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Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #17
April 27, 2022
55 F, Partly Cloudy

Azaleas are getting ready to steal the Garden show! Visit Winterthur May 7th for Azalea and Bluebell Day to get a front row seat to watch the beauty begin to unfold.

Check these out:

  • Trilliums:  Vast expanses of great white trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) can be seen in parts of Azalea Woods, and individuals and colonies of them along with yellow trillium (Trillium luteum) and the dark red toadshade and wake-robin (Trillium sessile & Trillium erectum) can be found throughout the gardens.
  • Magnificent Entry:  The Wilson pearlbush (Exochorda giraldii x wilsonii) is creating a lovely white frame for the Latimeria Gate entrance to the Pinetum.
  • Dogwoods:  White or pink dogwoods (Cornus florida species & varieties) are in bud or in bloom throughout the Estate including the edge of Brown’s Woods.  They are mentioned only here.
  • Spring Beauties: The native spring beauties (Claytonia virginica) form a white carpet on the lawn sloping down to the Museum, along the walkway to Icewell Terrace, and on parts of Oak Hill.  Their small, star-shaped white to pale pink flowers can be found throughout the Estate.
  • Violets: Blue, blue & white, & yellow violets (Viola species) are blooming throughout the gardens and fields.  They are mentioned only here.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

fb         Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pb        Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

fb         Malus ‘Louisa’ (Flowering crabapple variety – pink)

fb,+     Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – light pink)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Snow’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – white)

b          Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense ‘Gables Special’ (Korean azalea – purple)

LAGOONS

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white – along Clenny Run)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pf         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – white)

fbb       Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

fb         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

b          Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #11 (Rhododendron – peachy-pink)

b          Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense (Korean azalea – purple)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

fb         Anemone nemorosa (European wood anemone – white)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – white)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Petasites japonicus (Giant butterbur – ivory-white)

b          Primula species (Primrose – red, pink – along tram road)

fb         Rhododendron ‘David Gable’ (Gable hybrid rhododendron – pink)

fbb       Rhododendron Kurume #15 (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

fbb       Rhododnedron ‘Rose Greelery’ (Gable hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow – along tram road)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

pf         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – pink, white)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

pb        Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb,++   Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb,+     Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

fb         Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley – white)

pf         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

b          Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)

pf         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb         Malus ‘Henry F. DuPont (Flowering crabapple variety – dark pink)

fb         Paeonia suffruticosa (Tree peony – wine red)

fbb       Paeonia varieties (Peony – various colors)

b          Rhododendron ‘Coral Bells’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

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

b          Rhododendron obtusum ‘Amoenum’ (Azalea variety – red)burgundy-

fb         Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense (Korean azalea – purple)

fb         Syringa hybrids (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

fb         Syringa vulgaris (Lilac – lilac)

fbb       Weigela florida var. venusta (Weigela variety – pink)

AZALEA WOODS

pf,+     Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb         Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

fb         Cercis canadensis f. alba (White flowering redbud – white)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pb        Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods)

b          Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pf         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

b,+       Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue, white, pink)

pf,+     Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

b          Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s ladder – soft blue)

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

pf         Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron #2 (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

fbb       Rhododendron #4 (Kurume hybrid azalea – lavender-pink)

b          Rhododendron #09 (Kurume hybrid azalea – pale pink with rare red streak/flower)

b          Rhododendron #15 (Kurume hybrid azalea – salmon-pink)

b          Rhododendron #16 ‘Small Single White’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – white)

fbb       Rhododendron #46 (Kurume hybrid azalea – light peach with white center)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Charlestown’ Dexter (Tree rhododendron – red buds)

fb         Rhododendron degronium (Rhododendron – pink)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Dexter’s Pink’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Geisha’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – white with rare red streak)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Hal Bruce’ (Rhododendron – palest pink with yellow throat)

b          Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Pink Pearl’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – light pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Taurus’ (Rhododendron variety – bright red)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Winterset’ (Tree rhododendron – white)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #1 ‘Early Flesh Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – light pink)

fbb       Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #07 ‘Early Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pink)

fbb       Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #10 ‘Tan’ (Hybrid tree rhododendron – off-white)

fb         Trillium erectum (Nodding trillium – dark red)

fb,+     Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

fb         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

pf,+     Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

pf         Viburnum carlesii (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white – at field edge of woods)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb,+     Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fbb       Camassia cusickii (Cusick camas – pale lavender blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley – white)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

b          Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s ladder – soft blue)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Addy Wherry’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark red)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘H.F. duPont’ (Wheeldon hybrid azalea – dark red)

b          Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

b          Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Double-file viburnum – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

b          Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit – green)

fb         Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘– pale pink)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

pb        Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)         

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

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

fb         Convallaris majalis (Lily-of-the-valley – white)

fbb       Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriana (Dove tree variety – white)

fb         Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow

fb         Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff – white)

b          Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

b          Paeonia variety (Tree peony – pink)

b          Rhododendron ‘Coral Bells’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

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

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

pb        Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white, pink)

fb         Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

pb        Caltha palustris (Marsh marigold – golden yellow)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

b          Convallaris majalis (Lily-of-the-valley – white)

fb         Epimedium grandiflorum ‘Lilafee’ (Fairy wings – lavender)

fb         Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

fb         Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff – white)

pf,+     Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

fb         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

pf         Primula sieboldii (Japanese primrose – bright pink)

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red)

b          Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

fb         Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

fb         Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

pf         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

b          Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

MARCH BANK

pb        Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white)

pf         Anemone ranunculoides (Buttercup windflower – yellow)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pf         Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb,+     Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

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

b          Saruma henryi (Upright wild ginger – light yellow – 1 flower)

fbb       Thalictrum species (Meadow rue – white)

fb         Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

fb,+     Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

pb        Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white)

fb         Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fbb       Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue, white)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ (Saucer magnolia variety – deep rose-purple)

pf         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink to white)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

fb         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

fbb       Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s ladder – soft blue)

b          Rhododendron #16 ‘Small Single White’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – white)pb          Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

fb         Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

pf         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

GARDEN LANE

fb         Malus  x scheideckeri (Scheidecker flowering crabapple – pale pink to white)

pf         Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry hybrid – light pink)

pb        Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

pb        Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

pb        Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

pb        Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Fritillaria meleagris (Checkered lily – burgundy red, white)

fb         Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

pf         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

fb         Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – pink)

fb         Malus x ‘Zumi’ x calocarpa (Flowering crabapple hybrid – white)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

pb        Primula abchasica (Primrose – cerise)

pf         Rhododendron carolinianum Gable hybrid #3 (Hybrid azalea – lavender-pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

fb         Rhododendron schlippenbachii (Royal azalea – pale pink to white)

fb         Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense (Korean azalea – purple)

fb         Trillium erectum (Nodding trillium – dark red)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb,+     Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

fb,+     Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley – white)

fbb       Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue, white)

fb         Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – purple, pink)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

b          Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s ladder – soft blue)

pf         Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

fb         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

pf         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

PINETUM

pf         Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

fbb       Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley – white)

fbb       Cotoneaster hupehensis (Hupeh cotoneaster – white)

fb,+     Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’ (Fairy wings – white)

fb         Exochorda giraldii x wilsonii (Wilson pearlbush – white)

fb         Exochorda macrantha ‘The Bride’ (Pearlbush variety – white)

fb         Halesia tetraptera (Carolina silverbell – white)

fbb       Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

pf,+     Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

fb         Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ (Japanese kerria variety – golden yellow)

pf         Malus halliana ‘Parkmanii’ (Flowering crabapple variety – pink)

fb         Malus ‘Prairie Fire’ (Flowering crabapple variety – red)

fb         Malus sargentii (Sargent crabapple – pink buds, white flowers)

pf         Malus ‘Tina’ (Flowering crabapple variety – red)

pf         Malus x atrosanguinea (Flowering crabapple – red)

pf         Malus x ‘Cardinal’ (Flowering crabapple variety – red)

fb,+     Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron 2981 (Azalea – orange)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Ambrosia’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – dark red-orange)

b          Rhododendron atlanticum x austrinum (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale orange)

fbb       Rhododendron austrinum (Florida azalea – golden yellow with rose tinge)

fb         Rhododendron carolinianum #02 (Azalea hybrid – light lavender)

pf         Rhododendron carolinianum #03 (Azalea hybrid – light pink)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Charlotte Weiss’ (Chisolm Merritt hybrid azalea – coral)

b          Rhododendron ‘Fujimanyo’ (Azalea variety – lavender-pink)

fb         Rhododendron luteum (Pontic azalea – yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Mandarin Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – orange)

fb         Rhododendron Merritt #23 (Chisolm Merritt hybrid azalea – pink)

b          Rhododendron ‘Miss Lucy’ (Wheeldon hybrid azalea – pink with red blaze)

b          Rhododendron ‘Miss Susie’ (Azalea hybrid – bright pink)

pb        Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)         

fb         Rhododendron schlippenbachii (Royal azalea – pale pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron schlippenbachii ‘Polly Hill’ (Royal azalea variety – white)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Soir de Paris’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light pink)

pb        Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

pf         Spiraea prunifolia ‘Plena’ (Bridal wreath spiraea – double white)

fb         Staphlea colchica (Colchis bladdernut – white)

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

fb         Viburnum x ‘Eskimo’ (Viburnum variety – pale pink to white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fb         Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

b          Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

fb         Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

fb,+     Epimedium x youngianum ‘Niveum’ (Fairy wings – white)

fb         Exochorda macrantha ‘The Bride’ (Pearlbush variety – white)

fb         Fothergilla major (Mountain witchalder – creamy white)

pf         Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

pf         Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merril’ (Merril magnolia – white)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Saucer magnolia variety – dark pink)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana ‘San Jose’ (Saucer magnolia variety – pink)

pf         Malus ‘Adams’ (Flowering crabapple variety – red)

fb         Muscari armeniacum (Grape hyacinth – dark blue)

pf         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

fb         Prunus glandulosa ‘Rosea’ (Dwarf flowering almond – pink)

pf         Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ (Cherry variety – white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Chapman’s Wonder’ (Chapman’s Wonder azalea – rosy purple)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

pb        Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

pf         Spiraea prunifolia ‘Plena’ (Bridal wreath spiraea – double white)

fb         Syringa hyacinthiflora (Lilac species – lilac-pink – few flowers)

fb         Syringa varieties (Lilac – lilac, purple, white)

fb         Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

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

fb         Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant snowball viburnum hybrid – white)

fb         Viburnum x juddii (Judd viburnum – pale pink to white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb,+     Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Ornithogalum nutans (Nodding star-of-Bethlehem – greenish-white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Springtime’ (Azalea variety – fuchsia – on Icewell Terrace side of Garden Lane)

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb         Ajuga species (Bugleweed – blue)

pf         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white, blue)

fb         Anemone nemorosa (European wood anemone – white)

fb         Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

fb         Cercis canadensis ‘Alba’ (Eastern redbud variety – white)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

pb        Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink, light pink, white)

fbb       Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

pf,+     Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue, few pink)

fb         Ornithogalum nutans (Nodding star-of-Bethlehem – greenish-white)

fb         Phlox divaricata variety (Wild phlox – purple)

fb         Primula species (Primrose – ivory, red with yellow center)

b          Rhododendron #16 ‘Small Single White’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Alight’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white with purple)

b          Rhododendron ‘Firefly’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – red-orange)

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

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

fbb       Weigela variety (Weigela – pink)

OAK HILL–East Side

pb        Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white, blue)

fb         Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender, bright pink)

fb,+     Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf,+     Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

pf,+     Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Narcissus variety (Daffodil – bi-color)

fb         Ornithogalum nutans (Nodding star-of-Bethlehem – greenish-white)

fb         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

fb         Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy Orange – white)

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – dark pink)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron alabamense x canescens (Alabama Piedmont azalea hybrid – white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Firefly’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – red-orange)

b          Rhododendron species (Native azalea – pale pink to white)

fbb       Rhododendron #57 (Tree rhododendron – pink with yellow throat)

fb         Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

fb         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

OAK HILL-West Side

b          Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit – green)

fb         Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

fb,+     Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pb        Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Ornithogalum nutans (Nodding star-of-Bethlehem – greenish-white)

fb         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

fb           Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy Orange – white)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron canescens (Piedmont azalea – pale pink to white)

b          Rhododendron ‘Firefly’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – red-orange)

fb         Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

fb,+     Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflora (Large-leaf bell wort – yellow)

fb         Vaccinium species (Blueberry – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb         Allium zebdanense (Lebanon onion – white)

fb         Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Dicentra eximia (Bleeding-heart – pink)

fb         Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

b          Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

fb         Lysichiton americanus (Western skunk cabbage – yellowish)

ber       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green berries)

pf         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue, few pink)

fb         Ornithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem – white)

fb         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

pf         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Primula sieboldii (Japanese primrose – bright pink, bright pink with white)

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

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Allan’#589 (Wheeldon azalea – pale peach)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Geisha’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – white with rare red streak)

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

fbb       Rhododendron minus (Piedmont rhododendron – light pink)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Rose Greeley’ (Gable hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

SYCAMORE HILL

Acer palmatum ‘Seigai’ (Japanese maple variety – has showy peach colored leaves this week

fbb       Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – dark rose-pink buds)

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fb         Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

pf         Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

fb         Muscari armeniacum (Grape hyacinth – dark blue)

pf         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

b          Rhododendron ‘Tall Gable Hybrid Azalea’ (Gable hybrid azalea – rosy purple)

fb         Rhododendron yedoense var. poukhanense (Korean azalea – purple)

fb         Viburnum buddleiafolium (Wolly viburnum – dark pink buds, few flowers)

fb         Viburnum carlesii (Mayflower viburnum – pale pink to white)

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

fbb       Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

fb         Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

fb         Viburnum x burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum – white)

fb         Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant viburnum hybrid – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

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

fb         Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ (Magnolia hybrid – pale yellow)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink, dark pink – along Clenny Run & at corners of Cottage)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim – along Clenny Run)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

fb         Tulipa variety (Tulip – white – 2 flowers)

GREENHOUSE AREA

b          Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)

fb         Narcissus ‘Baby Moon’ (Daffodil – yellow) 

pf         Narcissus ‘Sweet Smiles’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

pf         Tulipa ‘Pink Impression’ (Tulip – pink, yellow)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white – along Clenny Run)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

pf,+     Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Spring Forward

Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth, our shared reward after cold, shortened winter days. This is especially true at Winterthur, where the emerging blooms transform the landscape into a kaleidoscope of colors and a magnificent feast for the senses.

Beginning in March, the first early spring flowers awaken along the March Bank, which dazzles us with three phases of color—white, yellow, and blue. To walk along the March Bank during those still-chilly early spring days feels like a gift, a promise of what’s to come. As March gives way to April, the 500,000 blooming sunny daffodils, purposefully laid in clusters of various cultivars, begin to take over the landscape with their bright yellow and white blooms. Once those sunny beauties arrive, the crescendo begins, and we delight in one treasure after another, from the exploding color of Azalea Woods in mid- to late April to the rapture of the elegant Peony Garden in mid-May.

Come back all season long as different areas of the garden and estate come alive, demonstrating the resiliency of nature is at its finest.

Object of the Month: Flask

Flask (Pocket bottle)

As the morning sun spills through the east-facing windows of the Hall of Statues, you might catch a glimpse of this object casting a warm amber light. This mold-blown, house-shaped flask, made between 1860 and 1870 by the Whitney Glass Works, holds a spot on my Winterthur favorite objects list because it was made in my hometown of Glassboro, New Jersey. Made to house E. G. Booz’s Old Cabin Whiskey, the flask, to me, does not necessarily look like a cabin but instead a house that is remarkably similar to the small two-story glassworker houses that I can remember seeing in my youth. Those houses have mostly disappeared due to redevelopment. Here’s a fun fact. There is a tradition that these flasks helped popularize the word “booze” despite etymological evidence that the term has been in use since the 14th century, with the spelling we know today emerging in the 17th century.

Whitney Glass Works

Glassboro, New Jersey; 1860-1870

Glass (nonlead)

Gift of Mrs. Harry W. Lunger 1973.0424

By Paula L. DeStefano, registrar, Winterthur Museum

Fellowships Available

What Can You Do at Winterthur?

Fellows can utilize the 20,000 American and European imprints, 3,000 record groups of manuscripts, as well as trade catalogues, ephemera, photographs, and archives of the Winterthur Library, an independent, world-class research collection. They can also examine Winterthur Museum’s expansive object collections of more than 90,000 artifacts that help us broadly understand four centuries of everyday life in America in a global context. They can look at these collections with specialists and experts and consult with conservators and scientific staff to request testing to better understand objects and interpret them at a chemical level. They can explore 7,500 plant specimens and more than 1,000 acres of landscape and gardens, using these spaces and materials for research, or for respite and recharging. Fellowship privileges and policies can be found here.

Winterthur Research Fellowship staff are eager to talk with you about potential projects and your application. Please contact Catharine Dann Roeber and Jackie Killian with any questions.

Applications are due January 15. Applications will be available online on November 1, 2023.

Selected fellows will be notified by April 1, 2024.

Fellowships can be completed between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025.

Fellowships

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Winterthur Postdoctoral Fellowship
    NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Dissertation Fellowship
  • Short-Term Fellowship
  • Maker-Creator Fellowship
  • Remote Fellowship
  • Affiliated Researchers

Fellowship Requirements

  • Fellows are asked to participate in Winterthur’s research community by attending weekly Research Fellowship Program talks.
  • Fellows will be asked to give at least one presentation at the Research Fellowship Program weekly talks. We prefer this requirement to be completed during the residency but will work with fellows to schedule this at a mutually agreeable time after the fellowship is completed. If interested in offering a workshop or other public presentation, Research Fellowship Program staff are happy to discuss those ideas with you and plan for their experiences in advance of arriving for the fellowship.
  • Fellows are asked to compose one social media post about their research and share this via their personal social media channels, tagging #researchatwinterthur and the @winterthurmuse social media account.
  • Fellows cannot accept teaching assignments or undertaking any other major activities during their fellowship tenure.
  • Residential fellowships require that fellows be on-site at Winterthur at least four days per week in order to fulfill the fellowship. Remote fellows are expected to spend the equivalent time dedicated to their projects.
  • Fellows may hold non-Winterthur fellowships or grants during the fellowship tenure including sabbaticals and grants from their own institutions so long as they do not conflict with their ability to meet the requirements of the Winterthur fellowship.

Postdoctoral Fellowships

Winterthur Postdoctoral Fellowship
Stipend: $4,500 per month.

Applicants at any level or rank who have completed their Ph.D. by the start of their residency may apply for a four-month fellowship to pursue advanced research or revise research for publication. The applicant may still be a Ph.D. candidate at the time of the application (January 15, 2024). Please contact us if you have any questions about qualifying for this fellowship based on the timing in which your degree will be conferred.

NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship
Stipend: $5,000 per month.

The NEH Postdoctoral Fellowship supports residence at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library for a duration of four or eight months as a junior or senior scholar whose project holds the potential for wider impact upon the humanities, rooted in research using Winterthur’s collections.

The NEH-supported fellowship has its own requirements. Applicants must have their degree in hand by the time of the application. The fellowship tenure must be continuous and last at least four months but not more than twelve. Residential fellows are expected to be in residence during their entire tenure period and to work on their projects on a full-time basis. Likewise, nonresidential NEH-funded fellows are expected to work on their projects on a full-time basis. Please consult the NEH website for additional information.

The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.

“Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed by the Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Research Fellowship Program do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.”

Dissertation Fellowship

Stipend: $2,500 per month

Doctoral candidates conducting research or writing a dissertation receive four to eight month fellowships.

Short-Term Fellowship

Stipend: $2,500 per month

Open to independent or institutional researchers and scholars of all levels, including graduate students. Applicants may apply for fellowship periods ranging from two to six weeks.

Applicants need not apply for a named fellowship, but we do periodically designate the following awards:

  • Faith Andrews Fellowships for the study of Shaker life and material culture
  • William Seale Fellowship for research related to architectural, landscape and gardens, and White House/Presidential history.

“My lunchtime talk gave me the opportunity to pose very specific questions to a very knowledgeable audience… hearing from a group of experts has made me feel more confident about my own understanding and interpretations.”

Cambra Sklarz, Ph.D. Candidate, University of California, Riverside, 2023-2024 Short-Term Research Fellow

Maker-Creator Fellowship

Stipend: $2,500 per month

WHAT WILL YOU CREATE AT WINTERTHUR?

Our two to six week research fellowships are designed for artistic and creative professionals to examine, study, and immerse themselves in Winterthur’s vast collections to inspire production of new work. Past fellows have utilized the museum’s landscape, gardens, museum collections, and library for inspiration, precedent, instruction, and material for their creations.

Studio space is not currently available, but program staff are available to talk through your needs to see what is possible in order to accommodate some on-site making.  See our Current and Past Research Fellows page for a list of all Maker-Creator Fellowship recipients. The Winterthur Fellows’ Projects page has more information on the range of creative projects shaped by experiences at Winterthur.

Directions to apply can be found here. Maker-Creator Fellowship applicants will need to supply work samples in addition to the application form, essay, bibliography, CV, and letters of reference required for the other fellowships.

“The duet of primary source research and object-driven house tours grounded my time and provided me with a solid, sturdy footing for the next step of translating research into artworks. Without Winterthur’s Maker-Creator Fellowship and all that it encompassed, I know my project might not be a reality.”

Brece Honeycutt, artist and 2023-2024 Maker-Creator Fellow

Remote Fellowship

First created to maintain vital access to collections for fellows during the pandemic, we recognize that other obligations and limits to budgets and time can be barriers to residential research. A limited number of remote fellowships will be offered each year. Research Fellowship Program staff are happy to discuss remote possibilities with you. Reach out to Catharine Dann Roeber or Jackie Killian before you apply for this option.

“[Winterthur staff] did an incredible job with planning my fellowship and assisting me with finding people and resources that could guide my study… [They] pointed me towards seminal information for this last chapter of my dissertation which has enhanced the chapter greatly.”

Camille Davis, Ph.D. Candidate, Southern Methodist University, 2020-21 Fellow

Affiliated Researchers

We reserve a limited number of spaces for Affiliated Researchers who can provide their own financial support to be in residence. We welcome affiliated researchers at any stage of their career or artistic practice. Benefits of Affiliated Researcher status mirror those of funded researchers with access adjusted to the scope and needs of the project.

There is no application form. An email of interest should be sent to Academic Programs with the following information:

  • details of your current project or research subject
  • a copy or your current resumé or curriculum vitae
  • and a letter of reference that addresses your project, record of accomplishment, and ability to work with a collegial group. If you are working closely with Winterthur staff as part of your project, the letter of reference should come from that staff member.

Requests are reviewed by staff on a rolling basis. Please allow at least two months for processing a status request before the intended start date of your research here.

Recreating a Beloved Dress by an American Couturier


Image (left): Johnson Publishing Company Archive. Courtesy Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Smithsonian Institution.

In 1953, American couturier Ann Lowe designed the wedding dress for future First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier’s marriage to John F. Kennedy, a dress that became one of the most recognizable and beloved wedding dresses in America. As a Black designer, Lowe didn’t receive proper credit for her work at the time.

Image (left): Wax flower prototypes. Image (right): Rosette details.

Textile conservator Kate Sahmel accompanied University of Delaware Fashion and Apparel Studies professor Katya Roelse for a recent visit to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston to examine and document the construction of the original dress, which is too fragile to display on a form. Working with University students, Roelse will use the information gathered from this visit to create a reproduction of the dress for the Winterthur exhibition Ann Lowe: American Couturier, opening September 2023.

Katya Roelse (left) University of Delaware Instructor of Fashion and Apparel Studies, with the muslin prototype of the wedding gown she created, and Elizabeth Way (right) Associate Curator, The Museum of FIT, and guest curator of the 2023 exhibition, Ann Lowe: American Couturier, examining the muslin prototype.

The dress features several details characteristic of Lowe’s work, such as the ornate rosettes that embellish the skirt, each with a small spray of wax flowers at the center. A blue ribbon hidden under the skirt at the hem was a delightful surprise and completed the dress with a hopeful charm for her new marriage.

Details of the original wedding dress.

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #13

March 30, 2022

46 F, Cloudy

Magnolias in Pinetum. The sight and smell is intoxicating!

Check these out:

  • Blue carpet:  A lavender-blue expanse of glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) extends through Azalea Woods, down the hill towards the Museum and down the March Bank, across the stream and up the hill through Icewell Terrace.  In many places, he blue carpet includes royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica).
  • Dazzling show: This week areas of the garden are aglow in the golden radiance of forsythias (Forsythia x intermedia, Forsythia ovata, Forsythia suspensa, Forsythia viridissima, Forsythia ‘Winterthur’).  They start at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot, with masses along the drive behind the carriage houses, along the lower side of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House, along the Museum lawn edge of the Peony Garden, along the field edge of Azalea Woods, along the Pinetum overlook wall, and on the Quarry edge of Sycamore Hill.  The soft yellow glow of winter hazel (Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’, Corylopsis platypetala, Corylopsis spicata, Corylopsis pauciflora) starts with masses of blooms at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot and along the Winterhazel Walk, with accents in the woods from the Visitor Center to the Underpass, at the East Upper Terrace of the Museum, and along the Quarry walkway.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prunus yedoensis ‘Shidari Yoshino’ (Yoshino weeping cherry – white)

b          Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis ‘SarSid2’ (Himalayan mountain sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

LAGOONS

b          Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white – along Clenny Run)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue – along Clenny Run)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Corylopsis platypetala (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

fb         Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – pink)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – lavender)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

fb         Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow – along lower end of walkway)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

AZALEA WOODS

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow – few flowers)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red – 1 plant)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fbb       Rhododendron species (Rhododendron – cerise buds)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Buxus sinica var. insularis nana (Boxwood – pale yellow)

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

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

fb         Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

pf         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue – behind Bath House)

fb,+     Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white – behind Bath House)  

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

pf         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white, pink)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MARCH BANK

pb        Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fbb       Anemone ranunculoides (Buttercup windflower – yellow)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pb        Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pb        Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

pf         Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white, pink)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)

fb         Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Corylopsis platypetala (Large flowered winter hazel – greenish yellow)

fb         Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

fb         Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

b          Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb         Primula abchasica (Primrose – cerise)

fb         Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

pb        Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

fb         Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood variety – yellow)

b          Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

b          Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus variety (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Trillium species (Trillium)

PINETUM

b          Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pf         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white, wine red)

fb         Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

b          Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)         

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fbb       Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Alba’ (Glory-of-the-snow – white)

fb         Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’ (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

pf         Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia variety – white – few blossoms)

pf         Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Star magnolia variety – pale pink to white – few blossoms)

pf         Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merril’ (Merril magnolia – white)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

pf         Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Saucer magnolia variety – dark pink)

pf         Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Rustica Rubra’ (Saucer magnolia variety – dark pink)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana ‘San Jose’ (Saucer magnolia variety – pink)

fbb       Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ (Cherry variety)

b          Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

fb         Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white, few royal blue)

fb         Spiraea arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ENCHANTED WOODS

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Pink Giant’ (Glory-of-the-snow – pale pink)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink, light pink, white)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

OAK HILL–East Side

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus ‘February Gold’ (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus jonquilla (Wild jonquil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white, yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘W.P. Milner’ (Miniature trumpet daffodil – yellow)

fb         Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – white)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

pf         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

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

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

pb        Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)

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

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink – along Clenny Run)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pf         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Narcissus ‘Beryl’ (Cyclamineus daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Cassata’ (Split cupped collar daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus ‘Cragford’ (Daffodil – white corolla, orange cup)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Hawera’ (Triandrus daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus ‘Minnow’ (Tazetta daffodil – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Narcissus ‘Picoblanco’ (Large cup daffodil – white)

b          Narcissus ‘Toto’ (Miniature daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus ‘Sweet Smiles’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘White Lady’ (Small cup daffodil – white)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #15
April 13, 2022
79 F, Sunny

The Flowering Quince in the Pinetum. The wide variety of colors are stunning!

Check these out:

  • Cherries!:  This week the cherry trees are at peak bloom.  The white expanse of Yoshino weeping cherry (Prunus yedoensis ‘Shidari Yoshino’) is a cloud of delicate blossoms at the upper edge of the visitor’s parking lot.  Along Garden Lane, the performance includes the white large Sargent cherry trees (Prunus sargentii) and the delicate white-to-pink of the Accolade (Prunus ‘Accolade’) and autumn rosebud (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) cherries. 
  • Sundial Garden and Quince Walk:  A flurry of flowers with the flowering quince (Chaenomeles cultivars) showing off in blazing red-orange, orange, red and cooler pale orange & white with a supporting cast of white spiraea (Spiraea x arguta & Spiraea prunifolium cultivars) and a carpet of pale blue starflower (Ipheion uniflorum).
  • Funny names:  This year there is an abundance of bright white bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and golden yellow trout lily (Erythronium species).  There is a dense group of bloodroot flowers in the lawn at the sidewalk edge of the visitors parking lot midway between the Picnic House and the walkway to the Visitor Center.  There is a golden carpet of trout lily flowers on the slope across the stream opposite the Magnolia Bend entrance to the March Walk.
  • Amazing anemones:  Italian windflowers – (Anemone apennina) form a blue & white carpet extending throughout Azalea Woods, down the March Bank to the stream, & up the opposite bank into Icewell Terrace.  They accent other parts of the garden.
  • Spring beauties: The native spring beauties (Claytonia virginica) form a white carpet on the lawn sloping down to the Museum and on parts of Oak Hill.  Their small, star-shaped white to pale pink flowers can be found throughout the Estate.
  • Violets: Blue, blue & white, & yellow violets (Viola species) are blooming throughout the gardens and fields.  They are mentioned only here.

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ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

pf         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pb        Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

fb,+     Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Prunus yedoensis ‘Shidari Yoshino’ (Yoshino weeping cherry – white)

fb,+     Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white – in sloping lawn west of Picnic House)

LAGOONS

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – along Clenny Run)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white – along Clenny Run)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue – along Clenny Run)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Petasites japonicus (Giant butterbur – ivory-white)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb,+     Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – pink, white)

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb,++   Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

pf         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white – along lower end of walkway)

pf         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

b          Syringa vulgaris (Lilac – lilac)

AZALEA WOODS

fb,+     Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb         Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

b          Cercis canadensis f. alba (White flowering redbud – white)

pf,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb         Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

b          Polemonium reptans (Jacob’s ladder – soft blue – few flowers)

fb         Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

b          Rhododendron ‘Taurus’ (Rhododendron variety – bright red)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

pf         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

b          Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

fbb       Viburnum carlesii (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white – at field edge of woods)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb         Rhododendron fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

b          Rhododendron species (Rhododendron – red)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

b          Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

pf         Buxus sinica var. insularis nana (Boxwood – pale yellow)

fb         Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – pale pink)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pb        Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

pb        Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

fb         Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

pf         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

pf         Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

pf,+     Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)         

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pb        Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

fb,+     Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white, pink)

fb         Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

fb         Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb         Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches – white)

fb         Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

fb         Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

fb         Erythronium species (Trout lily – white – 1 plant)

pb        Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb,+     Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pb        Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

fbb       Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red)

pb        Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

MARCH BANK

fb,++   Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white)

fb,+     Anemone ranunculoides (Buttercup windflower – yellow)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb         Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches – white)

fb         Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

fb         Magnolia stellata (Star magnolia – pale pink to white – along stream)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

pb        Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

pb        Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fb         Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine poppy – golden yellow)

fb         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb         Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches – white)

fb,+     Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

pb        Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

pb        Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

pb        Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

fb         Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry hybrid – light pink)

fb         Prunus sargentii (Sargent’s cherry – white)

fb         Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

pb        Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white, pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)

fb         Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white)

fb         Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Cephalotaxus harringtonii var. ‘Drupacea Duke Gardens’ (Japanese plum yew – creamy yellow)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

pf         Corylopsis platypetala (Large flowered winter hazel – greenish yellow)

fb         Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

pf         Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb         Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

fb         Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – pink)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

fb         Primula abchasica (Primrose – cerise)

pb        Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

fb         Rhododendron carolinianum Gable hybrid #3 (Hybrid azalea – lavender-pink)

b          Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

pb        Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb,+     Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb,+     Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb         Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

fb         Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – purple, pink)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus poeticus (Poet’s daffodil – white with yellow cup and bright red rim)

fb         Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

pf         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

PINETUM

fb         Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fbb       Exochorda giraldii x wilsonii (Wilson pearlbush – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white, wine red)

fb,+     Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

fbb       Kerria japonica ‘Golden Guinea’ (Japanese kerria variety – golden yellow)

fb         Malus x ‘Cardinal’ (Flowering crabapple variety – red)

fb         Malus halliana ‘Parkmanii’ (Flowering crabapple variety – pink)

fb         Pachysandra procumbens (Native pachysandra – cream ‘bottlebrush’ flowers emerging from the soil)

fb         Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)         

b          Rhododendron schlippenbachii (Royal azalea – pale pink to white)

b          Rhododendron schlippenbachii ‘Polly Hill’(Royal azalea variety – white)

fb         Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

fb         Spiraea prunifolia ‘Plena’ (Bridal wreath spiraea – double white)

b          Viburnum carlesii (Mayflower viburnum – pink to white)

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

fb         Viburnum x ‘Eskimo’ (Viburnum variety – pale pink to white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fb         Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Alba’ (Glory-of-the-snow – white)

pf         Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’ (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb         Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

pf         Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia variety – white)

pf         Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Star magnolia variety – pale pink to white)

pf         Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ (Star magnolia variety – white)

pf         Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ (Wada’s memory magnolia – white)

pf         Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merril’ (Merril magnolia – white)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Saucer magnolia variety – dark pink)

b          Magnolia x soulangeana ‘San Jose’ (Saucer magnolia variety – pink)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

fb         Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ (Cherry variety)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

fb         Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white, few royal blue)

fb         Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

fb         Spiraea prunifolia ‘Plena’ (Bridal wreath spiraea – double white)

fb         Syringa hyacinthiflora (Lilac species – lilac-pink – few flowers)

fbb       Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

b          Viburnum carlesii (Mayflower viburnum – pink to white)

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

fbb       Viburnum x carlcephalum (Viburnum hybrid – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white, blue)

fb         Anemone nemorosa (European wood anemone – white)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink, light pink, white)

fb,+     Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue, few pink)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Alight’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white with purple)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

OAK HILL–East Side

fbb       Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb,+     Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb,+     Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus variety (Daffodil – bi-color)

fbb       Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

pf         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fb         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb,+     Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

fb         Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pf         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

fb,+     Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

pb        Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow)

fb         Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Narcissus jonquilla (Wild jonquil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white, yellow)

fbb       Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue)

fb         Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – white)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Primula sieboldii (Japanese primrose – bright pink)

b          Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red – 1 plant)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

pb        Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Trillium species (Trillium)

b          Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

SYCAMORE HILL

Acer palmatum ‘Seigai’ (Japanese maple variety – has bright peach colored leaves this week

fbb       Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

fb         Muscari armeniacum (Grape hyacinth – dark blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy-lavender)

pb        Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Viburnum buddleiafolium (Wolly viburnum – dark pink buds, few flowers)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

b          Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

b          Viburnum x burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

fbb       Magnolia ‘Elizabeth’ (Magnolia hybrid – pale yellow)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink, white – along Clenny Run)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – white – across Clenny Run)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Narcissus ‘Beryl’ (Cyclamineus daffodil – white corolla, yellow cup)

fb         Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil – yellow)

pf         Narcissus ‘Cragford’ (Daffodil – white corolla, orange cup)

fb         Narcissus ‘Hawera’ (Triandrus daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Horace’ (Poeticus daffodil)

pf         Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil – yellow)

pf         Narcissus ‘Minnow’ (Tazetta daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Oxford Gold’ (Daffodil variely – golden yellow ‘hoop skirt’ corolla)

fb         Narcissus ‘Picoblanco’ (Large cup daffodil – white)

fb         Narcissus ‘Toto’ (Miniature daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Sweet Smiles’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘White Lady’ (Small cup daffodil – white)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

fb,++   Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – white)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #14

April 5, 2022

55 F, Cloudy

Sargent Cherry Tree (Prunus sargentii) on Garden Lane

Check these out:

  • Cherries!:  This week the cherry trees are at peak bloom.  The white expanse of Yoshino weeping cherry (Prunus yedoensis ‘Shidari Yoshino’) is a cloud of delicate blossoms at the upper edge of the visitor’s parking lot.  Along Garden Lane, the performance includes the white large Sargent cherry trees (Prunus sargentii) and the delicate white-to-pink of the Accolade (Prunus ‘Accolade’) and autumn rosebud (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) cherries. 
  • Sundial Garden and Quince Walk:  A flurry of flowers with the flowering quince (Chaenomeles cultivars) showing off in blazing red-orange, orange, red and cooler pale orange & white with a supporting cast of white spiraea (Spiraea x arguta & Spiraea prunifolium cultivars) and a carpet of pale blue starflower (Ipheion uniflorum).
  • Blue carpet:  A lavender-blue expanse of glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) extends through Azalea Woods, down the hill towards the Museum and down the March Bank, across the stream and up the hill through Icewell Terrace.  In many places, the blue carpet includes royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) and the blue and white flowers of Italian windflower (Anemone apennina).
  • Dazzling show: This week areas of the garden are aglow in the golden radiance of forsythias (Forsythia x intermedia, Forsythia suspensa, Forsythia viridissima, Forsythia ‘Winterthur’).  They start at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot, with masses along the drive behind the carriage houses, along the lower side of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House, along the Museum lawn edge of the Peony Garden, along the field edge of Azalea Woods, and on the Quarry edge of Sycamore Hill.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

pf         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pf         Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Prunus yedoensis ‘Shidari Yoshino’ (Yoshino weeping cherry – white)

LAGOONS

b          Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white – along Clenny Run)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue – along Clenny Run)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

pf         Corylopsis platypetala (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

pf         Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb,+     Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – pink, white)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fbb       Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prunus species (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Scilla mischtschenkoana (Squill – white with palest blue stripes)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow – along lower end of walkway)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

pf,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

b          Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fbb       Rhododendron fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Buxus sinica var. insularis nana (Boxwood – pale yellow)

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

pb        Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pb        Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

pb        Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

b          Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue – behind Bath House)

fb,+     Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white – behind Bath House)  

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

pf         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white, pink)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

fbb       Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow – 1 plant)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MARCH BANK

pb        Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white)

b          Anemone ranunculoides (Buttercup windflower – yellow)

pf,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pb        Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fb         Magnolia stellata (Star magnolia – pale pink to white – along stream)

fbb       Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

b          Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

fb         Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry hybrid – light pink)

fb         Prunus sargentii (Sargent’s cherry – white)

pf         Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

fb         Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white, pink)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)

fb         Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white)

fb         Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Corylopsis platypetala (Large flowered winter hazel – greenish yellow)

fb         Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

pf         Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb         Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

fb         Primula abchasica (Primrose – cerise)

fb         Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pf         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

pf         Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood variety – yellow)

fb         Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb         Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb         Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb         Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

b          Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – purple, pink)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus variety (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

b          Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fbb       Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

PINETUM

fb         Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white, wine red)

fb,+     Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

fb         Pachysandra procumbens (Native pachysandra – cream ‘bottlebrush’ flowers emerging from the soil)

fb         Prunus ‘Accolade’ (Flowering cherry – pale pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)         

fb         Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

b          Spiraea prunifolia ‘Plena’ (Bridal wreath spiraea – double white)

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fb         Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Alba’ (Glory-of-the-snow – white)

fb         Forsythia viridissima ‘Bronxensis’ (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

pf         Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia variety – white)

fb         Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Star magnolia variety – pale pink to white)

pf         Magnolia stellata ‘Centennial’ (Star magnolia variety – white)

pf         Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’ (Wada’s memory magnolia – white)

pf         Magnolia x loebneri ‘Merril’ (Merril magnolia – white)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Alexandrina’ (Saucer magnolia variety – dark pink)

fbb       Magnolia x soulangeana ‘San Jose’ (Saucer magnolia variety – pink)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

fb         Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ (Cherry variety)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Conewago’ (Conewago rhododendron – pinkish lavender)

fb         Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white, few royal blue)

fb         Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

b          Syringa hyacinthiflora (Lilac species – lilac-pink – few flowers)

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

fbb       Viburnum x carlcephalum (Viburnum hybrid – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb         Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white, blue)

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Pink Giant’ (Glory-of-the-snow – pale pink)

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink, light pink, white)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue, few pink)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb         Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Alight’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white with purple)

OAK HILL–East Side

pf,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b,+       Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

fb         Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fb         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

OAK HILL-West Side

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b          Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty – white to pale pink)

pf         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pf         Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

fb,+     Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’ (Fairy wings – soft yellow)

pf         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow)

b          Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Narcissus ‘February Gold’ (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus jonquilla (Wild jonquil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – white, yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘W.P. Milner’ (Miniature trumpet daffodil – yellow)

fb         Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda variety – white)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

SYCAMORE HILL

pf         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pf         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

pb        Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

fbb       Viburnum buddleiafolium (Wolly viburnum – dark pink buds)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

fbb       Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pale pink to white – along Clenny Run)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Narcissus ‘Beryl’ (Cyclamineus daffodil – white corolla, yellow cup)

fb         Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Cassata’ (Split cupped collar daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Cragford’ (Daffodil – white corolla, orange cup)

fb         Narcissus ‘Hawera’ (Triandrus daffodil – yellow)

fbb       Narcissus ‘Horace’ (Poeticus daffodil)

fb         Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Minnow’ (Tazetta daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus ‘Oxford Gold’ (Daffodil variely – golden yellow ‘hoop skirt’ corolla)

fb         Narcissus ‘Picoblanco’ (Large cup daffodil – white)

fb         Narcissus ‘Toto’ (Miniature daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus ‘Sweet Smiles’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus ‘White Lady’ (Small cup daffodil – white)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Information for Horsemen

THE 46th ANNUAL
WINTERTHUR RACES
WINTERTHUR, DELAWARE
Sunday, May 5, 2024
First Race: 2:00 pm
Total Purses: $60,000
Entries Close: 11:00 am – Monday, April 29
Scratches by: 10:00 am – Wednesday, May 1

FIRST RACE
THE ISABELLA du PONT SHARP MEMORIAL
(Maiden Timber)
Purse $20,000. Timber. For Five Year Olds and Upward that have never won over timber. Five-year-olds, 160 lbs.; older, 165 lbs. Entry fee $200; $200 additional if not scratched on time Wednesday; $200 additional to start.
Three Miles and One Quarter over Timber.

SECOND RACE
THE WINTERTHUR BOWL
Maiden Timber–2:30 pm

The Henry Francis du Pont Challenge Trophy is named in honor of the founder of Winterthur. A maiden timber race is being substituted for a novice race to be ridden at a distance of three and one-quarter miles over fair hunting country by a lady or gentleman.

Purse $25,000. Timber. For Five Year Olds and Upward which have never won two races over timber. Five-year-olds, 160 lbs.; older, 165 lbs. 
Three Miles and One Quarter over Timber.

THIRD RACE
THE VICMEAD PLATE
In Honor of Louis “Paddy” Neilson, III
(Apprentice Rider Timber)
Purse $15,000. Timber.

For Five Year Olds and Upward which have not won a timber or hurdle stakes in 2022-2023. To be ridden by apprentice riders. 170 lbs. Non-winners of two races over timber, allowed 5 lbs.; of a race, 10 lbs. Riders who have never won a race, allowed 5 lbs. No other rider allowances. Entry fee $150; $150 additional if not scratched on time Wednesday; $150 additional to start.
Three Miles and One Quarter over Timber.

$5,000 of this purse has been donated by the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation, for the promotion of the apprentice rider program.

FOURTH RACE
THE MIDDLETOWN CUP
(Apprentice Rider Training Flat)
For Three Year Olds and Upward. To be ridden by apprentice riders. Three-year-olds, 145 lbs.; older, 155 lbs. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. Riders who have never won a race, allowed 5 lbs. No other rider allowances. The result of this race does not count toward a horse’s official record. Entry fee $100.
One Mile and One Half on the Turf.

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Contact the National Steeplechase Association.

SANNA NEILSON, Race Chairman
JILL ABBOTT, Race Director
302-218-7529
jabbott@winterthur.org
Winterthur Museum, Garden, and Library
Winterthur, Delaware 19735
Phone: 800-448-3883 · 302-888-4600

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #11

March 16, 2022

68 F, Sunny

Viburnum farreri-Fragrant viburnum
with pollinator friend on Garden Lane

Check these out:

  • Ring in Spring:  The spring snowflakes (Leucojum vernum) are in full bloom in many areas of the gardens, but most abundantly at Icewell Terrace and along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds.  There must be millions of them! Look for their downward facing bells with pointed edges and green markings on the tips. 
  • Terrific Tapestries of color:
    • The East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn is covered in lavender blue glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) & royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica).
    • The early crocus, ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasianus) are still blooming in lavender and silver in the lawn at the Parking Lot entrance to the Visitor Center walkway and the sloping lawns at both sides of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House.
  • Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, in the Gallery lawn along Clenny Run, and on the Clenny Run side of the Museum Store, waving their blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons.  They look and smell magnificent!

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fbb       Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’ (Winterthur winter hazel – pale yellow)

b          Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis ‘SarSid2’ (Himalayan mountain sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb,+     Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pf         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pf         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty gold ‘ribbons’)

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

fb         Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – lavender)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

pf,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PEONY GARDEN

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue – along lower end of walkway)

pf         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – along lower end of walkway)

b          Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few blooms)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fbb       Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods – few blooms)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Rhododendron sutchuense var. giraldii (Rhododendron – wine red buds)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

fb,+     Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

pf         Galanthus ‘Blonde Inge’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Gloria’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus ‘Lady Beatrix Stanley’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop variety – double white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Princeton Gold’ (Witch hazel variety – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb         Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at top of Glade below Terrace wall)

fb         Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb         Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – pale pink)

fb         Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver – behind Bath House)

pf         Galanthus ‘Bess’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

pf         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Percy Picton’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

fb         Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

fb,+     Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose varieties – pink, wine, white)

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

pf         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

b          Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue – 1 flower)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pf         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fb,+     Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b          Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MARCH BANK

fb,+     Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – deep purple, lavender, white)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

pf         Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ (Autumn rosebud cherry – pale pink to white)

b          Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

b          Corylopsis platypetala (Large flowered winter hazel – greenish yellow)

fbb       Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

b          Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

b          Helleborus foetidis (Bear’s foot hellebore – greenish)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white – few flowers)

fbb       Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

fb         Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood variety – yellow)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus plicatus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus plicatus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb,++   Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)          

b          Narcissus variety (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

PINETUM

fbb/b    Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white – few flowers)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, white, wine red)

fbb       Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron – pink)         

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

fbb       Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

b          Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia variety – white – few blossoms)

b          Magnolia stellata ‘Waterlily’ (Star magnolia variety – pale pink to white – few blossoms)

b          Spiraea arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

ENCHANTED WOODS

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

pb        Hamamelis virginiana (American witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink, light pink, white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

fb         Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – fragrant white ‘threads’)

OAK HILL–East Side

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

pb        Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

pb        Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pb        Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf,+     Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fbb       Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

pf         Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

b          Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish yellow)

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb         Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

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

fb,+     Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue)

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

pb        Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b/fbb    Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

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

pf         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb         Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)

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

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – lavender-blue)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender and silver)

fb         Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers