Bloom Report #31
August 3, 2022
89 F, Sunny
Check these out:
- Flowery welcome: The blooms of soft pink glossy abelia (Abelia x grandiflora0 and the white panicles of pee gee hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculate ‘Grandiflora’) are welcoming visitors at the entry gate.
- Brightest spot: Visit the east side of Oak Hill to see the dazzling bright red blossoms of the late blooming plumleaf azalea (Rhododendron prunifolium).
- The magic is starting: The light pink magic lilies (Lycoris squamigera) are starting to bloom at the Garden Tram stop near the Visitor Center and in other areas of the gardens.
- Panicle Hydrangeas: The pee gee hydrangeas (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’) are at their best at the entry gates and on Sycamore Hill. Their show is just starting on the Summer Shrub Slope.
- 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 in petal fall 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 Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)
ber Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, bean-like green to brown seed pods)
fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)
fb Gallium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fbb Heptacodium miconioides (Seven son tree – white)
fb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – white)
ber Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green seed pods)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish purple)
pb Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)
pf Vitex agnus castus (Chaste tree – blue)
pb Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)
fb Agrimonia species (Agrimony – yellow)
fb Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)
pb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue – far side of Clenny Run)
pb Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush – white, ‘hairy’ spheres)
fb Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet – white)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – pink, white)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)
b Desmodium species (Tick trefoil – dark pink)
fb Eupatorium perfoliatum (Wetlands boneset – white)
fb Helianthus species (Sunflower – yellow)
fb Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple)
fb Hibiscus palustris (Swamp rose-mallow – red, pink, white)
pb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
pb Hypericum ellipticum (Pale St. John’swort – yellow)
b Impatiens capensis (Jewel weed – orange)
fb Lobelia siphilitica (Great blue lobelia – purple)
b Lobelia species (Lobelia – tiny, sparse purple flowers)
pb Ludwigia alternifolia (Seedbox – yellow)
ber Maclura pomifera (Osage orange – ‘pebbly’ softball-sized green fruits – along Clenny Run)
pf Mondarda fistulosa (Wild bergamot – pale lavender)
fb Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed – white)
ber Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed – green berries)
fb Prunella vulgaris (Self-heal – purple)
fb Pycnanthemum species (Mountain mint – white)
ber Rubus species (Brambles – red berries)
pf Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
ber Rumex species (Dock – rusty brown spike)
fb Scutellaria species (Skullcap – purple)
fb Silphium perfoliatum (Cup plant – yellow – few flowers)
fb Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)
fbb Solidago graminifolia (Lance-leaved goldenrod – yellow)
b Solidago juncea (Early goldenrod – yellow)
b Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)
SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE
pf Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush – white)
fb Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon – rosy purple)
b Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – white)
pf Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste tree – blue, pink)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
b Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue, pink turning brown)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)
fb Wisteria frutescens (Wisteria – purple)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
b Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
b Impatiens capensis (Jewel weed – orange)
b Lycoris squamigera (Magic lily – pink)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
fbb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
b Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Standard’ hosta – white)
AZALEA WOODS
pb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
ber Aralia racemosa (Spikenard – greenish berries)
pb Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)
fbb Collinsonia canadensis (Horse balm – small yellow flowers)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white, pale lavender-pink)
fbb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white turning greenish)
fbb Lycoris squamigera (Magic lily – pink)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
fb Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago – intense blue)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
fb Eupatorium variety (Joe Pye weed – dark pink)
fbb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
b Phlox paniculate (Garden phlox – pink)
b Phyrma leptostachya (Lopseed – tiny lavender to reddish purple flowers)
pb Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Hybrid azalea – white with dark red dots – 10 flowers)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
fb Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)
fbb Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Standard’ hosta – white)
b Liriope muscari (Lily-turf – purple ‘beads’)
fb Lycoris squamigera (Magic lily – pink)
ber Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – grey-green fuzzy ‘cones’)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
fb Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)
pf Hemerocallis Stout hybrids (Hybrid daylily – yellow, golden yellow, orange, bi-color – at Bath House)
b Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Stnadard’ hosta – white – along Clenny Run)
fb Lagerstroemia x ‘Sioux’ (Crape myrtle – dark pink)
ber Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – grey-green fuzzy ‘cones’)
fb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow – at Bath House)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
fb Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)
pf Agapanthus variety (Lily of the Nile – White, blue – in large pots)
pf,+ Astilbe chinensis var. pumila (Astilbe – lavender rose, light pink)
pb Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)
fb Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet – white)
b Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Standard’ hosta – white)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
pf Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white turning greenish)
b Nymphaea species (Waterlily – white)
fbb Sedum spectabile (Showy stonecrop – pink – in container at lower courtyard fountain)
fbb Sedum species (Stonecrop – dark pink – in container at lower courtyard fountain)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
pb Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – lavender-pink)
fb Egeria densa (Elodea – white – in upper Koi Pond)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
fb Heuchera villosa (Hairy alumroot – creamy white)
fbb Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Standard’ hosta – white)
pf Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – greenish – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)
b Lycoris squamigera (Magic lily – pink)
ber Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber magnolia – ivory cones)
fb Phlox paniculata (Garden phlox – pink, white)
fb Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed – blue)
MARCH BANK
pf Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – pink)
pf Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
b Collinsonia canadensis (Horse balm – small yellow flowers)
pb Desmodium glutinosum (Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil – light pink)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
fbb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
b Lilium species (Lily – orange – 2 flowers)
fb Phlox paniculata (Garden phlox – pink, white)
pb Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Hybrid azalea – white with dark red dots – 3 flowers)
pb Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Rue – lavender)
b Tovara virginiana (Virginia knotweed – tiny greenish-white flowers along wiry stems)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
fb Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet – white)
fbb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
fbb Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Standard’ hosta – white)
pf Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – greenish turning brown brown)
pf,+ Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – pink turning brown)
fbb Lobelia siphilitica (Great blue lobelia – purple)
pb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)
fb Phlox paniculata (Garden phlox – pink)
fb Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Rue – lavender – in stream)
ber Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree – greenish yellow seed pods)
ber Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green seed pods)
b Sophora japonica ‘Regent’ (Scholar tree cultivar – white)
ICEWELL TERRACE
ber Aralia racemosa (Spikenard – greenish berries)
fbb Collinsonia canadensis (Horse balm – small yellow flowers)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
fb Phlox paniculata (Garden phlox – pink, white)
b Tovara virginiana (Virginia knotweed – tiny greenish-white flowers along wiry stems)
PINETUM
ber Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green to wine red fruits – few)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white)
pb Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
pb Kerria ‘Golden Guinea’ (Japanese kerria cultivar – golden yellow – 2 flowers)
ber Malus species (Flowering crabapple – green berries)
pb Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)
pb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum – greenish white)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
pb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)
ber Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – dark red rose hips)
ENCHANTED WOOD
fb Anemone hupehensis (Anemone – pink)
fbb Begonia grandis (Hardy begonia – white, pink)
b Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ (Summersweet cultivar – white)
pb Clethra barbinervis (Japanese clethra – white)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
fbb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
pf Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white turning greenish)
pb Hydrangea aspera var. sargentiana (Sargent’s hydrangea – greenish to brown)
fb Hydrangea involucrata (Bracted hydrangea – blue or pink with white lacecap – firm spherical buds)
pb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – greenish to brown)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – greenish)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Veitchii’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white turning greenish lacecap; very large sterile florets)
b Hydrangea paniculata (Panicle hydrangea – white)
pf Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – greenish turning pink)
pb Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofuji’ (Mountain hydrangea – greenish)
b Kirengeshoma palmata (Wax bells – yellow – few flowers)
b Lycoris squamigera (Magic lily – pink)
pb Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)
OAK HILL–East Side
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender – in meadow at bottom of hill)
pb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white – in hillside meadow)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white, pale lavender-pink)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fb Heuchera villosa (Hairy alumroot – creamy white)
fbb Hydrangea involucrata ‘Tama Azisai’ (Bracted hydrangea – white with blue, pink)
fb Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower – red – at Quarry outlet stream)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
fb Rhododendron prunifolium (Plumleaf azalea – bright red)
ber Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – yellow berries)
OAK HILL-West Side
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)
ber Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber magnolia – ivory cones)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
b Clematis heracleifolia var. davidiana (Tube clematis – blue)
fb Clethra alnifolia cv. ‘Rosea’ (Summersweet cultivar – pale pink)
pb Cyrilla racemiflora (Swamp cyrilla/leatherwood – white)
fb Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white, pale lavender-pink)
fbb Eurybia divaricata (Aster divaricatus/White wood aster – white)
fb Heuchera species (Alumroot – white)
fb Heuchera villosa (Hairy alumroot – creamy white)
b Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Standard’ hosta – white)
fb Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower – red)
b Lobelia siphilitica (Great blue lobelia – purple)
b Primula species (Candelabra primrose – white – 1 plant)
b Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
SYCAMORE HILL
ber Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – lumpy tan fruit)
ber Chionanthus virginicus (American fringe tree – oval green berries)
fb Heuchera villosa (Hairy alumroot – creamy white)
fb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ (‘Unique’ panicle hydrangea – white)
pb Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)
b Lobelia siphilitica (Great blue lobelia – purple)
pb Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)
pb Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winners’ Circle rose – red)
pb Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink to dark rose)
ber Styrax obassia (Fragrant snowbell – oval green berries)
fb Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)
ber Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white berries turning orange/red-orange)
ber Viburnum setigerum (Tea viburnum – yellowish berries)
pb Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – red)
pb Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN
fbb Heptacodium miconioides (Seven-son tree – white)
pf Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – greenish turning brown)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue lacecap, pink mophead turning greenish to brown)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla cultivar (Bigleaf hydrangea – pale pink turning brown)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fuji Waterfall’ (Bigleaf hydrangea cultivar – white turning greenish)
pb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown – at Museum bridge)
pb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
b Oxydendron arboreum (Sourwood – white – behind Cottage)
GREENHOUSE AREA
fb Echinacea species (Coneflower – white, pink)
fb Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)
b Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved hosta – purple – few plants)
fbb Hosta ‘Royal Standard’ (‘Royal Standard’ hosta – white)
pf Humulus lupulus (Hops – greenish turning brown)
pf Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue, dark rose-pink turning brown)
fb Lablab purpureus (Hyacinth bean vine – purple)
ber Lablab purpureus (Hyacinth bean vine – shiny purple seed pods)
pb Lathyrus odoratus (Annual sweet pea – pink)
fb Lycoris squamigera (Magic lily – pink)
pb Magnolia soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)
ber Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – oval green to brown seed pods)
ber Ricinus communis variety (Castor oil plant – bright red seed pods)
fbb Sedum spectabile variety (Showy stonecrop – pink)
BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds
fb Agrimonia species (Agrimony – yellow)
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Asclepias tubersoa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)
pf Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)
fb Centaurea maculata (Spotted knapweed – purple)
fb Cicorium intybus (Chicory – blue)
pb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)
b Desmodium species (Tick trefoil – dark pink)
fb Eupatorium perfoliatum (Wetlands boneset – white)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Luna Red’ (Hardy hibiscus variety – red – along Quarry outlet stream)
fb Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Luna White’ (Hardy hibiscus variety – white – along Quarry outlet stream)
fb Hibiscus palustris (Swamp rose-mallow – pale pink, white – along Quarry outlet stream & Clenny Run)
b Ludwigia alternifolia (Seedbox – yellow)
fb Lycopus virginicus (Bugleweed – white)
fb Mentha species (Mint – pale lavender)
fb Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose – yellow – along Quarry outlet stream)
b Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed – white)
fb Pycnanthemum species (Mountain mint – white)
fb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow – along Quarry stream)
fb Silphium perfoliatum (Cup plant – yellow)
fb Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)
b Solidago graminifolia (Lance-leaved goldenrod – yellow)
fb Solidago juncea (Early goldenrod – yellow)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
fb Typha latifolia (Cattail – dark brown ‘hot dog’)
b Vernonia novaboracensis (New York ironweed – deep purple)
GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods
fb Allium cernuum (Nodding onion – pink)
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
fb Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)
b Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers