Bloom Report #28

July 13, 2022
89 F, Sunny

Check these out:

• Hosta Tsunami! :  The rich purple of blue hosta (Hosta ventricosa) can be seen throughout the gardens.  The great wave of hosta bloom spikes extends from Garden Lane down the March Walk bank and to the walk on the far side of the stream.  The Quarry Garden hillside is covered in pale-lavender-to-white spikes of hybrid ‘Honeybells’ hosta (Hosta plantaginea x lancifolia ‘Honeybells’).

• 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.

• Brilliant Berries:  The shiny bright red berries of doublefile viburnum (Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum) can be seen throughout the estate in addition to areas of the garden listed below.  They look like Venetian glass!

• 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

b          Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

fb         Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

pf         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pf         Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)

fbb       Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – white)

fb         Linaria vulgaris (Butter-and-eggs – yellow – at far edge of parking lot)

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green seed pods)

b          Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish purple)

b          Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

fb         Vitex agnus castus (Chaste tree – blue)

LAGOONS

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

b          Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)

fb         Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

pb        Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue – far side of Clenny Run)

fb         Cirsaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

pb        Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – pink, white)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

b          Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

fb         Helianthus species (Sunflower – yellow)

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple)

pb        Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb         Hypericum ellipticum (Pale St. John’swort – yellow)

b          Mondarda fistulosa (Wild bergamot – pale lavender)

pb        Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)

fb         Pycnanthemum species (Mountain mint – white)

pb        Rosa species (Rose – white – 1 flower)

ber       Rubus species (Brambles – red berries)

fb         Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)

fbb       Silphium perfoliatum (Cup plant – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

pb        Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbena hastata (Blue vervain – small dark blue flowers)

pf         Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

fb         Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush – white)

pb        Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

pb        Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)

fb         Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon – rosy purple)

fb         Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste tree – blue, pink)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

pf         Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue, pink)

pf         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white turning pink)

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)

b          Wisteria frutescens (Wisteria – purple)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

b          Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender to white)

fbb       Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

b          Hypericum ellipticum (Pale St. John’swort – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

PEONY GARDEN

pb        Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)

AZALEA WOODS

pf         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

b          Aralia racemosa (Spikenard – greenish white)

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

b          Hypericum ellipticum (Pale St. John’swort – yellow)

pb        Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

b          Ceraostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago – intense blue)

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

pb        Hesperis matronails (Dame’s rocket – purple – 1 flower)

b          Phyrma leptostachya (Lopseed – tiny lavender to reddish purple flowers)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Hybrid azalea – white with dark red dots – 3 flowers)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

b          Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

fb         Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

pb        Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

pf         Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – at end of Library to Bath House)

pf,+     Hemerocallis  Stout hybrids (Hybrid daylily – golden yellow, bi-color – at Bath House)

b          Lagerstroemia x ‘Sioux’ (Crape myrtle – dark pink)

fb         Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

fb         Agapanthus variety (Lily of the Nile – White, blue – in large pots) 

fb,+     Astilbe chinensis var. pumila (Astilbe – lavender rose)

b          Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

fb         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)

pb        Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)

b          Nymphaea species (Waterlily)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

pf         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – lavender-pink)

fb         Egeria densa (Elodea – white – in upper Koi Pond)

pb        Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pf,+     Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

pf         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white turning greenish – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

b          Kirengeshoma palmata (Wax bells – yellow – 1 plant)

b          Phlox paniculata (Garden phlox – pink, white)

b          Pontederia cordata (Pickerelweed – blue)

ber       Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber magnolia – ivory cones)

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)

MARCH BANK

pf         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pb        Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

fb         Desmodium glutinosum (Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil – light pink)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

pf,++   Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fbb       Lilium species (Lily – orange)

pf         Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)

pf         Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)

b          Thalictrum rochebrunanum (Rue – lavender)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – pink)

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet – white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white turning greenish)

fb,+     Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white turning pink)

GARDEN LANE

pf         Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree – golden yellow)

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green seed pods)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fbb       Aralia racemosa (Spikenard – greenish)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

b          Phlox paniculata (Garden phlox – pink)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

PINETUM

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)

b          Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pb        Symphyotrichum lateriflorum ‘Lady in Black’ (Aster lateriflorus/calico aster – white with red center – new plantings)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

b          Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

ber       Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – dark red rose hips)

ENCHANTED WOOD

fb         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ (Summersweet cultivar – white)

fb         Clethra barbinervis (Japanese clethra – white)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

fb         Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender to white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white turning greenish)

fb         Hydrangea aspera var. sargentiana (Sargent’s hydrangea – white & blue lacecap)

fbb       Hydrangea involucrata (Bracted hydrangea – blue or pink with white lacecap – firm spherical buds)

pf         Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – greenish)

fb         Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – lavender to pink to mauve rose to white turning greenish)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white turning pink)

fbb       Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofuji’ (Mountain hydrangea – white)

b          Kirengeshoma palmata (Wax bells – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)

pf         Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – red-orange)

pf         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)

pb        Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – greenish to tan)

pb        Weigela ‘Pink Princess’ (Weigela cultivar – pink – 6 flowers)

OAK HILL–East Side

pb        Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink, white)

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

fb         Hosta ‘Honeybells’ plantaginea x lancifolia (Hosta hybrid – pale lavender to white)

pf,+     Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – on hillside at Quarry bridge)

ber       Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)

b          Rhododendron prunifolium (Plumleaf azalea – bright red – 8 flowers)

OAK Hill-West Side

pb        Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

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)

pb        Dicentra eximia (Bleeding heart – pink)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Blue hosta – rich purple)

b          Heuchera species (Alumroot – white)

fb         Hosta elata (Giant plantain-lily – white)

fb,+     Hosta ‘Honeybells’ plantaginea x lancifolia (Hosta hybrid – pale lavender to white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – lumpy tan fruit)

ber       Chionanthus virginicus (American fringe tree – oval green berries)

fbb       Heuchera villosa (Hairy alum root – creamy white)

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)  

fbb       Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – white)

b          Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ (‘Unique’ panicle hydrangea – white)

pb        Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)

pb        Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)

pf         Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)

fb         Stewartia ovata (Mountain stewartia – white)

pf         Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

b          Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

ber       Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white berries turning orange/red-orange)

pb        Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pf         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

pf         Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue lacecap, pink mophead turning greenish)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fuji Waterfall’ (Bigleaf hydrangea cultivar – white)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – pink – at Museum bridge)

fbb       Oxydendron arboreum (Sourwood – white – behind Cottage)

GREENHOUSE AREA

b          Echinacea species (Coneflower – white)

pb        Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)

b          Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved hosta – purple – few plants)

fb         Humulus lupulus (Hops – greenish)

fb         Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – white, blue, dark rose-pink)

b          Lablab purpureus (Hyacinth bean vine – purple)

fb         Lathyrus odoratus (Annual sweet pea – white with purple streaks)

b          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)

pb        Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – white – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)

ber       Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – long, pointed green to brown seed pods – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)

fb         Ricinus communis variety (Castor oil plant – bright red + small white florets)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fb         Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)

fb         Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Asclepias tubersoa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

fb         Cicorium intybus (Chicory – blue)

pf         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fbb       Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Luna White’ (Hardy hibiscus variety – white – along Quarry outlet stream)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – 1 plant)

pb        Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)

pb        Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort – bright yellow – very close to the ground)

b          Mentha species (Mint – pale lavender)

pb        Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue)

fb         Pycnanthemum species (Mountain mint – white)

ber       Rubus species (Brambles – red berries)

fb         Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow – along Quarry stream)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)

b          Silphium perfoliatum (Cup plant – yellow)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

b          Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow) 

b          Typha latifolia (Cattail – dark brown ‘hot dog’)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b          Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

b          Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

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)

GARDEN LANE

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)

SYCAMORE HILL

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

Bloom Report #27

July 6, 2022
82 F, Cloudy

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.

• Brilliant Berries:  The shiny bright red berries of doublefile viburnum (Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum) can be seen throughout the estate in addition to areas of the garden listed below.  They look like Venetian glass!

• Hostas:  The rich purple of blue hostas (Hosta ventricosa) can be seen throughout the gardens.  The great hosta show is starting with bloom spikes, not yet in full bloom, extending from Garden Lane down the March Walk bank and to the walk on the far side of the stream.  The Quarry Garden hillside is covered in pale-lavender-to-white spikes of hybrid ‘Honeybells’ hostas (Hosta plantaginea x lancifolia ‘Honeybells’).

• Drifts of Daylilies: Orange daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva) are still putting on a great show around the Library and along the walkway from the Museum to the Reflecting Pool.

• 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

pf         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb         Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)

fb         Linaria vulgaris (Butter-and-eggs – yellow – at far edge of parking lot)

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green seed pods)

pb        Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

fbb       Vitex agnus castus (Chaste tree – blue)

LAGOONS

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

b          Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)

fb         Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

pf         Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue – far side of Clenny Run)

pb        Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Cirsaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

pb        Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – pink, white)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

pb        Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Helianthus species (Sunflower – yellow)

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple)

pb        Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb         Hypericum ellipticum (Pale St. John’swort – yellow)

pb        Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)

fb         Pycnanthemum species (Mountain mint – white)

b          Rosa species (Rose – pink – few flowers)

pf         Rosa species (Rose – white)

ber       Rubus species (Brambles – red berries)

fb         Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)

fbb       Silphium perfoliatum (Cup plant – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

pb        Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbena hastata (Blue vervain – small dark blue flowers)

fb         Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

fb         Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush – white)

fb         Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

fb         Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)

fb         Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon – rosy purple)

b          Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste tree – blue, pink)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fbb       Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

b          Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fb         Hydrangea macrophylla cultivars (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue, pink)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white turning pink)

b          Wisteria frutescens (Wisteria – purple)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

b          Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender to white)

fbb       Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

pf         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)

b          Hypericum ellipticum (Pale St. John’swort – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

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)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fbb       Hypericum ellipticum (Pale St. John’swort – yellow)

pf         Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

b          Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – righ purple)

pb        Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

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          Agapanthus variety (Lily of the Nile – White, blue – in large pots) 

fb,+     Astilbe chinensis var. pumila (Astilbe – lavender rose)

b          Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)

pf,+     Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

fb         Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

fb         Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)

pf         Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)

b          Nymphaea species (Waterlily)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

pf         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – lavender-pink)

fb         Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

fb         Egeria densa (Elodea – white – in upper Koi Pond)

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pb        Hemerocalllis fulva (Daylily – orange)

fb         Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ (Hosta cultivar – pale lavender)

b          Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

ber       Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber magnolia – ivory cones)

pf         Rhododendron auriculatum (Rhododendron – white)

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)

MARCH BANK

pf         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

fb         Desmodium glutinosum (Pointed-leaved tick-trefoil – light pink)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

fb         Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b,++     Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fbb       Lilium species (Lily – orange)

fb         Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)

fb         Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)

b          Thalictrum rochebrunanum (Rue – lavender)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – pink)

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)

b          Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

pb        Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fb,+     Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white turning pink)

pb        Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – rose pink)

GARDEN LANE

fb         Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree – golden yellow)

ber       Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – clusters of round yellow-green seed pods)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

b          Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fbb       Aralia racemosa (Spikenard – greenish)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

pf         Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

b          Phlox paniculata (Garden phlox – pink)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

PINETUM

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)

fb         Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white)

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

b          Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

b          Symphyotrichum lateriflorum ‘Lady in Black’ (Aster lateriflorus/calico aster – white with red center – new plantings)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

b          Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

ber       Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – orange rose hips)

pb        Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)

ENCHANTED WOOD

fb         Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pb        Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)

pf         Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Clethra alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ (Summersweet cultivar – white)

fb         Clethra barbinervis (Japanese clethra – white)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

fb         Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender to white)

fb         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)

b          Hydrangea aspera var. sargentiana (Sargent’s hydrangea – white & blue lacecap)

fbb       Hydrangea involucrata (Bracted hydrangea – blue or pink with white lacecap – firm spherical buds)

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)

fbb       Kirengeshoma palmata (Wax bells – yellow – few flowers)*

fb         Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)

fb         Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – red-orange)

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)

pf         Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)

pb        Weigela ‘Pink Princess’ (Weigela cultivar – pink – 6 flowers)

OAK HILL–East Side

b          Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink, white)

fb         Circaea lutetiana (Native broadleaf enchanter’s nightshade – very tiny white flowers)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – white)

fb         Hosta ‘Honeybells’ plantaginea x lancifolia (Hosta hybrid – pale lavender to white)

fb,+     Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – on hillside at Quarry bridge)

ber       Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)

b          Rhododendron prunifolium (Plumleaf azalea – bright red – 2 flowers)

OAK HILL-West Side

pb        Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Joe Pye weed – 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)

pb        Dicentra eximia (Bleeding heart – pink)

fbb       Eupatorium maculatum (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fbb       Heuchera species (Alumroot – white)

fb         Hosta elata (Giant plantain-lily – white)

fb,+     Hosta ‘Honeybells’ plantaginea x lancifolia (Hosta hybrid – pale lavender to white)

pf         Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

fb         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)

fp         Iris hexagona (Dixie iris – purple with yellow marking)

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – lumpy tan fruit)      

pb        Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)

fbb       Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ (‘Unique’ panicle hydrangea – white)

pb        Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)

pb        Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)

pf,+     Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)

pb        Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink)

pb        Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)

pb        Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)

fb         Stewartia ovata (Mountain stewartia – white)

pf         Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)

ber       Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – bright red berries)

fbb       Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

ber       Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white berries turning orange/red-orange)

pb        Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

pb        Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple – few flowers)

fb         Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fb         Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue lacecap, pink mophead)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fuji Waterfall’ (Bigleaf hydrangea cultivar – white)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – pink – at Museum bridge)

fbb       Oxydendron arboreum (Sourwood – white – behind Cottage)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Beni Kurishimi’ (Satsuma azalea hybrid – double red-orange – lower side of Cottage)

GREENHOUSE AREA

b          Echinacea species (Coneflower – white)

pb        Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)

b          Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved hosta – purple – few plants)

fb         Humulus lupulus (Hops – greenish)

fb         Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – white, blue, dark rose-pink)

b          Lablab purpureus (Hyacinth bean vine – purple)

fb         Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)

fb         Lathyrus odoratus (Annual sweet pea – white with purple streaks)

b          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)

pb        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

fb         Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed – pink)

fb         Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Asclepias tubersoa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

fb         Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)

b          Cicorium intybus (Chicory – blue)

pf         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)

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         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         Prunella vulgaris (Heal-all – purple)

fb         Pycnanthemum species (Mountain mint – white)

fb         Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow – along Quarry stream)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)

fbb       Silphium perfoliatum (Cup plant – yellow)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

b          Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow) 

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b          Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Bloom Report #24

June 16, 2022
74 F, Morning Cloudy, Afternoon 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).

• 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         Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

fb         Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

pb        Ehretia ovalifolia (Heliotrope tree – ivory)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb         Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

fb         Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

LAGOONS

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

b          Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

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         Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)

pf         Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)

pf         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

b          Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

b          Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – lavender-pink)

fbb       Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

pf         Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

pf         Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron – purple)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

b          Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – pale yellow, bronze)

PEONY GARDEN

pf         Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)

AZALEA WOODS

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pf         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

pb        Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

fb         Lilium tsingtauense (Korean wheel lily – bright orange)

pb        Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)

pb        Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pb        Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions Pink’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Bath House)

b          Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)

b          Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hemerocallis variety (Daylily – golden yellow – at Bath House)

fb         Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white – 1 flower at top)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

pf         Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)

b          Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

fbb       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  

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

b          Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)

fb         Astilbe chinensis variety (Astilbe – white)

b          Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

b          Hemerocalllis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

b          Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Asian bleeding heart – pink – 3 flowers)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, wine red)

pf         Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)

MARCH BANK

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

b          Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

b          Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

pb        Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)

fbb       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)

pb        Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

fb         Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fb,+     Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak-leaf hydrangea – white)

pb        Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – light pink)

ICEWELL TERRACE

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden orange)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – orange, coral-pink)

PINETUM

fb         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)

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pb        Rhododendron calendulaceum (Flame azalea – light orange with golden blaze)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

pf         Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

b          Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)

ENCHANTED WOOD

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pf         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

fbb       Hosta species (Hosta)

b          Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – soft blue)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – lavender to pink to mauve rose)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

pb        Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

fb         Rhododendron J.T. Lovett (Indica hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids /light coral)

fb         Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)

OAK HILL–East Side

b          Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink, white)

pb        Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze)

ber       Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)p

f           Rhododendron bakeri (Cumberland azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender – in meadow)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers – in meadow)

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         Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)

fbb       Hosta ‘Honeybells’ (Hosta variety – white)

fb         Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

pb        Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden yellow, wine red)

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange)

pb        Rodgersia podophylla (Bronze-leaf rodgersia – off-white)

fb         Spigelia marylandica (Indian pink – red with yellow center)

SYCAMORE HILL

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fb         Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

pf         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb         Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)

pf         Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)

pf         Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)

pb        Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)

fb         Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)

pb        Magnolia sieboldii ’Colossus’ (Oyama magnolia – white)

pb        Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

pb        Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)

fb,+     Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)

pf         Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink)

pb        Rosa ‘Pink Leda’ (Damask rose hybrid – pink – at Bristol Folly)

pb        Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)

fb         Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)

fb         Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)

pb        Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)

fb         Syringa retusis (Tree lilac – off-white)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

fb         Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)

pf         Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

pf         Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pf         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white – along Clenny Run)

pb        Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – green)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – 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)

fb         Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ (Azalea – double orange – behind Cottage)

pf         Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron hybrid – purple)

pf         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown – at far edge of parking lot)b  Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)

b          Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved hosta – purple – few plants)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – white)

b          Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)

b          Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – blue, white, pink)      

ber       Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – oval green to brown seed pods)

pb        Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

pb        Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)

fb         Ricinus communis variety (Castor oil plant – bright red + small white florets)

pb        Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

b          Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

b          Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

fb         Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

pb        Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – along stream)

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)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b          Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fb         Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

fb         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb,+     Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)

b          Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Bloom Report #23

June 7, 2022
77 F, Partly Sunny

Check these out:

• Lilies:  This week the martagon lilies (Lilium martagon) are at their peak in Azalea Woods, Enchanted Woods, and, more sparsely, in other areas of the garden.  Catch them now. Their bloom is brief but beautiful.

• Primroses:  The candelabra primroses (Primula species) are still creating a colorful show of orange in full bloom and red, pink, and white in petal fall in the Quarry Garden.

• 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         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

fbb       Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

fb         Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

pf         Cornus florida ‘Venus’ (Dogwood variety – white)

fb         Ehretia ovalifolia (Heliotrope tree – ivory)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

b          Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

LAGOONS

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

fbb       Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pb        Houstonia caerulia (Bluets – pale blue to white)

pb        Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Ligustrum species (Privet – white)

pf         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

fb,+     Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pf         Rosa species (Rose – white)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty-red spike)

fb         Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)

pb        Sisyrinchium angustifolia (Blue-eyed grass – small dark blue ‘stars’)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

b          Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

pf         Cornus florida ‘Venus’ (Dogwood variety – white)

fb         Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)

fb         Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)

b          Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

pf         Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)

fb         Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron – purple)

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid ‘Soft Mauve’ (Rhododendron – light mauve)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish)

b          Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

b          Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – pale yellow, bronze)

fb         Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid ‘Soft Mauve’ (Rhododendron – light mauve)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Robert Allison’ (Gable hybrid rhododendron – pale mauve pink to white)

fb         Rhododendron species (Native azalea – coral-red)

pb        Stewartia 3048 (Stewartia – white)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

fb         Rhododendron catawbiense hybrid ‘Late lavender’ (Hybrid rhododendron)

pf         Rhododendron fortuneii hybrid ‘Soft Pink Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron)

fb         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender)

PEONY GARDEN

pb        Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty bush – light pink)

pf         Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)

pb        Paeonia varieties (Peony – bright red, pink, bright pink, pale pink, white)

fb         Pterostyrax hispidus (Fragrant epaulette tree – white)

pb        Syringa hybrids (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

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 – bronze, pink)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Chionoides’ (Rhododendron variety – white with yellow top petal)

pf         Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #66 ‘Late Rose Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – rose-pink)

fb         Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pb        Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

pb        Rhododendron ‘James Gable’ (Gable hybrid azalea – dark red)

pb        Rhododendron kampferi ‘Red/Pink’ (Kampeferi hybrid azalea – red-pink)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Pippin’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – orange)

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

b          Viola species (Violet – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)

b          Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fbb       Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – purple)

pb        Cornus ‘Rutgan’ (Dogwood variety – light pink)

fb         Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish)

b          Hemerocallis variety (Daylily – golden yellow – at Bath House)

b          Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white – 1 flower at top)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

pf         Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)

fbb       Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Hybrid rhododendron – pale lavender to 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  

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)

fbb       Astilbe species (Astilbe)

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

fbb       Hemerocalllis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fb         Iris ‘Clyde Redmond’ (Clyde Redmond iris – blue)

fb         Iris versicolor (Blue flag iris – violet-blue)

fb         Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, wine red)

fb         Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

MARCH BANK

b          Aconitum species (Monkshood – white)

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pf         Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard – white)

fbb       Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

pb        Polygonatum biflorum (Solomom’s seal – greenish-white)

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

pb        Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Aconitum species (Monkshood – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

fb         Astilbe biternata (False goat’s beard – white)

pb        Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

b          Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

fbb       Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fbb       Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak-leaf hydrangea – white)

b          Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire variety – white)

pf         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white – in stream)

fb         Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – light pink)

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

GARDEN LANE

pb        Rhododendron ‘Homebush’ (Deciduous azalea – red)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Pallas’ (Ghent hybrid azalea – red with orange flame)

fb         Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – pink)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden orange)

pb        Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – orange, coral-pink)

PINETUM

fb         Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – 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)

pb        Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’ (Fairy wings – white)

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pf         Rhododendron 1079 (Azalea – red-orange)

pb        Rhododendron 1087 (Azalea – golden orange)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Anna’s Smile’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pink)

fb         Rhododendron calendulaceum (Flame azalea – light orange with golden blaze)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Deep Rose’ (Deciduous hybrid azalea)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Memento’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – purple, white, white with purple stripes)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Lilacina’ (Snow azalea hybrid – rosy purple)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Siskin’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – golden yellow)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

b          Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

pf         Geranium cantabrigiensis ‘Biokovo’ (Perennial geranium variety – white)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

fb         Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea coral-pink)

ENCHANTED WOOD

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

b          Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – soft blue)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – lavender to pink to mauve rose)

b          Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

b          Rhododendron J.T. Lovett (Indica hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

b          Rhododendron cumberlandense ‘Sunlight’ (Cumberland azalea variety – golden orange)

pf         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – orange, dark pink, light coral)

fb         Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)

OAK HILL–East Side

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

ber       Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red at Quarry stream)

fb         Rhododendron bakeri (Cumberland azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

OAH HILL-West Side

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white – in meadow)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

pf         Deutzia x candelabrum (Deutzia – white)

fb         Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)

fb         Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)

pb        Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

ber       Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Buccaneer’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – double orange)

pb        Rododendron keampferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – coral, dark pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Mrs. CC Miller’ (Gable hybrid azalea (double red-orange)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Scout’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red)

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

pb        Weigela florida (Weigela – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)

b          Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

pb        Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Kalmia ‘Pink Cherry’ (Mountain laurel variety – dark pink flowers)

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden yellow, wine red)

ber       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green berries)

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange)

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink, white)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Hinode Giri’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – cerise)

pf         Rodgersia podophylla (Bronze-leaf rodgersia – off-white)

fb         Spigelia marylandica (Indian pink – red with yellow center)

SYCAMORE HILL

pb        Abelia moanensis (Fragrant abelia – white)

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fbb       Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

fb         Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fbb       Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)

fb         Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)

pf         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)

pf         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)

pb        Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)

fb         Syringa retusis (Tree lilac – off-white)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

fb         Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)

fb         Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

fb         Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white – along Clenny Run)

fb         Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white – near Museum Gallery wall)

pb        Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – green)

fbb       Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

pb        Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow – in Clenny Run)

fb         Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink – in Clenny Run)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Beni Kurishimi’ (Satsuma azalea hybrid – double red-orange – behind Cottage)

fb         Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron hybrid – purple)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – coral-pink)

fb         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

GREENHOUSE AREA

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown – at far edge of parking lot)

b          Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)

b          Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved hosta – purple – few plants)

fbb       Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea)

b          Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)

fb         Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – blue, white, pink)      

pb        Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

fb         Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)

fb         Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fbb       Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fbb       Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – along stream)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pf         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Ligustrum species (Privet – white)

pf         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

fb         Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort – bright yellow – very close to the ground)

pf         Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue)

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

pb        Rosa species (Rose – white)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

fbb       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         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb,+     Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)

pb        Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

pb        Potentilla recta (Rough-fruited cinquefoil – pale yellow)

pb        Rosa species (Rose – white)

b          Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers