Bloom Report #04

January 24, 2023
45F, Partly Cloudy

Check these out:

• Wonderful witch hazel:  At the Visitor Center, the vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) is covered with rusty orange ‘tassel’ flowers while the ‘Wisley Supreme’ Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’) is displaying its longer yellow ‘ribbons’.  At the Museum, Chinese witch hazel (Hammelis mollis) and pale Chinese witch hazel (Hammamelis mollis ‘Pallida’) are in full bloom.

• Galanthus are blooming:  Leaves and buds of snowdrops (Galanthus species and cultivars) are emerging throughout the gardens. 
  • Giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) are in bloom along the March Walk.
  • The walkway from the Brown Center to the Cottage and Museum is edged in snowdrop blooms with the hybrid Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ at eye level on the wall adjoining the walkway and the cultivars Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ and Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ across the walkway at ground level.
  • Snowdrop cultivars are in bud or in bloom in the raised bed at the East Museum entrance and in the Boxwood Garden at the upper East Terrace.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

b          Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – few flowers)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty orange)

fb,+     Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fbb       Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

PEONY GARDEN  

fbb       Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few flowers)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fbb       Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink – 1 flower)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fbb       Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)

fbb       Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Chthonic’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus samothrocicus (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus snocerupii (Snowdrop – white)

b          Galalthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – rosy pink buds)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fbb       Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white) 

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

b          Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)      

b          Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose cultivars – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – behind Bath House – few left)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 5 flowers)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant nowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)

MARCH BANK

b          Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b,+       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)       

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 1 flower)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

GARDEN LANE

fbb       Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – dark pink buds)                  

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fbb       Helleborus species & hybrids (Lenten rose – pink, white)

b          Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender – few flowers)

ICEWELL TERRACE

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

PINETUM

fbb       Galanthus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)          

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, pink – 1 flower)

ENCHANTED WOOD       

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

OAK HILL–East Side       

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)      

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM   

fbb       Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark rosy-pink buds)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – red berries)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN      

fbb       Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown – at Museum bridge)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop hybrid – white – on wall along walkway)

b          Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Bloom Report #03

January 18, 2023
52F, Partly Cloudy

Check these out:

• Wonderful witch hazel:  At the Visitor Center the vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) is covered with rusty orange ‘tassel’ flowers while the ‘Wisley Supreme’ Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’) is starting to display its longer yellow ‘ribbons’.

• Galanthus are blooming:  Leaves and buds of snowdrops (Galanthus species and cultivars) are emerging throughout the gardens. 
  • Giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) are in bloom along the March Walk.
  • The walkway from the Brown Center to the Cottage and Museum is edged in snowdrop blooms with the hybrid Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ at eye level on the wall adjoining the walkway and the cultivars Galanthus ‘Fieldgate  Prelude’ and Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ across the walkway at ground level.
  • Snowdrop cultivars are in bud or in bloom in the raised bed at the East Museum entrance and in the Boxwood Garden at the upper East Terrace.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

b          Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – few flowers)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty orange)

fb,+     Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

PEONY GARDEN  

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

AZALEA WOODS

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink – 1 flower)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fbb       Camellia variety (Camellia variety – pink-tinged buds)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus snocerupii (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galalthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Yashimak’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow – few flowers)

b          Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – rosy pink buds)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fbb       Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white) 

b          Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

pf         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)      

fbb       Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose cultivars – pink, white)

b          Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – behind Bath House – few left)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 5 flowers)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant nowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

fbb       Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)

MARCH BANK

b          Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – few flowers)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)            

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 1 flower)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

GARDEN LANE

fbb       Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – dark pink buds)                  

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fbb       Helleborus species & hybrids (Lenten rose – pink, white)        

PINETUM

fbb       Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)          

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

ENCHANTED WOOD       

fbb       Camellia species (Camellia – dark pink buds)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

OAK HILL–East Side       

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)     

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM   

fbb       Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)

b          Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark rosy-pink buds)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – red berries)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ (‘Unique’ panicle hydrangea – brown)

pf         Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white to brown)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN      

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown – at Museum bridge)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop hybrid – white – on wall along walkway)

b          Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – few left)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers