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Winterthur Bloom Report 23

Bloom Report #23

June 7, 2022
77 F, Partly Sunny

Martagon hybrid lily

Check these out:

  • Lilies:  This week the martagon lilies (Lilium martagon) are at their peak in Azalea Woods, Enchanted Woods, and, more sparsely, in other areas of the garden.  Catch them now. Their bloom is brief but beautiful.
  • Primroses:  The candelabra primroses (Primula species) are still creating a colorful show of orange in full bloom and red, pink, and white in petal fall in the Quarry Garden.
  • Escape the heat:  The glade from the March Walk to the Icewell Terrace walk is an ocean of green ferns that, together with the tree canopy, create a cool oasis.  Try it!
  • Everywhere: But, listed only here:
    • The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are blooming throughout the Estate. 
    • White clover (Trifolium repens) in the fields and lawns is providing nectar and pollen for the pollinators and nitrogen for the soil.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

fbb       Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

fb         Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

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

fb         Ehretia ovalifolia (Heliotrope tree – ivory)

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

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

b          Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

LAGOONS

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

fbb       Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

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

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pb        Houstonia caerulia (Bluets – pale blue to white)

pb        Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Ligustrum species (Privet – white)

pf         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

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

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pf         Rosa species (Rose – white)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty-red spike)

fb         Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)

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

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

b          Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

fb         Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)

fb         Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)

b          Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

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

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

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

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron species (Native azalea – coral-red)

pb        Stewartia 3048 (Stewartia – white)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender)

PEONY GARDEN

pb        Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty bush – light pink)

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

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

fb         Pterostyrax hispidus (Fragrant epaulette tree – white)

pb        Syringa hybrids (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

AZALEA WOODS

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb,+     Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

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

pf         Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

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

fb         Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pb        Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

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

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

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

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

b          Viola species (Violet – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)

b          Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fbb       Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – purple)

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

fb         Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish)

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

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

fbb       Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

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

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Hybrid rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

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

fbb       Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)

fbb       Astilbe species (Astilbe)

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

fbb       Hemerocalllis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

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

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

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

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

fb         Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

MARCH BANK

b          Aconitum species (Monkshood – white)

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pf         Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard – white)

fbb       Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

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

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

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

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Aconitum species (Monkshood – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

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

pb        Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

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

fbb       Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fbb       Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak-leaf hydrangea – white)

b          Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire variety – white)

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

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

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

GARDEN LANE

pb        Rhododendron ‘Homebush’ (Deciduous azalea – red)

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

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

WINTERHAZEL WALK

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – pink)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden orange)

pb        Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

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

PINETUM

fb         Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Latimeria Gates)

pb        Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – red, peach)

pf         Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)

ber       Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green fruits)

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

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pf         Rhododendron 1079 (Azalea – red-orange)

pb        Rhododendron 1087 (Azalea – golden orange)

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

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

pf         Rhododendron ‘Deep Rose’ (Deciduous hybrid azalea)

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

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

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

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

b          Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

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

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

fb         Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

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

ENCHANTED WOOD

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

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

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

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

b          Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

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

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

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

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

OAK HILLEast Side

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron bakeri (Cumberland azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

OAH HILL-West Side

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

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

pf         Deutzia x candelabrum (Deutzia – white)

fb         Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)

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

pb        Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

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

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

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

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

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

pb        Weigela florida (Weigela – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

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

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

pb        Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

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

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

ber       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green berries)

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange)

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

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

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

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

SYCAMORE HILL

pb        Abelia moanensis (Fragrant abelia – white)

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fbb       Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

fb         Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fbb       Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)

fb         Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)

pf         Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)

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

fb         Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)

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

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

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

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

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

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

fb         Rosa ‘White Dawn’ (White Dawn rose – white)

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

pb        Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)

fb         Syringa retusis (Tree lilac – off-white)

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

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

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

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

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

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

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

fbb       Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

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

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

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

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

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

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

fbb       Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea)

b          Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)

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

pb        Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

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

fb         Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fbb       Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fbb       Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

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

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

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

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pf         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Ligustrum species (Privet – white)

pf         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

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

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

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

pb        Rosa species (Rose – white)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

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

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

fbb       Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

b          Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Catalpa #2958 (Catalpa – white)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

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

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb,+     Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)

pb        Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

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

pb        Rosa species (Rose – white)

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

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

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

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report 22

Bloom Report #22

June 1, 2022
83 F, Sunny

KALMIA LATIFOLIA

Check these out:

  • Roses – hot & cool!: The roses on Sycamore Hill are in full bloom this week.  The bright reds of ‘Bess Lovett’ and ‘Radwin’ are bright beacons along the fence, and the pale colors of damask rose ‘Pink Leda’ (Rosa ‘Pink Leda’) and white Meidiland rose MEIvahyn) add to the serenity of the follies along with palest pink New Dawn rose (Rosa ‘New Dawn’) along the fence.
  • White clouds:  The drifts of Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa) blossoms hover above the white clouds of deutzias (Deutzia species, Deutzia scabra, Deutzia x magnifica) on Sycamore Hill, Oak Hill and in smaller displays throughout the Gardens.
  • Lilies:  The martagon lilies (Lilium martagon) are starting to bloom in Azalea Woods, Enchanted Woods, and, more sparsely, in other areas of the garden.
  • Primroses:  The candelabra primroses (Primula species) are still creating a colorful show of orange in full bloom and red, pink, and white in petal fall in the Quarry Garden.
  • Escape the heat:  The glade from the March Walk to the Icewell Terrace walk is an ocean of green ferns that, together with the tree canopy, create a cool oasis.  Try it!
  • Everywhere: But, listed only here:
    • The petal-dropping airy white umbels of viburnums (mostly Viburnum dilatatum – linden viburnum & some Viburnum dentatum – arrowwood viburnum) are found throughout the Gardens and Estate this week.
    • The yellow, green & orange flowers of tulip poplars (Liriodendron tulipifera) can be seen on the trees & also on the ground.  Look up or down to see them.
    • The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are blooming throughout the Estate. 
    • The purple, lavender, and white flowers of Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) are present in lesser or greater abundance in the gardens and fields.
    • White clover (Trifolium repens) in the fields and lawns is providing nectar and pollen for the pollinators and nitrogen for the soil.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

b          Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

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

fbb       Ehretia ovalifolia (Heliotrope tree – ivory)

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

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

b          Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)

pb        Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – lavender)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

LAGOONS

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

b          Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

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

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pb        Houstonia caerulia (Bluets – pale blue to white)

pf         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Iris species (Iris – light blue)

fb         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

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

pf         Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

fb         Rosa species (Rose – white)

pf         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Salvia lyrata (Sage –pale blue)

pb        Senescio aureus (Golden ragwort – golden yellow)

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

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

fb         Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)

fb         Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)

fbb       Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

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

pb        Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

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

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

pb        Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’ (American wisteria variety – lavender)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

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

b          Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish)

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

pb        Primula species (Primrose – red, pink, white – along Garden Tram road)

fbb       Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron species (Native azalea – coral-red)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #51 (Rhododendron – ‘Late Dark Mauve’ – along Garden Tram road)

fb         Stewartia 3048 (Stewartia – white)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

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

fb         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – orange)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Winterthur Torch’ (Torch azalea hybrid – coral-orange)

PEONY GARDEN

pf         Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty bush – light pink)

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

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

fb         Pterostyrax hispidus (Fragrant epaulette tree – white)

pb        Syringa hybrids (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

b          Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

pf         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue, white)

pb        Rhododendron 4-3-1 (Rhododendron – palest pink to white)

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

pf         Rhododendron ‘Crest’ (Rhododendron variety – light cerise)

fb         Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – ‘Large Late Red’)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – orange)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Lady Eleanor Cathcart’ (Rhododendron variety – red buds/pink flowers)

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #01 (Hybrid rhododendron – pink)

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #59 ‘Pink Mauve Dark Eye’ (Hybrid rhododendron)

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

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pb        Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

pb        Iris siberica (Siberian iris – white)

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

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

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

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

b          Viola species (Violet – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

pb        Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘– pale pink – 1 flower)

fbb       Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

fb         Euonymus bungeanus variety semipersistens (Spindletree – greenish)

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

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

fbb       Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

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

fb         Rhododendron maximum hybrid (Hybrid rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

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

fbb       Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

fb         Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)

pb        Cymbalaria muralis (Kenilworth ivy – pale lavender to white)

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

fbb       Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

pb        Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white, purple)

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

pf         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Iris ‘Purple Fan’ (Iris variety – purple)

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

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

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

fb         Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

MARCH BANK

b          Aconitum species (Monkshood – white)

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

pb        Aquilegia variety (Columbine – wine red & cream)

fb         Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard – white)

fbb       Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

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

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

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

pb        Viola species (Violet – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

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

pb        Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

fbb       Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fbb       Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak-leaf hydrangea – white)

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

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

GARDEN LANE

pf         Buddleia alternifolia (Alternate leaf butterfly bush – lilac)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Homebush’ (Deciduous azalea – red)

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

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

WINTERHAZEL WALK

pf         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pf         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – pink)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fbb       Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

pf         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

pf         Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

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

pb        Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – white)

PINETUM

pb        Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – red, orange, peach, white)

pf         Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)

ber       Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green fruits)

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

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pb        Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron 1079 (Azalea – red-orange)

pb        Rhododendron 1085 (Azalea – light golden orange)

pf         Rhododendron 1087 (Azalea – golden orange)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Deep Rose’ (Deciduous hybrid azalea)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Glacier’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Late Pink’ (Hybrid azalea – pink)

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

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

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

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

pb        Rhododendron ‘Wavelet’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

pf         Styrax japonicus (Japanese snowbell – white)

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

pb        Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

b          Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

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

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

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

pb        Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea coral-pink – on Icewell Terrace side of Garden Lane)

fb         Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Yellow-berried viburnum – white)

ENCHANTED WOOD

pb        Chionanthus retusis – Chinese fringe tree – white)

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

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

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

fbb       Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

b          Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

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

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

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

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

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

pb        Weigela varieties (Weigela – pink, dark pink)

OAK HILLEast Side

pf         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow – at Quarry stream)

fb         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze)

pb        Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

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

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

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Yellow-berried viburnum – white)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – red)

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

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

pf         Deutzia x candelabrum (Deutzia – white)

fb         Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)

pb        Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree – off-white)

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

pb        Rhododendron ‘Alice Sargent’ (Sanders hybrid azalea – red-orange)

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

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

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

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

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

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

pf         Weigela florida (Weigela – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

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

pf         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

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

b          Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden yellow)

ber       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green berries)

pf,+     Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange, red, pink, white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Glacier’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

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

pb        Rhododendron species (Native azalea – bright pink)

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

SYCAMORE HILL

pb        Abelia moanensis (Fragrant abelia – white)

pf         Buddleia alternifolia (Alternate leaf butterfly bush – lilac)

pf         Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

b          Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb         Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – white)

fb         Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)

fb         Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)

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

fbb       Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)

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

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Content’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – rosy purple)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Martha Hitchcock’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – purple edge with pink interior)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

pf         Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)

pb        Syringa species (Lilac – pale lavender-pink, white)

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

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

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

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

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

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

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

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

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

pf         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

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

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

b          Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)

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

pf         Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

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

pf         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (‘Torch’ azalea hybrid – orange – at parking lot)

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #47 ‘Late Mauve’ (Hybrid tree rhododendron – mauve – at parking lot entry)

fb         Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fbb       Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

b          Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

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

pf         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Ligustrum species (Privet – white)

fb         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

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

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rosa species (Rose – white)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

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

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

fbb       Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fbb       Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

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

pf         Hieracium species (Hawkweek – yellow)

pf         Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

fb,+     Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

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

fb         Rosa species (Rose – white)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Salvia lyrata (Sage –pale blue)

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

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

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

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Too Tall for the Shelf

This towering clock by the renowned Peter Stretch stands as the most beautiful example of a tall case clock ever made in America.

Many would call it a grandfather clock, but the label would hardly do it justice, as demonstrated by its place of pride in a space already filled with premium examples of exceptional American craftsmanship.

Walk through the main gallery entrance, turn left, and there it stands front and center. The clock was made between 1730 and 1745 by leading clockmaker Peter Stretch of Philadelphia. It was commissioned by merchant Clement Plumsted (1680-1745) or his son, William Plumsted (1708-1765), to make an impression.

One of about 60 known examples of clocks by Peter Stretch, Winterthur’s clock stands out.

 “He’s saying, ‘I am a man of means. I have a lot of capital at my disposal. I’m successful. I can command these resources. I can order, pay for, and ship the mahogany. I have that that global power at my fingertips,’” says Josh Lane, the Lois F. and Henry S. McNeil Curator of Furniture.

One of about 60 known examples of clocks by Stretch, Winterthur’s clock stands out. The heart of the object is the eight-day, weight-powered works. The arched brass dial is beautifully engraved with urn, bird, and fleur-de-lis motifs and the corners are embellished with cast brass spandrels. Roman and Arabic numerals on the large chapter ring mark hours and minutes and Arabic numerals on a small chapter ring mark seconds. A small square aperture reveals the day of the month. A moon phase dial with numbered edge shows the waxing and waning of the moon and timing of the tides. An oval plate bears the engraved signature of the maker.

“The movement has all the bells and whistles that you would expect a Philadelphia-based merchant would want,” Lane says. “The tide dial is geared toward Philadelphia mercantile ocean-going activity. There were other, more complicated and more expensive works made in the period, but it’s the combination of this movement in this case that puts it over the top. It is probably the most elaborate and beautiful case ever made in America.”

Standing more than eight feet tall, the case is distinguished by magnificent carving. An arched hood is surmounted by an ogee sarcophagus top carved with floral and foliate designs surmounted by three flame-and-urn finials. The cornice molding features egg-and-dart carved molding, dentil course, and blind fretwork incorporating the Plumsted coat of arms supported by rampant lions. Colonnettes with Corinthian capitals grace the sides of the hood.

The exact identity of the case maker is not known, but it may be Philadelphia cabinetmaker John Head, based on comparison with other examples of his work. Stretch may have worked with the cabinetmaker directly, or Plumstead may have commissioned the case based on his desires and tastes, a common practice at the time.

“It’s very elaborate, over-the-top, expensive, time-consuming workmanship,” Lane says. “The clock is really an extraordinary architectonic statement. No other compares.”

Born in England, Peter Stretch (1670–1746) learned his trade there and then immigrated to Philadelphia in 1702. He quickly became the city’s most prominent clockmaker and was commissioned by Philadelphia’s Common Council to work on the town clock in 1717. His sons followed him into the trade, although they were not as prolific.

Stretch’s shop stood across Chestnut Street from the Plumsted home. This clock remained in the Plumsted family until it was purchased by a private collector in 1943. Winterthur acquired the clock at auction in October 2004.

So why do we call such amazing tall clocks “grandfather clocks,” when it seems as though the term sometimes diminishes their beauty and importance? Thank a wave of nostalgia for the early days of the Republic, after the American Civil War, when people left the cities for new opportunities across the expanding country, and new value was placed on old objects. When popular composer and songwriter Henry Clay Work penned “The Grandfather Clock” in 1875, it forever changed the common name of the tall case clock:

My grandfather’s clock was too tall for the shelf
So it stood ninety years on the floor
It was taller by half than the old man himself
But it weighed not a pennyweight more
It was bought on the morn that my grandfather was born
And was always his treasure and pride
But it stopped short, never to go again
When the old man died.

Museum Purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Collectors Circle, the Centenary Fund, Mrs. C. Lalor Burdick, Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Chilton, Jr, Mrs. Robert N. Downs III, Mr. William K. du Pont, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Fiechter III, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Herdeg, The Hohmann Foundation, Family of Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords, Jr, Kaufman Americana Foundation, Mrs. George M. Kaufman, Mr. and Mrs. Barron U. Kidd, Charles Pollak, Peter A. Pollak, Suzanne W. Pollak, Mr. and Mrs. P. Coleman Townsend, Jr, anonymous donors (2), and numerous friends.

To learn more about this clock and others made by Peter Stretch and his sons, see Stretch, America’s First Family of Clockmakers by Donald L. Fennimore and Frank Hohman III, which is available at the Museum Store, or visit the clock in the first-floor gallery.

Winterthur Bloom Report 21

Bloom Report #21

May 25, 2022
73 F, Sunny

Rhododendron #16 (Small Single White)

Check these out:

  • Terrific ‘Torch’ azaleas:  The brilliant blooms of ‘Torch’ azaleas (Rhododendron kaempferi & hybrids) are lighting up Icewell Terrace and the adjoining edges of Enchanted Woods and Oak Hill.
  • Primroses:  The candelabra primroses (Primula species) are brightening the path along the Winterhazel Walk and creating a stunning tapestry of red, pink, orange, and white in the Quarry Garden.
  • Everywhere: But, listed only here:
    • The airy white umbels of viburnums (mostly Viburnum dilatatum – linden viburnum & some Viburnum dentatum – arrowwood viburnum) are found throughout the Gardens and Estate this week.
    • The yellow, green & orange flowers of tulip poplars (Liriodendron tulipifera) can be seen on the trees & also on the ground.  Look up or down to see them.
    • The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are blooming throughout the Estate. 
    • The purple, lavender, and white flowers of Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) are present in lesser or greater abundance in the gardens and fields.
    • White clover (Trifolium repens) in the fields and lawns is providing nectar and pollen for the pollinators and nitrogen for the soil.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fbb       Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

pf         Cornus controversa (Giant dogwood – white)

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

fb         Lonicera species (Bush honeysuckle – white)

fb         Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – lavender)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #10 (Rhododendron hybrid – light pink)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #34 (Rhododendron hybrid – rose pink)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #37 (Rhododendron hybrid – pink)

fb         Spiraea trilobata (Three lobed spiraea – white)  

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

LAGOONS

b          Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Houstonia caerulia (Bluets – pale blue to white)

fb         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Iris species (Iris – light blue)

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

fb         Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Salvia lyrata (Sage –pale blue)

pf         Senescio aureus (Golden ragwort – golden yellow)

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

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

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

fb         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

pf         Lonicera species (Bush honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Rhododendron maximum hybrid ‘Soft Mauve’ (Tree rhododendron – light mauve)

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

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – white)

pf         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow – 2 plants)

fb         Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’ (American wisteria variety – lavender)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

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

pf         Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white to lavender)

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

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

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

pf         Primula species (Primrose – red, pink, white – along Garden Tram road)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Cherry Blossom’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – cherry blossom pink – along Garden Tram road)

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

pb        Rhododnedron ‘Rose Greeley’ (Gable hybrid azalea – white)

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #36 (Hybrid rhododendron – purple – along Garden Tram road)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #51 (Rhododendron – ‘Late Dark Mauve’ – along Garden Tram road)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

pf         Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white)

pf         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

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

pf         Rhododendron ‘Caroline’ (Rhododendron variety – pink)

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

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Winterthur Torch’ (Torch azalea hybrid – coral-orange)

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

PEONY GARDEN

p          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – greenish)

fb         Iris siberica (Siberian iris – purple)

fb         Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty bush – light pink)

pf         Paeonia suffruticosa (Tree peony – wine red, bright red, pale pink, white, yellow)

fb/pf    Paeonia varieties (Peony – bright red, pink, bright pink, pale pink, white)

fbb       Pterostyrax hispidus (Fragrant epaulette tree – white)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fb         Syringa hybrids (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

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

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Aquilegia variety (Columbine – deep purple)

pf         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

pf         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue, white)

pb        Rhododendron #43 (Kurume hybrid azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron 4-3-1 (Rhododendron – palest pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron 5-2-4 ‘Light Pink’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Caroline’ (Rhododendron variety – pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘County of York’ (Rhododendron variety – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Crest’ (Rhododendron variety – light cerise)

pb        Rhododendron Dexter #10 (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – mauve-pink)

pb        Rhododendron Gable 5-64 (Gable hybrid rhododendron – pale lavender-pink)

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

pb        Rhododendron ‘Janet Blair’ (Rhododendron variety – pale pink)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – ‘Large Late Red’)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Lady Eleanor Cathcart’ (Rhododendron variety – red buds/pink flowers)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Princess Elizabeth’ (Rhododendron variety – dark red)

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

pb        Rhododendron vernicosum (Rhododendron – peachy-pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Violetta’ (Rhododendron variety – lavender with wine red ‘blaze’)

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

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #41 ‘Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – mauve)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #50 ‘Late Pink Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pink-mauve)

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #54 ‘Good Pink’ (Rhododendron – pink)

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #57 ‘Pale Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pale pink)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #59 ‘Pink Mauve Dark Eye’ (Hybrid rhododendron)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pb        Camassia cusickii (Cusick camas – pale lavender blue)

fb         Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

fb         Iris siberica (Siberian iris – white)

pb        Iris siberica ‘Perry’s Blue’ (Siberian iris variety – purple)

pb        Orninithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem – white)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Catalode’ (Rhododendron variety – white)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Dark Mahogany’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark mahogany-red)

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Merley Cream’ (Rhododendron variety – white)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Sherwood Red’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark red)

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #33 ‘Dark Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – dark mauve)

pf         Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

b          Viola species (Violet – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

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

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

pb        Rhododendron ‘Delaware Valley White’ (Southern Indian hybrid azalea – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

pf         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white – along Clenny Run)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

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

pb        Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff – white)

pb        Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

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

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

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

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

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

fb         Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)

fb         Cymbalaria muralis (Kenilworth ivy – pale lavender to white)

fb         Dicentra eximia (Fern-leaf bleeding heart – pale pink)

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pf         Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white, purple)

fb         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Iris ‘Purple Flame’ (Iris variety – purple)

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

pf         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

pf         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink, white, purple)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi (Kaempferi azalea – orange)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)

pb        Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)  

MARCH BANK

b          Aquilegia variety (Columbine – wine red & cream)

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

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi (Kaempferi azalea – orange)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pf         Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

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

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

pf         Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

pb        Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ (Saucer magnolia variety – rose)

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

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

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

pb        Rhododendron #05 (Kurume hybrid azalea – pink)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

b          Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Rue – lavender)

pf         Viola species (Violet – white)

GARDEN LANE

fb         Buddleia alternifolia (Alternate leaf butterfly bush – lilac)

fb         Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – lavender)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Carol Kittel’ (Marsh Point azalea variety – double pale lavender)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Homebush’ (Deciduous azalea – red)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Madame Butterfly’ (Deerfield hybrid azalea – white)

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

pb        Rhododendron ‘Treasure’ (Ghent hybrid azalea – white)

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

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

pb        Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – greenish)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

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

fb,+     Primula species (Candelabra primrose – pink)

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pf         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum ‘Summer Snowflake’ (Doublefile viburnum variety – white)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

pb        Orninithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem – white)

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

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

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – white)

PINETUM

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

fb         Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)

pf         Chionanthus virginicus (American fringe tree – white)

pb        Cotoneaster hupehensis (Hupeh cotoneaster – white)

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

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

fb         Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

fb         Pyracantha ‘Mohave’ (Firethorn – white)

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pb        Rhododendron 1064 (Azalea – double light yellow)

pb        Rhododendron 1069 (Azalea – yellow with red tinge)

pb        Rhododendron 1073 (Azalea – medium orange)

pf         Rhododendron 1077 (Azalea – pale creamy yellow)

fb         Rhododendron 1083 (Azalea – light orange)

fb         Rhododendron 1085 (Azalea – light golden orange)

fb         Rhododendron 1086 (Azalea – peach with golden-orange top petal)

fb         Rhododendron 1087 (Azalea – golden orange)

fb         Rhododnedron 1148 (Gable hybrid azalea – rose-purple)

pb        Rhododendron 1167 (Kurume hybrid azalea – red)

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

pb        Rhododendron ‘Blaau’s Pink’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

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

pf         Rhododendron calendulaceum ‘Smokey Mountaineer’ (Smokey Mountain flame azalea – orange)

pb        Rhododendron canescens (Southern pinxterbloom azalea – pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Daviesi’ (Deciduous azalea variety – white)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Deep Rose’ (Deciduous hybrid azalea)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth Gable’ (Gable hybrid azalea – coral pink)

pb        Rhododendron flammeum x canescens (Oconee azalea hybrid – pale pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Gaiety’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Glacier’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Guy Yerkes’ (Yerkes Pryor hybrid azalea – double light pink)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Iora’ (Knaphill hybrid azalea – light peach)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Killarney’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Late Pink’ (Hybrid azalea – pink)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Lemon Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – yellow)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Lullaby’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

pb        Rhododendron luteum (Pontic azalea – yellow)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Marydel’ (Deciduous azalea variety – pink)

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

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Northern Hi-Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale yellow with golden top petal)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Paradise’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Pirate’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – orange-red)

fb         Rhododendron prinophyllum (Roseshell azalea – pink)

pf         Rhododendron prinophyllum hybrid (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light pink)

pf         Rhododendron prinophyllum x atlanticum (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Sea Breeze’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light yellow)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Wavelet’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

pb        Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

pb        Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

fb         Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

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

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb         Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Amethystinum’ (Snow azalea variety – pale lavender to white)

pb        Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – white – few blossoms)

pf         Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea coral-pink – on Icewell Terrace side of Garden Lane)

fb         Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Yellow-berried viburnum – white)

ENCHANTED WOOD

pf         Actaea pachypoda (Doll’s eyes – white)

fb         Chionanthus retusis – Chinese fringe tree – white)

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

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

pb        Orninithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem – white)

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

2pb      Rhododendron ‘Firefly’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – red-orange)

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

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

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fb         Weigela varieties (Weigela – pink, dark pink)

OAK HILLEast Side

pb        Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow – at Quarry stream)

pb        Orninithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem – white)

fb         Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

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

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

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – dark pink)

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

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pb        Rhododendron Dexter #35-D (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – pale peach)

pb        Rhododendron Dexter #58 ‘Late Pink Hybrid’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron)

pf         Rhododendron alabamense (Alabama Piedmont azalea – white)

pb        Rhododendron speciosum x canescens (Native azalea hybrid – light pink)

pb        Rhododendron variety (Native azalea – light golden yellow)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fb         Styrax obassia (Fragrant snowbell – white)

fb         Syringa varieties (Lilac – lilac, pale lavender, purple)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

fb         Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Yellow-berried viburnum – white)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – red)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb         Deutzia x candelabrum (Deutzia – white)

pf         Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree – off-white)

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

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

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Alice Sargent’ (Sanders hybrid azalea – red-orange)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Fairy Bells’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – cerise)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Freedom’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral with dark red ‘blaze’)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Glamour’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron Glenn Dale hybrid (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red-orange)

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

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

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

pb        Rhododendron ‘Wilhemina Vuyk’ (Vuyk hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

pf         Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

pb        Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

fb         Weigela florida (Weigela – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb         Dicentra eximia (Fern-leaf bleeding heart – pink)

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

fb         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

b          Iris species (Iris – blue)

fbb       Kalmia ‘Pink Cherry’ (Mountain laurel variety – bright red buds, dark pink flowers)

fb         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

ber       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green berries)

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

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

fb,++   Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange, red, pink, white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Glacier’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

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

fb         Rhododendron species (Native azalea – bright pink)

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

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

SYCAMORE HILL

pf         Abelia moanensis (Fragrant abelia – white)

fb         Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – red)

fb         Buddleia alternifolia (Alternate leaf butterfly bush – lilac)

pf         Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fb         Chionanthus virginicus (American fringe tree – white)

pb        Cornus controversa (Giant dogwood – white)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fbb       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – white)

fb         Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)

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

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

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Content’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – rosy purple)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Martha Hitchcock’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – purple edge with pink interior)

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

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

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

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

fb         Styrax obassia (Fragrant snowbell – white)

fb         Syringa species (Lilac – pale lavender-pink, white)

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

pb        Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

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

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Aesculus x carnea ‘Bristii’ (Red horse chestnut – salmon-pink)

pb        Bignonia capriolata (Cross vine – red outside, yellow inside)

pf         Cornus controversa (Giant dogwood – white – along Clenny Run)

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

pf         Ilex opaca (American holly – off-white)

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

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

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

fbb       Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Amsonia hubrichtii (Bluestar – pale blue)

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

pf         Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (‘Torch’ azalea hybrid – orange – at parking lot)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #47 ‘Late Mauve’ (Hybrid tree rhododendron – mauve – at parking lot entry)

b          Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

b          Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

b          Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Iris species (Iris – purple)

fbb       Ligustrum species ({rivet – white)

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

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

b          Rosa species (Rose – white)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Salvia lyrata (Sage – pale blue)

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

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

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

fbb       Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

pb        Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

fb         Oxalis species (Wood sorrel – yellow)

b          Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

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

pf         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Salvia lyrata (Sage –pale blue)

pb        Senescio aureus (Golden ragwort – golden yellow)

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

fb         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

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

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Liberty for All?

A unique museum object represents a history of strong responses to complex issues.

A recent acquisition now displayed in the Winterthur galleries asks viewers to consider this question:

Are violence and conflict over voter suppression new?

Now part of the Bearing Witness installation, the nearly 150-year-old Anna Pottery Liberty Monument vividly depicts its creators’ scathing criticisms of an incident known as the Colfax massacre. On Easter Sunday 1873, a white mob killed approximately 150 Black citizens of Colfax, Louisiana, as they surrendered after occupying the county courthouse. The Black citizens were defending the result of the 1872 gubernatorial election against an outraged White mob. The election was won by a proponent of recently guaranteed civil rights and voting rights for all.

The Liberty Monument was created by Wallace and Cornwall Kirkpatrick, the white owners of Anna Pottery in Anna, Illinois, from 1859 to 1896. Known to be socially progressive, the brothers were vocal about their views and often commented caustically on events and politics through their work.

The figure of Lady Liberty crowning the monument gives the work its contemporary name. Though the main scene depicted on the monument is the Colfax massacre, other figures represent the Kirkpatricks’ strong view of another Colfax: Schuyler Colfax, who, while vice president of the United States (1869–1873), was implicated in a scandal related to the financing of the Transcontinental Railroad. The monument also criticizes the great cost of the American Civil War, which the Kirkpatricks viewed as theatrical and ineffective in creating a United States in which all were truly free. Though sympathetic to the plight of Black people, the brothers depicted them through common racial stereotypes of the day.

Various accounts of the Colfax massacre were published in newspapers across the country. None of them are definitive. Considered by some to be the worst incident of racial violence in the Reconstruction era, Colfax nonetheless has been largely ignored by mainstream history books.

“The unique Liberty Monument demonstrates unusual skill on the parts of the makers, who typically produced useful wares such as crocks. Much more importantly, it illustrates how vital messages regarding social issues were disseminated via methods beyond the written word and published illustrations,” says Leslie B. Grigsby, senior curator of Ceramics and Glass at Winterthur. 

Winterthur acquired the Liberty Monument during the summer 2021 Crocker Farm auction of American stoneware and earthenware. The auction house described the commemorative work as “one of the greatest American ceramic discoveries to come to light in recent decades.”

Grigsby and Alexandra Deutsch, John L. and Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections at Winterthur, are working to create a multivocal interpretation for the object by engaging with scholars, students, and others to depict the multilayered history the monument represents.

“We expect the interpretation of this complex object to evolve over time,” Deutsch says. “We fully understand the responsibility we have when we present the challenging history this object represents.” 

See the Anna Pottery Liberty Monument (2021.0017) in the galleries as part of Bearing Witness, which considers the stories of underrepresented groups through history.

Object of the Month: Billiard Table

One of my dad’s favorite games is pool, so we had a table in our basement, and he taught me and my siblings to play when we were kids. I hadn’t played since I moved out six years ago, but then I got to know some new friends who played on a regular basis, and it’s been fun getting back into it. I like this table because it’s a large size that no one has had an opportunity to play on in a long time, and it’s unique for another reason—it’s the oldest American-made table. It also has a lot of presence; it fills up a room that is not small. My exposure to pool tables is fairly modern, so I’m not used to seeing a table with as much decoration in the wood. It’s pretty cool.

Made by John Shaw

Annapolis, Maryland, 1797-1800

Museum purchase 1958.0058

Mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, tulip poplar, pine

Aaron Morris, Preventative Conservator

Winterthur Bloom Report 20

Bloom Report #20

May 18, 2022
70 F, Sunny

Japanese Primrose

Check these out:

  • Brightest Color – Primroses:  The candelabra primroses (Primula species) are brightening the path from the Koi Ponds in the Glade towards Magnolia Bend, the Winterhazel Walk, and creating a stunning tapestry of red, pink, orange, and white in the Quarry Garden.
  • Everywhere: But, listed only here:
    • The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are blooming throughout the Estate. 
    • The purple, lavender, and white flowers of Dame’s rocket (Hesperis matronalis) are present in lesser or greater abundance in the gardens and fields.
    • White clover (Trifolium repens) in the fields and lawns is providing nectar and pollen for the pollinators and nitrogen for the soil.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

pf         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

fb         Cornus controversa (Giant dogwood – white)

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

fb         Lonicera species (Bush honeysuckle – white)

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

fb         Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – lavender)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

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

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #10 (Rhododendron hybrid – light pink)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #34 (Rhododendron hybrid – rose pink)

b          Spiraea trilobata (Three lobed spiraea – white)

pf         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)  

LAGOONS

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

fb         Houstonia caerulia (Bluets – pale blue to white)

fb         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fb         Iris species (Iris – light blue)

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

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

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

pf         Senescio aureus (Golden ragwort – golden yellow)

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

fb         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

fb         Lonicera species (Bush honeysuckle – white)

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

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

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

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow – 2 plants)

fb         Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’ (American wisteria variety – lavender)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

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

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

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

fb         Primula species (Primrose – red, pink, white – along Garden Tram road)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Cherry Blossom’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – cherry blossom pink – along Garden Tram road)

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

pb        Rhododendron Kurume #15 (Kurume hybrid azalea – light coral)

pb        Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxterbloom azalea – pale pink to white)

pb        Rhododnedron ‘Rose Greeley’ (Gable hybrid azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #36 (Hybrid rhododendron – purple – along Garden Tram road)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

b          Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white)

fb         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

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

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Caroline’ (Rhododendron variety – pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

pf,+     Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)

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

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

fb,+     Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pb        Rhododendron #6 (Kurume hybrid azalea – apple-blossom pink)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – orange)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

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

pf,+     Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)

fb         Iris siberica (Siberian iris – purple)

fb         Lonicera pileata (Privet honeysuckle – pale yellow)

fb         Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beauty bush – light pink)

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

fb         Paeonia suffruticosa (Tree peony – wine red, bright red, pale pink, white, yellow)

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

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

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

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

pf         Rhododendron obtusum ‘Amoenum’ (Azalea variety – wine red)

fb         Syringa hybrids (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

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

AZALEA WOODS

fb         Aquilegia variety (Columbine – deep purple)

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pb        Halesia diptera var. magniflora (Two-winged silverbell variety – white)

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

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

fb         Orobanche uniflorum (tiny off-white trumpet rising from the ground)

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

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

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

b          Rhododendron #2 (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

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

pb        Rhododendron #43 (Kurume hybrid azalea – orange)

pf         Rhododendron 3-7-1 (Rhododendron – white)

fb         Rhododendron 4-3-1 (Rhododendron – palest pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron 5-2-4 ‘Light Pink’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron)

b          Rhododendron ‘Ben Moseley’ (Dexter Moseley hybrid rhododendron – light rosy-purple with dark throat)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Betty Hume’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Caroline’ (Rhododendron variety – pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘County of York’ (Tree rhododendron variety – white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Crest’ (Tree rhododendron variety – light cerise)

pf         Rhododendron Dexter #10 (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – mauve-pink)

pf         Rhododendron Gable 5-64 (Gable hybrid rhododendron – pale lavender-pink)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Goldfort’ (Rhododendron – white)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Janet Blair’ (Rhododendron variety – pale pink)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – ‘Large Late Red’)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kaempferi hybrid azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Merley Cream’ (Rhododendron variety – white)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Princess Elizabeth’ (Rhododendron variety – dark red)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Scintillation’ (Rhododendron variety – light pink with golden upper petal)

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

pf         Rhododendron vernicosum (Rhododendron – peachy-pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Violetta’ (Rhododendron variety – lavender with wine red ‘blaze’)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Winterset White’ (Rhododendron – white)

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

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

pb        Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #27 ‘Dark Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – dark mauve)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #28 ‘Lavender Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – lavender mauve)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #35-C (Hybrid rhododendron – palest pink to white)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #37 (Hybrid rhododendron – light rose)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #41 ‘Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – mauve)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #50 ‘Late Pink Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pink-mauve)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #54 ‘Good Pink’ (Rhododendron – pink)

pf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #57 ‘Pale Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pale pink)

b          Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pf         Camassia cusickii (Cusick camas – pale lavender blue)f

fb         Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

fb         Iris siberica (Siberian iris – white)

fb         Iris siberica ‘Perry’s Blue’ (Siberian iris variety – purple)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Bikini Island’ (Rhododendron variety – bright red)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Catalode’ (Rhododendron variety – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Dark Mahogany’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark mahogany-red)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Frances Shannon Racoff’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – rose pink)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Sherwood Red’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark red)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #33 ‘Dark Mauve’ (Hybrid rhododendron – dark mauve)

pf         Scilla litardieri (Amethyst squill – light blue)

fb         Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

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

b          Viola species (Violet – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

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

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

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

b          Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree – pale yellow)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Delaware Valley White’ (Southern Indian hybrid azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron minus variety carolinianum group (Dwarf rhododendron variety – white)

pb        Rhododendron variety (Azalea – rosy-purple)

pb        Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white – below Terrace wall)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

pf         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white – along Clenny Run)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

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

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

pf         Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff – white)

pf         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

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

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

pf         Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

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

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

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

fb         Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff – white)

pb        Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

fb         Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white, purple)

fb         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

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

pf         Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue, purple)

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink, white, purple)

pf         Rhododendron #10 (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

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

pf         Rhododendron kaempferi (Kaempferi azalea – orange)

pb        Rhododendron minus variety carolinianum group (Dwarf rhododendron variety – white)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

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

b          Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)

fb         Sedum ternatum (Wild stonecrop – white)

pb        Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

pf         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)  

MARCH BANK

pf         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pf         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue – at Museum entrance to walk)

b          Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree – off-white)

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

pb        Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox – lavender-blue, purple)

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

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

pf         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

fb         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pf         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue, white)

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ (Saucer magnolia variety – rose)

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

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

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

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

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

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

pf         Rhododendron #05 (Kurume hybrid azalea – pink)

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

pf         Rhododendron carolinianum var. minus (Dwarf Carolina rhododendron – light pink to white)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fb         Symplocos paniculata (Sapphire berry – white)

pf         Syringa persica (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

pf         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

GARDEN LANE

fb         Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – lavender)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Carol Kittel’ (Marsh Point azalea variety – double pale lavender)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Homebush’ (Deciduous azalea – red)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Madame Butterfly’ (Deerfield hybrid azalea – white)

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

pf         Rhododendron ‘Treasure’ (Ghent hybrid azalea – white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

pf         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – greenish)

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

fb,+     Primula species (Candelabra primrose – pink)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron 1076 (Kurume hybrid azalea – red)

ICEWELL TERRACE

pf         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pb        Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue, white)

fbb       Lilium martagon (Martagon lily)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

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

b          Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

PINETUM

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

fb         Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)

fb         Chionanthus virginicus (American fringe tree – white)

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

fb         Cotoneaster hupehensis (Hupeh cotoneaster – white)

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

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

pb        Kerria japonica ‘Shannon’ (Japanese kerria variety – golden yellow)

fb,+     Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron 1069 (Azalea – yellow with red tinge)

pf         Rhododendron 1074 (Azalea – pink)

fb         Rhododendron 1077 (Azalea – pale creamy yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron 1081 (Azalea – light golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron 1085 (Azalea – light golden orange)

pb        Rhododendron 1167 (Kurume hybrid azalea – red)

pf         Rhododendron 2983 (Deciduous azalea – golden orange)

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

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

pf         Rhododendron ‘Blaau’s Pink’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron calendulaceum ‘Smokey Mountaineer’ (Smokey Mountain flame azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron calendulaceum ‘Tangelo’ (Flame azalea variety – orange)

fb         Rhododendron canescens (Southern pinxterbloom azalea – pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Daviesi’ (Deciduous azalea variety – white)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Elizabeth Gable’ (Gable hybrid azalea – coral pink)

pf         Rhododendron flammeum (Oconee azalea – light pink)

pf         Rhododendron flammeum ‘Apricot Speciosum’ (Oconee azalea variety – apricot)

fb         Rhododendron flammeum x canescens (Oconee azalea hybrid – pale pink)

pf         Rhododendron flammeum ‘Pink Speciosum’ (Oconee azalea variety – light pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Glacier’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Golden Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light orange with golden blaze)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Guy Yerkes’ (Yerkes Pryor hybrid azalea – double light pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Iora’ (Knaphill hybrid azalea – light peach)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Lemon Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – yellow)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Lullaby’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

pf         Rhododendron luteum (Pontic azalea – yellow)

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

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Marydel’ (Deciduous azalea variety – pink)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Mayflower’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – pink)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘My Mary’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale yellow-orange)

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Lilacina’ (Snow azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Northern Hi-Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale yellow with golden top petal)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Paradise’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral)

pb        Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxterbloom azalea – pale pink to white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Pirate’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – orange-red)

fbb       Rhododendron prinophyllum (Roseshell azalea – pink)

fb         Rhododendron prinophyllum hybrid (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light pink)

fb         Rhododendron prinophyllum x atlanticum (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale pink to white)

fb         Rhododendron prinophyllum x atlanticum ‘Spring Breeze’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale pink)

pf         Rhododendron prinophyllum x periclymenoides (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale pink to white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Sarabande’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – cherry blossom pink)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Sea Breeze’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light yellow)

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

pf         Rhododendron ‘Tipsy Tangerine’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – orange)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Wavelet’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

pb        Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

fb         Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

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

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

b          Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

pb        Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Amethystinum’ (Snow azalea variety – pale lavender to white)

fb         Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – white – few blossoms)

pf         Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (Kaempferi hybrid azalea coral-pink – on Icewell Terrace side of Garden Lane)

ENCHANTED WOOD

fb         Actaea pachypoda (Doll’s eyes – white)

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

pb        Halesia diptera (Two-winged silverbell – white)

pb        Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

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

pf         Phlox divaricata variety (Wild phlox – purple)

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

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

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

b/fbb    Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – orange, dark pink, light coral)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

pf         Symplocos paniculata (Sapphire berry – white)

fb         Weigela varieties (Weigela – pink, dark pink)

OAK HILLEast Side

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white to lavender)

b          Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow – at Quarry stream)

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

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

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – dark pink, red at Quarry stream)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pf         Rhododendron #57 (Rhododendron – pink with yellow throat)

fb         Rhododendron Dexter #35-D (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – pale peach)

fb         Rhododendron Dexter #58 ‘Late Pink Hybrid’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron)

fbb       Rhododendron alabamense (Alabama Piedmont azalea – white)

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

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

pf         Rhododendron speciosum x canescens (Native azalea hybrid – light pink)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Coleman’s Early Yellow’ (Native azalea variety – pale yellow)

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

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

pf         Rhododendron species & varieties (Native azaleas – light orange to light golden yellow)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fb         Styrax obassia (Fragrant snowbell – white)

fb         Syringa varieties (Lilac – lilac, pale lavender, purple)

pf         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – red)

fb         Amsonia hubrichtii (Bluestar – pale blue – at bottom of meadow)

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

fbb       Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb         Deutzia x candelabrum (Deutzia – white)

pf         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pf         Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree – off-white)

fbb       Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Fairy Bells’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – cerise)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Freedom’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral with dark red ‘blaze’)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Glamour’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Rhododendron Glenn Dale hybrid (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red-orange)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Mary Frances Hohman’ (Kingsville hybrid azalea – red-orange)

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

pf         Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Picador’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red-orange)

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

pf         Rhododendron ‘Wilhemina Vuyk’ (Vuyk hybrid azalea – white)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fb         Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

fb         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

fb         Weigela florida (Weigela – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

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

pb        Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white to lavender)

fb         Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

fbb       Kalmia ‘Pink Cherry’ (Mountain laurel variety – bright red buds, dark pink flowers)

fb         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

ber       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green berries)

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

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

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

fb,++   Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink, white)

fb         Rhododendron #57 (Rhododendron – pink with yellow throat)

b          Rhododendron ‘Glacier’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

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

pb        Rhododendron minus (Piedmont rhododendron – light pink)

fb         Rhododendron species (Native azalea – bright pink)

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Abelia moanensis (Fragrant abelia – white)

fb         Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – red)

fb         Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fb         Chionanthus virginicus (American fringe tree – white)

fb         Cornus controversa (Giant dogwood – white)

fbb       Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fbb       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – white)

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

b          Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Content’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – rosy purple)

b          Rhododendron ‘Martha Hitchcock’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – purple edge with pink interior)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

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

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

fb         Styrax obassia (Fragrant snowbell – white)

fb         Syringa species (Lilac – pale lavender-pink, white)

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

fb         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

pb        Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

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

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Aesculus x carnea ‘Bristii’ (Red horse chestnut – salmon-pink)

fb         Bignonia capriolata (Cross vine – red outside, yellow inside)

pf         Cornus controversa (Giant dogwood – white – along Clenny Run)

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

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

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink – at corner of Cottage)

fb         Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)

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

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

pf         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

pb        Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

pb        Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)           

pf         Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid (‘Torch’ azalea hybrid – orange – at parking lot)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #47 ‘Late Mauve’ (Hybrid tree rhododendron – mauve – at parking lot entry)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

fb         Iris species (Iris – purple)

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

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Salvia lyrata (Sage – pale blue)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

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

fb         Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rubus species (Brambles – white)

fb         Salvia lyrata (Sage –pale blue)

pb        Senescio aureus (Golden ragwort – golden yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report 19

Bloom Report #19

May 11, 2022
70 F, Partly Cloudy

KURUME HYBRID AZALEA RHODODENDRON # 9 (FLESH, CERISE STRIPES, SINGLE)

Check these out:

  • Dove Tree:  Check the corner created by the back of the glass Soup Tureen corridor & the Library to see the fluttering white bracts of the rare Dove Tree, or Handkerchief Tree (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriana) in bloom.
  • Azaleas & Rhododendrons:  The azaleas and rhododendrons in Azalea Woods and the native azaleas in the Pinetum and on Oak Hill are at their best this week, accompanied by azaleas throughout the gardens.
  • Primroses:  The Quarry Garden is filled with a tapestry of red, pink, and white primroses (Primula species).
  • Mayapples:  The ‘umbrella’ leaves of mayapples (Podophyllum peltatum) appear throughout the gardens and estate.  They are listed only here as they are ubiquitous. Look for plants with a ‘double umbrella’ to find the white flowers hidden beneath.
  • Dogwoods and Doublefiles:  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.  The bright white of doublefile veburnums (Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum) continue the show of white as listed below and throughout the Estate.
  • Violets: Blue, blue & white, & yellow violets (Viola species) are blooming throughout the gardens and fields.  They are mentioned only here.
  • Everywhere: The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are beginning to bloom throughout the estate.  They will become numerous as the season progresses.  They are listed only here.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

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

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

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

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)

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

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – lavender)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #10 (Rhododendron hybrid – light pink)

bf         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #34 (Rhododendron hybrid – rose pink)

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

LAGOONS

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – white, pink)

b          Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

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

fb         Orobanche uniflorum (tiny off-white trumpet rising from the ground)

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

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

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

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow – 2 plants)

fb         Wisteria frutescens ‘Amethyst Falls’ (American wisteria variety – lavender)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

pb        Anemone nemorosa (European wood anemone – white)

pf         Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

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

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – white)

pb        Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

ber       Petasites japonicus (Giant butterbur – small white ‘globes’ of seeds)

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

fb         Primula species (Primrose – red, pink, white – along Garden Tram road)

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

fb         Rhododendron Kurume #15 (Kurume hybrid azalea – light coral)

fb         Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxterbloom azalea – pale pink to white)

fb         Rhododnedron ‘Rose Greeley’ (Gable hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

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

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)

fb         Leucothoe fontanesiana (Drooping leucothoe – white)

pb        Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

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

fb,+     Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)

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

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

fb,+     Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron #6 (Kurume hybrid azalea – apple-blossom pink)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – orange)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

fb,+     Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley – white)

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

fb,+     Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)

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

fb         Paeonia suffruticosa (Tree peony – wine red, bright red, pale pink, white)

b          Paeonia varieties (Peony – bright red, pink, bright pink, pale pink)

fb         Paeonia variety (Herbaceous peony – single white)

fb,+     Rhododendron ‘Coral Bells’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

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

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Rhododendron obtusum ‘Amoenum’ (Azalea variety – wine red)

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

pf         Syringa hybrids (Hybrid lilac – lilac)

pf         Syringa vulgaris (Lilac – lilac)

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

AZALEA WOODS

pb        Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb,+     Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

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

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Halesia diptera var. magniflora (Two-winged silverbell variety – white)

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

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

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

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

b          Rhododendron #2 (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

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

fb         Rhododendron #5 (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark lavender-pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron #10 (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron #43 (Kurume hybrid azalea – orange)

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

fb         Rhododendron #48 (Kurume hybrid azalea – light salmon)

fb         Rhododendron 7-2-2 (Rhododendron – rosy pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Arnoldiana’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – cherry red)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Charlestown’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Cherry Blossom’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – cherry blossom pink)

fb         Rhododendron degronium (Rhododendron – pink)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Goldfort’ (Rhododendron – 2hite)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Hinomayo’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – bright pink)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi hybrid #2380 ‘Good Salmon’ (Kaempferi hybrid azalea)

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi ‘Torch’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – orange)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron vernicosum (Tree rhododendron – peachy-pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Winterset White’ (Rhododendron – white)

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

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #02 ‘Early Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pink)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #11 (Hybrid rhododendron – red)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #18 (Hybrid rhododendron – apple blossom peach with yellow throat)

fbb       Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #54 ‘Good Pink’ (Rhododendron – pink)

fb         Rhododendron Winterthur Dexter #57 ‘Pale Pink’ (Hybrid rhododendron – pale pink)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

pb        Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

pf         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

pb        Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

fb         Viburnum sieboldii (Siebold viburnum – white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pb        Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

fb         Camassia cusickii (Cusick camas – pale lavender blue)

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

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

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)

b          Iris siberica ‘Perry’s Blue’ (Siberian iris variety – purple)

pb        Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Dark Mahogany’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark mahogany-red)

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

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

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Sherwood Red’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – dark red)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Trouper’ (Trouper Glenn Dale azalea – dark red)

fb         Scilla litardieri (Amethyst squill – light blue)

b          Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

pb        Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

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

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

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

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Delaware Valley White’ (Southern Indian hybrid azalea – white)

fb         Rhododendron minus variety carolinianum group (Dwarf rhododendron variety – white)

fb         Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white – below Terrace wall)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

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)

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

fb         Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff – white)

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

pb        Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf         Paeonia variety (Tree peony – pink)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

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

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

pb        Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

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

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

fb         Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

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

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

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

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

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

fb         Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff – white)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

fb         Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf – white)

pb        Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

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

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink, white, purple)

fb         Rhododendron #10 (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Cherry Blossom’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – cherry blossom pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron minus variety carolinianum group (Dwarf rhododendron variety – white)

fbb       Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fbb       Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

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

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

pb        Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine poppy – golden yellow)

fb         Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

fb         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

fb         Viburnum sieboldii (Siebold viburnum – white)

MARCH BANK

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

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

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue – at Museum entrance to walk)

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

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

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

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

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

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

pb        Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine poppy – golden yellow)

pb        Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

fb         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

fb         Viburnum sieboldii (Siebold viburnum – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

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

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue, white)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana ‘Lennei’ (Saucer magnolia variety – rose)

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

pb        Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

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

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron #05 (Kurume hybrid azalea – pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron carolinianum var. minus (Dwarf Carolina rhododendron – light pink to white)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fbb       Symplocos paniculata (Sapphire berry – white)

pf         Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

GARDEN LANE

fb         Paulownia tomentosa (Princess tree – lavender)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Carol Kittel’ (Marsh Point azalea variety – double pale lavender)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Madame Butterfly’ (Deerfield hybrid azalea – white)

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

b          Rhododendron ‘Treasure’ (Ghent hybrid azalea – white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

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

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

pf         Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – pink)

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

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – pink)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron 1076 (Kurume hybrid azalea – red)

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

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

ICEWELL TERRACE

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

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

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue, white)

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

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

b          Rhododendron kaempferi (Torch azalea – orange)

b          Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – orange)

fb         Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

PINETUM

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

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

b          Cotoneaster hupehensis (Hupeh cotoneaster – white)

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

fb         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

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

pb        Halesia tetraptera (Carolina silverbell – white)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

pb        Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

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

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

fb,+     Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron 1064 (Azalea – double yellow)

fbb       Rhododendron 1069 (Azalea – yellow with red tinge)

fbb       Rhododendron 1073 (Azalea – medium orange)

fbb       Rhododendron 1074 (Azalea – pink)

fb         Rhododendron 1166 & 1167 (Kurume hybrid azalea – red)

fb         Rhododendron 2981 (Azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron 2983 (Deciduous azalea – golden orange)

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

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

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

b          Rhododendron ‘Blaau’s Pink’ (Kurume hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

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

fbb       Rhododendron calendulaceum ‘Tangelo’ (Flame azalea variety – orange)

b          Rhododendron canescens (Southern pinxterbloom azalea – pink)

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Coral Cluster’ (Chisolm Merritt hybrid azalea – coral)

pf         Rhododendron ‘Festive’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white with rare red streak/flower)

fbb       Rhododendron flammeum (Oconee azalea – light pink)

fb         Rhododendron flammeum ‘Apricot Speciosum’ (Oconee azalea variety – apricot)

fbb       Rhododendron flammeum x canescens (Oconee azalea hybrid – pale pink)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Flower Queen’ (Chisolm Merritt hybrid azalea – light coral)

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

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

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Glacier’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Golden Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light orange with golden blaze)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Hatsushima’ (Azalea variety – pink with burgundy speckles)

b          Rhododendron ‘Lemon Lights’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – yellow)

fb         Rhododendron ‘Lullaby’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

fb         Rhododendron luteum (Pontic azalea – yellow)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Mayflower’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – pink)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Millicent’ (Chisolm Merrit hybrid azalea – red)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Miss Martha’ (Wheeldon hybrid azalea – light pink double)

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

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

fbb       Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Lilacina’ (Snow azalea variety – lavender)

fb         Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxterbloom azalea – pale pink to white)

b          Rhododendron prinophyllum hybrid (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light pink)

b          Rhododendron prinophyllum x periclymenoides (Deciduous azalea hybrid – pale pink to white)

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Sea Breeze’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – light yellow)

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

fbb       Rhododendron ‘Small 47-A’ (Hybrid azalea – red)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Tipsy Tangerine’ (Deciduous azalea hybrid – orange)

b          Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

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

fb         Staphlea colchica (Colchis bladdernut – white)

fb         Trillium erectum (Nodding trillium – dark red)

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

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN

pb        Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

b          Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

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

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

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

fb         Fothergilla major (Mountain witchalder – creamy white)

pb        Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

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

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

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

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

fb         Muscari armeniacum (Grape hyacinth – dark blue)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Amethystinum’ (Snow azalea variety – pale lavender to white)

fb         Rosa pimpinellifolia var. altaica (Scotch rose – white – few blossoms)

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

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

fb         Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

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

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

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

fb         Xanthoceras sorbifolium (Yellow horn – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

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

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

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

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

ENCHANTED WOODS

pb        Ajuga species (Bugleweed – blue)

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

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

fb         Halesia diptera (Two-winged silverbell – white)

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

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

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

fb         Phlox divaricata variety (Wild phlox – purple)

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

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Azalea variety – lavender)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

fbb       Symplocos paniculata (Sapphire berry – white)

fbb       Viburnum setigerum (Tea viburnum – white)

fb         Weigela varieties (Weigela – pink, dark pink)

OAK HILLEast Side

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

pb        Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

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

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

pf         Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy Orange – white)

fb         Primula species (Candelabra primrose – dark pink, red at Quarry stream)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Rhododendron #57 (Rhododendron – pink with yellow throat)

fb         Rhododendron Dexter #35-D (Dexter hybrid rhododendron – pale peach)

fb         Rhododendron Dexter #58 ‘Late Pink Hybrid’ (Dexter hybrid rhododendron)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Coleman’s Early Yellow’ (Native azalea variety – pale yellow)

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

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

fb         Rhododendron species & varieties (Native azaleas – light orange to light golden yellow)

fb         Syringa variety (Lilac – lilac)

pb        Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

pf         Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb         Viburnum setigerum (Tea viburnum – white)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – red)

fb         Amsonia hubrichtii (Bluestar – pale blue – at bottom of meadow)

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

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

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

fb         Magnolia acuminata (Cucumber tree – off-white)

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

pf         Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy Orange – white)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

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

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

b          Rhododendron ‘Glamour’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – white)

b          Rhododendron ‘Mary Frances Hohman’ (Kingsville hybrid azalea – red-orange)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum (Snow azalea – white)

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

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

fb         Rhododendron ‘Wilhemina Vuyk’ (Vuyk hybrid azalea – white)

fbb       Smilacina racemosa (False Solomon’s seal – ivory)

b          Spiraea cantoniensis (Reeve’s spiraea – white)

fb         Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

fb         Viburnum setigerum (Tea viburnum – white)

b          Weigela florida (Weigela – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

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

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

fb         Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium – rose lavender)

fb         Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)

fb         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells – blue)

ber       Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green berries)

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

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

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

fb,++   Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red, pink, white)

fb         Rhododendron #57 (Rhododendron – pink with yellow throat)

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

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

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

fb         Rhododendron minus (Piedmont rhododendron – light pink)

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

fb         Viburnum prunifolium (Blackhaw viburnum – white)

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Abelia moanensis (Fragrant abelia – white)

fb         Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye – red)

fb         Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fbb       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – white)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

b          Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Azalea variety – white with raspberry speckles)

fb         Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Winterthur’ (Snow azalea variety – soft lavender)

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

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

fbb       Styrax obassia (Fragrant snowbell – white)

fb         Syringa species (Lilac – pale lavender-pink)

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

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

fb         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

fb         Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)p

pf         Viburnum x burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum – white)

fb         Viburnum x carlcephalum (Fragrant viburnum hybrid – white)

fb         Viburnum setigerum (Tea viburnum – white)

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb         Aesculus x carnea ‘Bristii’ (Red horse chestnut – salmon-pink)

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

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

pb        Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – dark pink – across Clenny Run)

fb         Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink – at corner of Cottage)

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

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

fb         Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – white)

fb         Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

GREENHOUSE AREA

pf         Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish ‘bluebells’ – blue)

pf         Narcissus ‘Baby Moon’ (Daffodil – yellow)

pf         Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

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

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

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

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

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

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

fb         Brassica species (Mustard – yellow)

fb         Ranunculus acris (Buttercup – golden yellow)

fb         Senescio aureus (Golden ragwort – golden yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Guided Tours Are Back

Photo by Rob Cardillo.

Guided tours join the self-paced option, so visitors can experience Winterthur the way they like best.

“I really love the Baltimore Drawing Room,” says Reggie Lynch, associate director of interpretation and engagement. “It’s done in the Federal style, which I really love, personally. It’s really sunny and beautiful, and it’s a very intimate space.

“That’s what I feel going into it, the intimacy,” Lynch continues. “It’s like I want to sit there and have a cup of tea and read the newspaper or paint my watercolors.”

In her role at Winterthur, Lynch is a sort of guide to the guiding staff, helping to identify stories in the rooms and objects that bring Winterthur to life. One of her goals is for visitors to feel the same personal connection to Winterthur that she, the guides, and other staff feel.

The Baltimore Drawing Room.

For those who want that kind of intimacy from their Winterthur experience, guided tours have returned. The Introductory Tour is a guided walk through the main entertaining spaces of the fourth and fifth floors. Each guide provides his or her unique perspective on the rooms, the objects, and the lifestyle of Henry Francis and Ruth Wales du Pont. 

 A Closer Look is a one-hour guided tour that allows an even deeper dive into the stories of favorite objects and spaces. Each tour provides a different experience because the rooms and objects are chosen by Winterthur’s highly experienced interpreters.

The du Pont Dining Room.

For those who prefer to move at their own speed, self-paced tours of the house continue 10:00 am–1:00 pm every day. Guides are on hand to answer questions. Guided tours are available 1:00 pm–3:00 pm. In May, the Introductory Tour will change to Walking in the Footsteps of Jacqueline Kennedy with the opening of the exhibition Jacqueline Kennedy and Henry Francis du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House. The tour is a look at the spaces the First Lady explored during her visit to Winterthur while working on her historic restoration of the White House with H. F. du Pont, chair of her Fine Arts Committee. Self-paced and guided options are available.

“The house tour is always changing,” Lynch says. “Even if you think you’ve seen it before, you’re going see something new on every single tour.”

For more, explore all of our current tours.

My Perfect Day

Photo by Rob Cardillo.

By Ann Wagner, curator of decorative arts

As a lifelong museum visitor, one of the things I really appreciate about Winterthur is that during a visit, it’s very easy to move from inside to outside, to enter and reenter, to have time outdoors and time inside with all the extraordinary art from the past. At some museums, you have to commit to being inside their vast buildings without a chance to refresh your senses in nature. Winterthur has a great fluidity to it in that way.

My perfect day here would begin with the exhibitions because I enjoy being in the galleries during the quiet time of day–even though as a curator, I am pleased to see them crowded. I especially love Outside In: Nature-inspired Design at Winterthur. This exhibition is a collaboration with the Delaware Museum of Nature and Science. It is stimulating to see how these different collections can be integrated and appreciated with fresh eyes by two institutions that are across the street from each other.

The first sight that gets me is the little western meadowlark. I’ve never seen one alive, so I can’t help but imagine how incredibly bright and yellow its feathers were then. It’s a yellow that Henry Francis du Pont clearly loved. That color will stay in my imagination when I go back into the garden to listen for birds and think about the creature habitats on the grounds around the museum. Artistic imaginations are so inspired by our environment, and I am proud that Winterthur is working to protect the corner of Delaware that we are in.

After saturating myself with all the thoughts and lush visions encountered in the museum galleries, I would next take the tram or the shuttle back to the parking lot, pick up my picnic lunch from my car, then take a good stroll through the garden and landscape.

One of my favorite spots is Oak Hill. I love it not just for the views, but because it reminds me of a colleague who really treasured his time there, Bruno Pouliot. Bruno was one of our conservators, and I like to remember him using his lunch hour, in his wheelchair, to wheel strongly up that hill to just enjoy the vistas.

My afternoon adventure would first include a quick peek at my favorite objects in the Campbells Collection of Soup Tureens on my way back to the museum. These are such over-the-top dining vessels. I always have to say hello to the silver tureen with the boar handles (object 1996.0004.237 A). It’s not everyone’s taste, but I love the line and movement on the surface and the way the whole tureen undulates and reflects light. It’s such a dynamic design, it’s hard to believe it was hammered from silver.

I know the historic house pretty well but even I discover something new each time I am inside. So my next stop would be a house tour to explore that visual time capsule of America’s creative past. Finally, if I still had energy at end of the day, I would take a near-dusk stroll. The other day I saw the full moon rise over the train station. It was picture perfect.