Bloom Report #25
June 22, 2022
75 F, Partly Sunny
Check these out:
- Oakleaf hydrangeas: Check the view of the spectacular white oakleaf hydrangea blossoms (Hydrangea quericfolia) from Garden Lane just at the cut-leaf Japanese maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum).
- Hydrangeas: The show is starting throughout the gardens. The collection in Enchanted Wood has the largest collection.
- Drifts of Daylilies: Orange daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva) are putting on a great show around the Library – on the walkway to the Reflecting Pool and along Garden Lane – and in other areas of the gardens. They are joined by yellow ‘Happy Returns’ (Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’) at the Brown Center.
- Escape the heat: The glade from the March Walk to the Icewell Terrace walk is an ocean of green ferns that, together with the tree canopy, create a cool oasis. Try it!
- Everywhere: But, listed only here:
- The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are blooming throughout the Estate.
- White clover (Trifolium repens) in the fields and lawns is providing nectar and pollen for the pollinators and nitrogen for the soil.
ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)
fb Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)
fb Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)
pf Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
fb Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)
fb Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
pf Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
b Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – pink)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
pf Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
b Helianthus species (Sunflower – yellow)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
pf Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
fb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
fb Rosa species (Rose – white)
b Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
fb Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)
pf Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)
fb Scutellaria integrifolia (Hyssop skullcap – violet-blue with white stripes on lower ‘lip’/petal)
fb Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)
pf Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
fb Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)
SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE
b Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fb Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
pb Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)
b Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue, pink)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
pb Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron – purple)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
b Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM
PEONY GARDEN
pf Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)
AZALEA WOODS
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pf Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
pb Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
pb Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)
b Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple – 1 plant)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – red berries)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
fb Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
b Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)
fb Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions Pink’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Bath House)
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
fb,+ Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – at end of Library to Bath House)
b Hemerocallis Stout hybrids (Hybrid daylily – golden yellow, bi-color – at Bath House)
fb Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white – 1 flower at top)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
fbb Astilbe chinensis var. pumila (Astilbe – lavender rose)
pf Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
b Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)
fb Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)
b Nymphaea species (Waterlily – pink)
pf Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
fb Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pb Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
fbb Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – lavender-pink)
fb Astilbe chinensis varieties (Astilbe – white, pink)
fb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
pf Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
fb Hemerocalllis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
pf Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)
MARCH BANK
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fbb Desmodium glutinosum (Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil – light pink)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
pb Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)
fb Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
fb Aconitum species (Monkshood – white)
fbb Astilbe biternata (False goat’s beard – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
fbb Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet – white)
b Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
b Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
fb,+ Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – rose pink)
ICEWELL TERRACE
b Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden orange – 1 flower)
pb Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – orange, coral-pink)
PINETUM
pf Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Latimeria Gates)
fb Astilbe variety (Astilbe – white – at Latimeria Gates)
pb Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – red, peach)
pf Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)
ber Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green fruits – few)
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
pf Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
b Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)
pb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
pb Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – white – 1 flower)
ber Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – orange rose hips)
pf Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)
pb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)
TRAFFIC CIRCLE
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink, white)
ENCHANTED WOOD
b Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pf Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fbb Clethra barbinervis (Japanese clethra – white)
fbb Hosta species (Hosta)
fb Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – soft blue)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – lavender to pink to mauve rose)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofuji’ (Mountain hydrangea – white)
fbb Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)
fb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – red-orange)
pf Rhododendron J.T. Lovett (Indica hybrid azalea – coral-pink)
pb Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids /light coral)
pf Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
pb Weigela ‘Pink Princess’ (Weigela cultivar – pink – 2 flowers)
OAK HILL–East Side
fb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink, white)
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
pb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)
b Rhododendron prunifolium (Pumleaf azalea – bright red – 2 flowers)
OAK HILL-West Side
pf Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
ber Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber magnolia – ivory cones)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
pb Rhododendron ‘Buccaneer’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – double orange)
pb Rododendron keampferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – coral, dark pink)
pb Rhododendron ‘Mrs. CC Miller’ (Gable hybrid azalea (double red-orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Scout’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)
fbb Hosta ‘Honeybells’ (Hosta variety – white)
fb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
b Iris ensata ‘Favorite’ (Japanese iris cultivar – blue)
b Iris hexagona (Dixie iris – purple with yellow marking)
fb Iris prismatica (Slender blue flag iris – dark blue)
fb Lilium species (Lily – bright orange)
b Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Small tree rhododendron – lavender-pink)
pf Spigelia marylandica (Indian pink – red with yellow center)
fb Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
pf Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)
pb Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)
pb Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)
pb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
fb Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)
pb Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)
pb Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)
pf,+ Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)
fb Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink)
pb Rosa ‘Pink Leda’ (Damask rose hybrid – pink – at Bristol Folly)
b Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)
pf Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)
pf Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
fb Syringa retusis (Tree lilac – off-white)
pf Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – red berries)
pf Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
pb Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN
pf Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white – along Clenny Run)
b Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
b Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue lacecap, pink mophead)
b Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fuji Waterfall’ (Bigleaf hydrangea cultivar – white)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white – at Museum bridge)
fb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
pb Rhododendron ‘Beni Kurishimi’ (Satsuma azalea hybrid – double red-orange – lower side of Cottage)
pb Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ (Azalea – double orange – behind Cottage)
pb Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron hybrid – purple)
pb Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)
fb Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)
GREENHOUSE AREA
pb Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown – at far edge of parking lot)
fb Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)
b Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved hosta – purple – few plants)
b Humulus lupulus (Hops – greenish)
b Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – white)
b Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)
fb Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – blue, white, pink)
ber Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – oval green to brown seed pods)
pb Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)
fbb Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay rhododendron – white to very pale pink)
fb Ricinus communis variety (Castor oil plant – bright red + small white florets)
BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds
b Allium vineale (Field garlic – lavender-pink)
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
pf Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Cicorium intybus (Chicory – blue)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
pf Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
fb Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)
fb Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort – bright yellow – very close to the ground)
pb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue)
pb Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)
fb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow – along Quarry stream)
fb Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)
fb Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
pf,+ Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers