fb         Hammamelis mollis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow)

fb         Hammamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty-red)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

PEONY GARDEN

AZALEA WOODS

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fbb       Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)

fbb       Crocus tommasianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

            Galanthus – All under snow cover today

fb         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

b          Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark pink buds)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fbb       Galanthus ‘Bess’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Castelgar’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Farmingdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 2 flowers)

pf         Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Marjorie Brown’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Miller’s Late’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fbb       Galanthus plicatus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus plicatus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose variety – pink, white)

pf         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

            Adonis – Under snow cover today

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

fbb,+   Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white)

MARCH BANK

b          Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fbb       Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b,+       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b,+       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

GARDEN LANE

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

PINETUM

fbb       Chaenomeles ‘Pink Lady’ (Flowering quince cultivar – pink)

fbb       Chaenomeles x superba ‘Crimson & Gold’ (Flowering quince cultivar – crimson)

fbb       Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ (Flowering quince cultivar – scarlet)

bbb      Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

b          Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round brown seed pods)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ENCHANTED WOODS

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – tan)

OAK HILL–East Side

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

OAK HILL-West Side

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow-green)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – eye-catching red buds)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – red berries)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, AND CLENNY RUN

pb        Camellia ‘Survivor’ (Camellia variety – white with pink-tinged buds)

fb         Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – dried brown – in Clenny Run at Museum bridge)

GREENHOUSE AREA

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

Bloom Report presented by Pauline Myers