Bloom Report #26
June 29, 2022
81 F, Sunny
Check these out:
- Hydrangeas: Hydrangeas – with both mophead/hortensia and lacecap flowers, including bigleaf (Hydrangea macrophylla), smooth (Hydrangea arborescens), oakleaf (Hydrangea quercifolia) and mountain (Hydrangea serrata) – are blooming throughout the Gardens. Visit Enchanted Woods to see the largest collection of species & varieties.
- 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).
- 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 Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)
pf Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
LAGOONS
fb Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)
b Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)
fb Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue – far side of Clenny Run)
pf Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
pf Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – pink, white)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
pf Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
b Helianthus species (Sunflower – yellow)
fb Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple)
pb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
pb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
fb Rosa species (Rose – white)
fb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
fb Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)
pb 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’)
pb Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
fb Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)
SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fb Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)
fbb Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste tree – blue, pink)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
pb Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue, pink)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
pb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
fb Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
PEONY GARDEN
pb Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)
AZALEA WOODS
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – 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
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
fb Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple – 1 plant)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – red berries)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – righ purple)
fb Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
fb Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)
pb Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions Pink’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Bath House)
fb,++ Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – at end of Library to Bath House)
fb,+ Hemerocallis Stout hybrids (Hybrid daylily – golden yellow, bi-color – at Bath House)
fb Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
b Astilbe chinensis var. pumila (Astilbe – lavender rose)
fb Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)
fb,+ Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)
b Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)
pf Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)
b Nymphaea species (Waterlily)
pf Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
pf Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
b Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – lavender-pink)
fb Astilbe chinensis varieties (Astilbe – white, pink)
fb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
b Egeria densa (Elodea – white – in upper Koi Pond)
pf Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
fb,+ Hemerocalllis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fb Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ (Hosta cultivar – pale lavender)
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Rhododendron auriculatum (Rhododendron – white)
fb Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)
pb Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)
MARCH BANK
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
b Desmodium glutinosum (Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil – light pink)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb,++ Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)
pb Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)
fb Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)
fbb Thalictrum rochebrunanum (Rue – lavender)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
fb 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)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)
pf Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
fb,+ Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
pf Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – rose pink)
fb Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree – golden yellow)
ICEWELL TERRACE
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)
PINETUM
pb Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Latimeria Gates)
pb Astilbe variety (Astilbe – white – at Latimeria Gates)
pb Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)
ber Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green to wine red fruits – few)
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
pf Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
pb Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ (Japanese kerria – golden yellow – 1 flower)
pb Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)
pb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
pb Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)
ber Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – orange rose hips)
pf Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)
TRAFFIC CIRCLE
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink, white)
ENCHANTED WOOD
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
b 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 to white)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofuji’ (Mountain hydrangea – white)
fb Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)
fb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – red-orange)
b Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)
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)
fbb,+ Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – on hillside at Quarry bridge)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
fb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)
b Rhododendron prunifolium (Plumleaf 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)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
fb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)
pb Dicentra eximia (Bleeding heart – pink)
fb Hosta elata (Giant plantain-lily – white)
fbb Hosta ‘Honeybells’ (Hosta variety – white)
fb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
b Iris ensata ‘Favorite’ (Japanese iris cultivar – blue)
fb Iris hexagona (Dixie iris – purple with yellow marking)
pf Iris prismatica (Slender blue flag iris – dark blue)
pf Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Small tree rhododendron – lavender-pink)
pf Spigelia marylandica (Indian pink – red with yellow center)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)
pf Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)
pf Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)
pf 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 ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)
pf Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)
fb Stewartia ovata (Mountain stewartia – white)
pf Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
pb Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)
fb Syringa retusis (Tree lilac – off-white)
pf Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright 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
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)
fb 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)
pb 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)
GREENHOUSE AREA
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, blue, dark rose-pink)
b Lablab purpureus (Hyacinth bean vine – purple)
fb Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)
pb Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink – 3 buds)
fb Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – blue, white, pink)
ber Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – oval green to brown seed pods)
b Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – white – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)
ber Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – long, pointed green seed pods – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)
b 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 Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Asclepias tubersoa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)
pf Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
b Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
fb Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)
b Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort – bright yellow – very close to the ground)
b Mentha species (Mint – pale lavender)
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’)
fb Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)
pb Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
pf,+ Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers