Bloom Report #23
June 7, 2023
73F, Cloudy with Smoky Haze
Check these out:
- Lovely Lilies: This week the martagon lilies (Lilium martagon) are at their peak in Azalea Woods, Enchanted Woods, and, lesser numbers, in other areas of the garden. Catch them now. Their bloom is brief but beautiful.
- Sycamore Hill Roses: The white Meidiland rose (Rosa MEIvahn) is in full bloom at the Brick Overlook Folly, and, along the fence, palest pink ‘New Dawn’ rose (Rosa ‘New Dawn’, white ‘White Dawn’ rose (Rosa ‘White Dawn’) and bright red Winner’s Circle rose (Rosa ‘Radwin’) are also in full bloom. Along the fence, red large flowered climber rose (Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’) still has some flowers as does the damask rose hybrid Rosa ‘Pink Leda’ at the Bristol Folly.
- 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 Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)
fb Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)
fb Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)
fb Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
pf Cornus florida ‘Venus’ (Dogwood cultivar – white)
fb Ehretia ovalifolia (Heliotrope tree – off-white)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
fb Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)
pb Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
fb Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)
LAGOONS AND CLENNY RUN
fb Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)
fb Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)
fbb Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – in ‘Grotto’ at Grey Building Drive Stop sign)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Gillenia trifoliata (Bowman’s root – white – at Grey Building Drive Stop sign)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
fb Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)
pf Iris species (Iris – pale blue)
fb Ligustrum species (Privet – white)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
fb,+ Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
pb Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)
b Rosa species (Rose – pink – 1 flower)
fb Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
fb Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
pb Cornus florida ‘Venus’ (Dogwood cultivar – white)
pf Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)
fb Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)
b Hemerocallis species (Daylily – golden yellow)
b Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
fb Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron – purple)
pf Rhododendron maximum hybrid ‘Soft Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – light mauve)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
pb Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish)
b Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white – 1 plant)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze)
pf Rhododdendron calendulaceum (Flame azalea – red-orange)
fb Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)
fb Rhododendron maximum ‘Roseum’ (Rhododendron maximum hybrid – light pink)
fb Rhododendron ‘Robert Allison’ (Gable hybrid tree rhododendron – light mauve- pink)
pb Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #51 ‘Late Dark Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – dark mauve – along Garden Tram road)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
fb Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
pb Rhododendron ‘Caroline’ (Rhododendron variety – pink)
pf Rhododendron catawabiense ‘Dark Mauve’ (Rhododendron – dark mauve)
pb Rhododendron fortuneii hybrid ‘Soft Pink Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – soft pink mauve)
pb Rhododendron Gable C x C 4 (Gable hybrid rhododendron – rose pink)
SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM
pb Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – orange)
PEONY GARDEN
pb Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty bush – light pink)
pf Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)
fb Pterostyrax hispida (Fragrant epaulette tree – white)
AZALEA WOODS
fbb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
fb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
fb,++ Lilium martagon (Martagon lily species & cultivars – bronze/pink, bronze, golden, orange, burgundy, white)
fb Polygonatum commutatum (Great Solomon’s seal – greenish)
fb Rhododendron ‘Chionoides’ (Rhododendron variety – white with yellow top petal)
pb Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)
fb Rhododendron maximum hybrid ‘Soft Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – light mauve)
pf Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #6 ‘Tan’ (Hybrid rhododendron – off-white)
pb Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #50 ‘Late Pink Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pink mauve)
pb Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #66 ‘Late Rose Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – rose pink)
fb Viola species (Violet – white)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
pb Rhododendron ‘James Gable’ (Gable hybrid azalea – dark red – 3 flowers)
fb Viola species (Violet – white)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
b Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – purple)
pb Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish – at corner of Library)
fb Hemerocallis Stout hybrid (Hybrid daylily – bi-color, golden yellow – at Bath House)
b Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
b Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white – 1 flower)
b Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)
fb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
b Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)
fb Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
fbb Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
fb Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
fbb Astilbe species (Astilbe)
fbb Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ (white-fruit beautyberry – white)
pf Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
b Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
b Iris ‘Clyde Redmond’ (Clyde Redmond iris – blue)
b Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)
b Iris ‘Purple Flame’ (Iris variety – purple)
b Iris versicolor (Blue flag iris – violet-blue)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, maroon)
fb Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)
b Viola species (Violet – white)
MARCH BANK
fb Arisaema dracontium (Green dragon Jack-in-the-pulpit – green – 1 plant)
fb Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard – white)
pb Polygonatum biflorum (Solomom’s seal – greenish-white)
fb Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
fbb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
fbb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire variety – white)
pf Prunella vulgaris (Heal-all – purple)
fb Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – light pink)
b Viola species (Violet – white)
pb Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
WINTERHAZEL WALK
pb Cladrastis kentuckea ‘Sweetshade’ (American yellowwood cultivar – white)
ICEWELL TERRACE
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden)
pb Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Kaempferi hybrid azaleas – coral pink, cerise)
PINETUM
fb Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Latimeria Gates)
pb Chaenomeles species & cultivars (Flowering quince – red, red-orange)
pf Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white)
fb Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
pb Idesia polycarpa (Igiri tree – green)
pb Rhododendron 1087 (Azalea – golden orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Deep Rose’ (Deciduous hybrid azalea – deep rose)
pb Rhododendron ‘Miss Lucy’ (Wheeldon hybrid azalea – dark pink – 2 flowers)
pb Rhododendron ‘Siskin’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – golden yellow)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
b Geranium cantabrigiensis ‘Biokovo’ (Perennial geranium variety – white)
pb Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – white)
b Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)
TRAFFIC CIRCLE
pb Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea coral-pink)
ENCHANTED WOOD
b Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)
b Hydrangea cinerea (Ashy hydrangea – white)
b Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta’ (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – soft blue)
b Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – greenish, lavender to pink to mauve rose)
b Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
b Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – white)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze/pink, golden orange)
pf Rhododendron cumberlandense ‘Sunlight’ (Cumberland azalea cultivar – golden)
fb Rhododendron J.T. Lovett (Indica hybrid azalea – coral-pink)
pb Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – dark pink)
pf Rhododendron minus (Rhododendron – pale pink)
fb Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
pb Weigela species (Weigela – pink, dark pink)
OAK HILL–East Side
fbb Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ (white-fruit beautyberry – white)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, golden orange)
fb Rhododendron bakeri (Cumberland azalea – dark orange)
fb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)
b Viola speciesf (Violet – white)
OAK HILL-West Side
fb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
fb Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)
fb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
pb Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree – off-white)
pf Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)
pf Rhododendron ‘Buccaneer’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – double orange)
pb Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – dark pink)
pf Rhododendron ‘Mrs. CC Miller’ (Gable hybrid azalea – double red-orange)
pf Rhododendron ‘Scout’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red)
pf Weigela florida (Weigela – white)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
fb Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)
pf Dicentra eximia (Wild bleeding heart – pink)
b Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
b Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)
fb Iris versicolor (Blue flag iris – violet-blue)
fb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – pink, gold, red)
pb Kalmia ‘Pink Cherry’ (Mountain laurel variety – bright red)
ber Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – ‘hazy’ blue berries)
fb Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange, purple)
pb Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink, white)
fb Rodgersia podophylla (Bronze-leaf rodgersia – off-white)
b Viola species (Violet – white)
SYCAMORE HILL
pb Calycanthus florida (Sweet shrub – brown)
fb Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)
fb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
b Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)
fb Deutzia crenata (Deutzia – white)
pb Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)
fb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
fb Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)
fb Magnolia sieboldii ’Colossus’ (Oyama magnolia – white)
fb Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)
b Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)
fb,+ Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)
fb Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink)
pf Rosa ‘Pink Leda’ (Damask rose hybrid – pink – at Bristol Folly)
fb Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)
fb Rosa ‘White Dawn’ (‘White Dawn’ rose – white)
b Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)
b Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
pf Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)
fb Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac – off-white)
fb Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)
pf Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
pf Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela cultivar – dark red)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN
fb Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white – along Clenny Run)
pf Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)
fbb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white – in Museum lawn at bridge)
pf Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow – in Clenny Run)
fb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
fb,+ Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
fb Rhododendron ‘Beni Kurishima’ (Satsuki hybrid azalea – double orange – behind Cottage)
fb Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron hybrid – purple)
fb Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)
GREENHOUSE AREA
pb Calycanthus florida (Sweet shrub – brown – at edge of Parking Lot)
b Echinacea species (coneflower – pink – 1 flower)
fb,+ Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)
fbb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea)
b Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)
pb Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – blue, white, pink)
ber Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – oval green to brown seed pods)
pb Paeonia cultivars (Peony – white, pale pink)
fb Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – white – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)
pf Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)
BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fbb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fbb Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)
fb Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple, 1 white)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
b Cicorium intybus (Chicory – blue – 1 flower)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
pf Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – along Clenny Run)
pf Deutzia species (Deutzia – white – along Clenny Run)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
fb Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
fb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue)
fb Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)
fb Potentilla recta (Rough-fruited cinquefoil – pale yellow)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
pf Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
fb Viola species (Violet – white)
GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
b Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Catalpa #2958 (Catalpa – white)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
fb Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)
pb Potentilla recta (Rough-fruited cinquefoil – pale yellow)
fb Rubus species (Brambles – white)
fbb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
pf,++ Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers