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Winterthur Bloom Report

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

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

Check these out:

Cherries!: This week the cherry trees are at peak bloom. The white expanse of Yoshino weeping cherry (Prunus yedoensis ‘Shidari Yoshino’) is a cloud of delicate blossoms at the upper edge of the visitor’s parking lot. Along Garden Lane, the performance includes the white large Sargent cherry trees (Prunus sargentii) and the delicate white-to-pink of the Accolade (Prunus ‘Accolade’) and autumn rosebud (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) cherries.

Sundial Garden and Quince Walk: A flurry of flowers with the flowering quince (Chaenomeles cultivars) showing off in blazing red-orange, orange, red and cooler pale orange & white with a supporting cast of white spiraea (Spiraea x arguta & Spiraea prunifolium cultivars) and a carpet of pale blue starflower (Ipheion uniflorum).

Funny names: This year there is an abundance of bright white bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) and golden yellow trout lily (Erythronium species). There is a dense group of bloodroot flowers in the lawn at the sidewalk edge of the visitors parking lot midway between the Picnic House and the walkway to the Visitor Center. There is a golden carpet of trout lily flowers on the slope across the stream opposite the Magnolia Bend entrance to the March Walk.

Amazing anemones: Italian windflowers – (Anemone apennina) form a blue & white carpet extending throughout Azalea Woods, down the March Bank to the stream, & up the opposite bank into Icewell Terrace. They accent other parts of the garden.

Spring beauties: The native spring beauties (Claytonia virginica) form a white carpet on the lawn sloping down to the Museum and on parts of Oak Hill. Their small, star-shaped white to pale pink flowers can be found throughout the Estate.

Violets: Blue, blue & white, & yellow violets (Viola species) are blooming throughout the gardens and fields. They are mentioned only here.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

pf Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

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

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

LAGOONS

fbb Narcissus species (Daffodil – along Clenny Run)

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

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

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

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

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPAS S

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

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

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

fb Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Petasites japonicus (Giant butterbur – ivory-white)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

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

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – pink, white)

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

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

fb Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

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

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

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

fb Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

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

pf Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

b Syringa vulgaris (Lilac – lilac)

AZALEA WOODS

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

fb Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

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

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

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

fb Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

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

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

fb Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

fb Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

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

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

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

b Trillium grandiflorum (Great white trillium – white)

b Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

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

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

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

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

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb Rhododendron fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

b Rhododendron species (Rhododendron – red)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

b Trillium luteum (Yellow trillium – yellow)

b Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

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

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

fb Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

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

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

pb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

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

pf Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

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

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

fb Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

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

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

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

fb Anemonella thalictroides (Rue anemone – white)

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

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

fb Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

fb Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches – white)

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

fb Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

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

pb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fb,+ Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pb Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

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

fbb Primula species (Candelabra primrose – red)

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

fbb Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

fb Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

MARCH BANK

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

fb,+ Anemone ranunculoides (Buttercup windflower – yellow)

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

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

pf Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches – white)

fb Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

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

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

pb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

fb Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine poppy – golden yellow)

fb Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

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

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

fb Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fb Dicentra cucullaria (Dutchman’s breeches – white)

fb,+ Erythronium species (Trout lily – yellow)

b Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

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

pb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

pb Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

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

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

GARDEN LANE

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

fb Prunus sargentii (Sargent’s cherry – white)

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

pb Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white, pink)

fb Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

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

fb Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white)

fb Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

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

fb Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

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

fb Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

pf Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

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

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

fb Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

fb Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – pink)

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

fb Primula abchasica (Primrose – cerise)

pb Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

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

b Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

pf Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

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

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb,+ Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

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

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

fb Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

fb Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – purple, pink)

fb Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fb Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

fbb Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

b Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

PINETUM

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

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

fbb Exochorda giraldii x wilsonii (Wilson pearlbush – white)

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

fb,+ Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

fb Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

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

b Viburnum carlesii (Mayflower viburnum – pink to white)

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

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN

fb Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

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

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

fb Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

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

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

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

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

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

b Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

fb Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ (Cherry variety)

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

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

fb Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

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

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

fbb Tiarella species (Foamflower – white)

b Viburnum carlesii (Mayflower viburnum – pink to white)

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

fbb Viburnum x carlcephalum (Viburnum hybrid – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

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

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

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

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white, blue)

fb Anemone nemorosa (European wood anemone – white)

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

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

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

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

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

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

OAK HILL–East Side

fbb Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

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

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

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

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus variety (Daffodil – bi-color)

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

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

fb Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fb Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

OAK HILL-West Side

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

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

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

pf Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pf Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

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

pb Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow)

fb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

pf Narcissus jonquilla (Wild jonquil – yellow)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – white, yellow)

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

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

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb Primula sieboldii (Japanese primrose – bright pink)

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

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

fbb Trillium species (Trillium)

b Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

SYCAMORE HILL

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

fbb Cercis canadensis (Eastern redbud – pinkish lavender)

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

fb Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

fb Muscari armeniacum (Grape hyacinth – dark blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy-lavender)

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

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

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

b Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

b Viburnum x burkwoodii (Burkwood viburnum – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

fb Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil – yellow)

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

fb Narcissus ‘Hawera’ (Triandrus daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus ‘Horace’ (Poeticus daffodil)

pf Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil – yellow)

pf Narcissus ‘Minnow’ (Tazetta daffodil – yellow)

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

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

fb Narcissus ‘Toto’ (Miniature daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

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

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

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

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

fb Prunus species (Flowering cherry – white)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #14

April 5, 2022

55 F, Cloudy

Sargent Cherry Tree *(Prunus sargentii)* on Garden Lane

Check these out:

Cherries!: This week the cherry trees are at peak bloom. The white expanse of Yoshino weeping cherry (Prunus yedoensis ‘Shidari Yoshino’) is a cloud of delicate blossoms at the upper edge of the visitor’s parking lot. Along Garden Lane, the performance includes the white large Sargent cherry trees (Prunus sargentii) and the delicate white-to-pink of the Accolade (Prunus ‘Accolade’) and autumn rosebud (Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) cherries.

Sundial Garden and Quince Walk: A flurry of flowers with the flowering quince (Chaenomeles cultivars) showing off in blazing red-orange, orange, red and cooler pale orange & white with a supporting cast of white spiraea (Spiraea x arguta & Spiraea prunifolium cultivars) and a carpet of pale blue starflower (Ipheion uniflorum).

Blue carpet: A lavender-blue expanse of glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) extends through Azalea Woods, down the hill towards the Museum and down the March Bank, across the stream and up the hill through Icewell Terrace. In many places, the blue carpet includes royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica) and the blue and white flowers of Italian windflower (Anemone apennina).

Dazzling show: This week areas of the garden are aglow in the golden radiance of forsythias (Forsythia x intermedia, Forsythia suspensa, Forsythia viridissima, Forsythia ‘Winterthur’). They start at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot, with masses along the drive behind the carriage houses, along the lower side of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House, along the Museum lawn edge of the Peony Garden, along the field edge of Azalea Woods, and on the Quarry edge of Sycamore Hill.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

pf Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

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

LAGOONS

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

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPAS S

pf Corylopsis platypetala (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

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

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

fb Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

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

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – pink, white)

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

fbb Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

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

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

fb Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

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

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

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

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

b Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

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

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

fb Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

b Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

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

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fbb Rhododendron fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

b Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

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

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

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

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

fb Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pb Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

pb Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

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

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

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

pf Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

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

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

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

fb Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

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

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

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

MARCH BANK

pb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflower – blue, white)

b Anemone ranunculoides (Buttercup windflower – yellow)

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

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

pf Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

fb Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

b Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

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

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

b Dentaria laciniata (Cut-leaved toothwort – white)

fbb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

GARDEN LANE

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

fb Prunus sargentii (Sargent’s cherry – white)

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

fb Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white, pink)

fbb Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

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

fb Scilla siberica (Siberian squill variety – white)

fb Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

fb Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

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

fb Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

pf Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

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

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

fb Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

fb Primula abchasica (Primrose – cerise)

fb Prinsepia sinensis (Cherry prinsepia – yellow)

fbb Rhododendron ‘Keiskrak’ (Azalea variety – white)

pf Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

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

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

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

pf Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

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

fb Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

fb Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb Hepatica acutiloba (Hepatica – white)

fb Jeffersonia diphylla (Twinleaf – white)

b Lathyrus vernus (Spring vetchling – purple, pink)

fb Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus variety (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

fbb Trillium luteum (Trillium – yellow)

b Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

fbb Uvularia grandiflorum (Great merry bells – yellow)

PINETUM

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

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

pb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

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

fb,+ Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

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

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

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

fb Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

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

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN

fb Chaenomeles cultivars (Flowering quince – orange, peach)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

fbb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – white)

fb Prunus ‘Hally Jolivette’ (Cherry variety)

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

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

fb Spiraea x arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

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

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

fbb Viburnum x carlcephalum (Viburnum hybrid – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

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

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

ENCHANTED WOODS

fb Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white, blue)

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

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

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

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

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

fb Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

fb Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

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

OAK HILL–East Side

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

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

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

fb Lindera benzoin (Spicebush – yellow)

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fb Trillium sessile (Toadshade – dark red)

OAK HILL-West Side

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

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

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

pf Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

pf Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

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

pf Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow)

b Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fb Narcissus jonquilla (Wild jonquil – yellow)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – white, yellow)

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

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

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

SYCAMORE HILL

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

pf Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

pb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

fbb Viburnum buddleiafolium (Wolly viburnum – dark pink buds)

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

fbb Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

pb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

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

fb Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

fb Narcissus ‘Hawera’ (Triandrus daffodil – yellow)

fbb Narcissus ‘Horace’ (Poeticus daffodil)

fb Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus ‘Minnow’ (Tazetta daffodil – yellow)

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

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

fb Narcissus ‘Toto’ (Miniature daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

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

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

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow, white)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Entries
Contact the National Steeplechase Association.

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

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #11

March 16, 2022

68 F, Sunny

Viburnum farreri-Fragrant viburnum
with pollinator friend on Garden Lane

Check these out:

Ring in Spring: The spring snowflakes (Leucojum vernum) are in full bloom in many areas of the gardens, but most abundantly at Icewell Terrace and along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds. There must be millions of them! Look for their downward facing bells with pointed edges and green markings on the tips.

Terrific Tapestries of color:
- The East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn is covered in lavender blue glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) & royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica).
- The early crocus, ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasianus) are still blooming in lavender and silver in the lawn at the Parking Lot entrance to the Visitor Center walkway and the sloping lawns at both sides of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House.

Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, in the Gallery lawn along Clenny Run, and on the Clenny Run side of the Museum Store, waving their blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons. They look and smell magnificent!

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

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

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

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

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

pf Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

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

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

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

fb Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – lavender)

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

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

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

pf,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

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

b Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few blooms)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

AZALEA WOODS

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

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

pf,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

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

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

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

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

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

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

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

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

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

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

pf Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

fb Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

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

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

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

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

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

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

pf Galanthus ‘Bess’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

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

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

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

pf Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

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

MARCH BANK

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

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

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

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

pf,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

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

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

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

fb,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

GARDEN LANE

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

b Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

fbb Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

b Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

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

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

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

fbb Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

b Narcissus variety (Daffodil – yellow)

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

PINETUM

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

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

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

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN

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

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

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

b Spiraea arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

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

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

ENCHANTED WOODS

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

OAK HILL–East Side

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

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf,+ Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

OAK HILL-West Side

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

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

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fbb Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

pf Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

b Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish yellow)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus variety (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

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

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

SYCAMORE HILL

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

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

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

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

fbb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

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

fb Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

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

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #12

March 23, 2022

52 F, Cloudy

Forsythia ovata-Korean forsythia in the Pinetum

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Blue carpet: A lavender-blue expanse of glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) extends through Azalea Woods, down the hill towards the Museum and down the March Bank, across the stream and up the hill through Icewell Terrace. In many places, the blue carpet includes royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica). The East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn is also covered in lavender blue glory-of-the-snow & royal blue Siberian squill.

Magnificent Magnolias! : The magnolias have started their display in the Sundial garden. This week the dramatic white oval of Wada’s Memory magnolia (Magnolia ‘Wada’s Memory’) is impossible to miss. The star magnolias (Magnolia stellata) are in full bloom in white and pink at the edge of the Sundial Garden. And the saucer magnolias (Magnolia soulangeana species and varieties) are in bud and beginning to add their beauty to the scene.

Dazzling show: This week areas of the garden are aglow in the golden radiance of forsythias (Forsythia x intermedia, Forsythia ovata, Forsythia suspensa, Forsythia viridissima, Forsythia ‘Winterthur’). They start at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot, with masses along the drive behind the carriage houses, along the lower side of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House, along the Museum lawn edge of the Peony Garden, along the field edge of Azalea Woods, along the Pinetum overlook wall, and on the Quarry edge of Sycamore Hill. The soft yellow glow of winter hazel (Corylopsis ‘Winterthur’, Corylopsis platypetala, Corylopsis spicata, Corylopsis pauciflora) starts with masses of blooms at the upper edge of the visitor parking lot and along the Winterhazel Walk, with accents in the woods from the Visitor Center to the Underpass, at the East Upper Terrace of the Museum, and along the Quarry walkway.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

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

pb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb Corylopsis platypetala (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

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

pb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

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

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

fb Crocus hybrid (Dutch crocus – lavender)

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

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

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

fb Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

fb Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia viridissima (Greenstem forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

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

AZALEA WOODS

b Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – blue, white)

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

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fbb Primula elatior (Oxlip primrose – pale yellow)

b Rhododendron fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

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

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b Rhododendron oreodoxa var. fargesii (Rhododendron – light pink)

fbb Rhododendron species (Rhododendron – cerise buds)

fb Rhododendron sutchuense var. giraldii (Rhododendron – light mauve)

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

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

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

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

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

fb Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

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

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

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

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

pf Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

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

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

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

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

pf Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

pf Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Scilla bifolia (Two-leaf squill – blue)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

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

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

fb Corydalis cheilanthifolia (Fern leaf corydalis – yellow)

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow)

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

MARCH BANK

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

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

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

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

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

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

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

b Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

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

GARDEN LANE

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

b Prunus tomentosa (Manchu cherry – white)

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

fb Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

b Corydalis solida subspecies densiflora (Bulb corydalis – mauve)

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

fb Corysopsis species (Winter hazel – pale yellow)

ffb Corylopsis spicata (Spiked winter hazel – greenish yellow)

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

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

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

b Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

pf Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

fb Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

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

pb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Forsythia suspensa (Weeping forsythia – yellow)

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus variety (Daffodil – yellow)

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

fbb Trillium species (Trillium)

PINETUM

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

fb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

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

b Ipheion uniflorum (Starflower – pale blue)

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

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

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN

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

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

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

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

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

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

fbb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

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

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

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

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

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

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

b Spiraea arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

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

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

ENCHANTED WOODS

b Anemone apennina (Italian windflfower – white)

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

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

pb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

OAK HILL–East Side

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

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

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

fbb Trillium sessile (Toadshade – red)

OAK HILL-West Side

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb Corylopsis pauciflora (Winterhazel – pale yellow)

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

fb Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – yellow)

fbb Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells – blue)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

fb Sanguineria canadensis (Bloodroot – white)

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

SYCAMORE HILL

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

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb Forsythia ‘Winterthur’ (Forsythia variety – yellow)

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

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

fb Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

pb Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fb Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer magnolia – pink)

fbb Narcissus ‘Beryl’ (Cyclamineus daffodil – yellow)

fbb Narcissus ‘Bittern’ (Daffodil – yellow)

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

fbb Narcissus hawera (Triandrus daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus ‘Julia Jane’ (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

fbb Narcissus ‘Toto’ (Miniature daffodil – yellow)

fb Narcissus ‘Sweetness’ (Jonquilla daffodil – yellow)

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

b Narcissus variety (Daffodil – white corolla, orange cup)

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

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #09

March 2, 2022

55 F, Sunny

Pink Spotted Helleborus X Hybridus
Lawn in front of the Museum Store

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Terrific Tapestries of color:
- The early crocus, ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasianus) are blooming throughout the gardens including carpeting the East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn and the sloping lawns on both sides of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House in lavender and silver.
- The fragrant winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) are creating a carpet of gold from Garden Lane across the lawn down to the East Upper Terrace of the Museum and also along the March Bank, in Azalea Woods, and along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds, in Enchanted Woods and in many other places in the gardens.
- The yellow winter aconites and golden yellow Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis) merge into the white carpet of snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii & Galanthus nivalis) along the March Bank.

Snowdrops:
- Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii & Galanthus nivalis) are blooming throughout the estate, from the great drifts along the March Bank to small clumps and even individual flowers.
- Many varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace are in full bloom.

Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, in the Gallery lawn along Clenny Run, and on the Clenny Run side of the Museum Store, waving their blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons. They look and smell magnificent!

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

fbb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

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

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

fbb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

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

fb,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

pf Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – along walkway at end of Brown Center)

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

AZALEA WOODS

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

fb,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

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

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

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

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

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

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

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

fb Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb Galanthus ‘Potter’s Prelude’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

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

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

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

fb Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

fb Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

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

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

pf Galanthus ‘Castlegar’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

pf Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

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

fb Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

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

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

fb Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

fb Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 2 flowers)

pf Galanthus ‘Mrs. Wrighton’s Double’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 1 flower)

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

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

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

fb Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

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

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

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

fb,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

MARCH BANK

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

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

fb,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb,+ Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+ Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

GARDEN LANE

fbb Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

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

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

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

fb Galanthus plicatus variety (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

PINETUM

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

ENCHANTED WOODS

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

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

b Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – dark pink)

OAK HILL–East Side

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

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+ Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

b Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fbb Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – green)

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

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

SYCAMORE HILL

ber Cotoneaster salicifolia (Cotoneaster – bright red berries)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

b Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fbb Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

Winterthur Bloom Report

Bloom Report #10

March 10, 2022

50 F, Partly Cloudy

Hamamelis ‘Primavera’ Witchhazel
Clenny Run, left side of the Museum Store

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Ring in Spring: The spring snowflakes (Leucojum vernum) are starting to bloom in many areas of the gardens, but most abundantly at Icewell Terrace, along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds, and along the walk between the Quarry and the east end of Oak Hill. Look for their downward facing bells with pointed edges and green markings on the tips.

Terrific Tapestries of color:
- The early crocus, ‘Tommies’ (Crocus tommasianus) are blooming in lavender and silver throughout the gardens including carpeting the Parking Lot entrance to the Visitor Center walkway, the sloping lawns at both sides of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House, and in the East Upper Terrace of the Museum lawn, where they are now mixing with lavender blue glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa forbesii) & royal blue Siberian squill (Scilla siberica).
- The fragrant winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) are creating a fading carpet of gold from Garden Lane across the lawn down to the East Upper Terrace of the Museum and also along the March Bank, in Azalea Woods, and along the walk to the Glade and koi ponds, in Enchanted Woods and in many other places in the gardens.

Snowdrops: Many varieties of snowdrops (Galanthus varieties) are still blooming in the East Upper Terrace Boxwood Garden and in the collection in the raised beds along the East Museum terrace.

Witch hazel (Hamamelis species & varieties) are in full bloom in the Visitor Center lawn, in the Gallery lawn along Clenny Run, and on the Clenny Run side of the Museum Store, waving their blossoms that look like clusters of tiny ribbons. They look and smell magnificent!

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

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

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

pf Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

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

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

fb Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white, pink)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

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

pf,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

PEONY GARDEN

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

fbb Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few blooms)

pf Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Superb’ (Snowdrop variety – white – along walkway at end of Brown Center)

pf Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

AZALEA WOODS

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

pf,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

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

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS

pf Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

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

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

pb Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pb Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

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

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

fb Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

fb Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

fb Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow)

fb Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

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

b Pieris japonica (Andromeda – white)

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

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

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

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

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

fb Galanthus ‘Bess’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

pf Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

fb Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

pb Galanthus elwesii var. monostichtus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

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

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

pb Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

pf Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop variety – white – 2 flowers)

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

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

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

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

fb Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

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

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fbb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE

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

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

pf,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

MARCH BANK

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

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

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

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

fb,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb,+ Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+ Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

b Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

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

fb,+ Eranthis hyemalis (Winter acontie – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

GARDEN LANE

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

b Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – pale pink to white)

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

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

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

b Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fbb Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

pf Galanthus plicatus variety (Snowdrop variety – white)

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

PINETUM

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

fb Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

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

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

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

SUNDIAL GARDEN

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

b Spiraea arguta (Garland spiraea – white)

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

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

ENCHANTED WOODS

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

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

OAK HILL–East Side

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

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

pf Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb,+ Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

OAK HILL-West Side

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

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb Galanthus species (Snowdrop – white)

fbb Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish yellow)

fb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

SYCAMORE HILL

fb Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel – yellow)

fb Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pb Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

pf Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

fbb Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

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

fb Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

fb Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers

A Devotional Manuscript’s Story

Digitizing a unique and delicate manuscript makes its many mysteries accessible.

What does a museum do with a devotional manuscript too fragile to display? How do museum curators balance their responsibility to preserve with their commitment to accessibility?

Dr. Stephanie Delamaire, Winterthur’s curator of fine art, contemplated these questions when the museum received the Denig Illuminated Manuscript, a gift from Alessantrina and David Schwartz and the Schwartz Foundation. This rare 18th-century devotional manuscript promises insights into the complexities of artmaking in the early American borderlands. “Our job,” says Delamaire, “is not only to preserve it, but also to curate it and make sure it’s available and relevant to a wider audience.”

Bound in leather in the 1780s, the manuscript was created by Ludwig Denig, a Pennsylvania German man whose skills as a shoemaker and later apothecary likely played a part in the manuscript’s creation and binding. But Denig’s faith also left its mark on the manuscript. His Pietist leanings and his connections to both Lutheran and Dutch Reformed churches surface in the book’s hymns, personal and devotional texts, and ink-and-watercolor drawings of Biblical scenes and martyrdoms, which include events from the Passion of the Christ.

Fully experiencing the Denig Manuscript requires carefully leafing through more than one hundred pages of brittle, centuries-old paper. But each turn of the page threatens the integrity of the manuscript. To preserve this remarkable object while still sharing its story, Dr. Delamaire is taking a digital approach to its curation and interpretation. With the help of a grant from the Getty Foundation’s Paper Project and a grant from the Schwartz Foundation, Winterthur will work with the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, a team of specialists, and community partners to create a digital platform that allows visitors to explore the manuscript’s contents in rich detail, with translations and readings of the text, professional recordings of hymns, and essays by leading scholars.

The digital platform will also place the manuscript in the context of Ludwig Denig’s life and times. Denig created his manuscript during a period of conflict in the early American borderlands. He was born during the French and Indian War, a child at the time of the 1763 massacre of the Conestoga Indians in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, which took place within blocks of his childhood home. Denig also served as a private during the Revolutionary War. Could this proximity to violence have informed the contents of the manuscript? And what might Denig’s artistic practices reveal about early American traditions of artmaking?

The digital platform will also ask key questions about the Denig Manuscript’s connections to Pennsylvania German fraktur, an artmaking tradition well represented in Winterthur’s collection. Denig’s watercolors bear similarities to fraktur, but they are also stylistically unique, distinguished by his attention to visual narrative in his depictions of Biblical scenes and martyrdoms. Denig’s methods also depart from those traditionally associated with fraktur. His broad washes of transparent watercolor, for example, contrast greatly with the dense applications of opaque color evident in so many examples of fraktur.

Though small in size, this remarkable manuscript may just hold the answers to many unanswered questions. “There’s nothing like it anywhere,” Delamaire says. Until the digitization is complete in 2024 and available on the web, check back here and follow us on Instagram @WinterthurConservation for updates on our project and this wonderful object.

A Perfect Frame for a Unique Picture

The Quarry Garden bridge offers several perspectives on a beautiful space.

A walk across the Quarry Garden bridge offers one of the most interesting and beautiful perspectives at Winterthur, an overhead view of a charming, unique area.

“We don’t have too many garden areas at Winterthur where you have a bird’s eye view into it and then you can also walk within it and then see it from down below,” says garden curator Carol Long. “When you’re within the bog, the bridge also serves as a focal point, framing the views to the distant field and woodland. It’s substantial yet you can see through it.”

The garden was one of the last areas H.F. du Pont designed for his magnificent estate. Beginning in 1961, he trucked in large rocks from a quarry in nearby Avondale, Pennsylvania, installed them as steps, benches, and terraced walkways in his own abandoned quarry at the base of Oak and Sycamore Hills, then planted primroses galore.

The various primroses seemed ideal for the boggy bottom of the bowl-like space. Fed by three springs, the area stayed moist throughout the year. The springs converged in a small rill that tumbles downhill over a series of weirs before spilling into a large pond.

Over the garden, du Pont installed a footbridge, a curving 100-foot span above the wetland that offers a range of views. From the deck, one can see open vistas. From below, one can see intimate views of the garden. Facing outward at the top of the bridge, one can see views of the pond and landscape beyond.

Things change, of course. Tree loss over time admitted more light, which changed conditions for the plantings. Some varieties of primrose, now perennialized, remain. The garden today is known for summer color from a theater of iris, foamflower, cardinal flower, lobelia, and more. Things seem to bloom from every nook and cranny.

“But it also has an amazing early spring component,” Long notes. “When we think about bulb displays at Winterthur, the March Bank comes to mind, but the Quarry Garden also has an impressive blue phase of glory of the snow with pockets of daffodils. Later in spring, you can see the combination of the primula in the bog and redbud flowers in bloom up on the surrounding Sycamore Hill. So it has that spring component in addition to all that summer color.”

All of that beauty is on an intimate scale that most people can relate to. “Many of Winterthur’s garden areas span several acres and cannot be seen from one vantage point,” Long notes. “Not many of us can relate to gardens of that scale. But we can relate to something the size of the Quarry Garden, especially when viewing the bog from the bridge. We see the garden in its totality. Aesthetically, it’s very, very pretty and can be seen from many different angles.”

The bridge, however, “is in pretty bad shape,” Long says. “It gets a lot of use, especially from our Members and our daily walkers.” The surface is deteriorating, so it needs to be redone, and other repairs will soon become necessary. The bridge remains a unique feature of the Winterthur landscape, which we’d like to maintain for future generations.

Would you like to contribute to the restoration of the Quarry Bridge? Your support will help ensure that the Quarry Bridge remains as H.F. du Pont imagined for the thousands of visitors who enjoy the Quarry Garden each year.

Learn more and make your gift today.

Five Things You Never Knew About Jacqueline Kennedy

In 1961, Jacqueline Kennedy tapped Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont to lead her Fine Arts Committee, which she tasked with finding historic American furniture and art for her famous restoration of the White House interiors. The story of their partnership will be told in Jacqueline Kennedy and H. F. du Pont: From Winterthur to the White House, which opens May 7. Here are a handful of fun facts about the First Lady.

1. Kennedy first visited the White House when she was 11 years old.

And she was not impressed. Raised among wealth and privilege, she was already accustomed to fine homes. She “shuffled through” the White House, recalling later that “Mount Vernon and the National Gallery of Art made a far greater impression.” Upon becoming First Lady, she borrowed every book she could from the Library of Congress to learn more about the executive residence with an eye toward its restoration as a place of grandeur and historic significance.

2. Her mother knew “Harry” du Pont.

Their families traveled in the same elite social circles—“Of course I knew her mother,” du Pont later said of Janet Auchincloss—but Kennedy and du Pont had never met until he accepted her invitation to chair the Fine Arts Committee. Their 50-year age difference may have been a factor. After the committee’s work got underway, du Pont hosted Kennedy for lunch at his winter home in Boca Grande. It was their first meeting.

3. Kennedy’s personal tastes tended toward the continental.

Her family’s heritage was French, she had spent a year studying at the Sorbonne, and she was well schooled in European style by her friends Jayne and Charles Wrightsman, who were major collectors of 18th-century French decorative arts; however, Kennedy intuitively knew the People’s House should be distinctively American. Knowing du Pont to be the most knowledgeable collector of American decorative arts, Jayne Wrightsman suggested Kennedy ask him to chair the Fine Arts Committee. Of course, he knew Wrightsman, too.

4. Kennedy had to ease du Pont’s concerns about using French furniture.

Differing proposals for redecoration of the Red Room suggested furnishing with Empire pieces, using work by American maker Duncan Phyfe, or highlighting objects by French maker Charles-Honore Lannuier, who lived and worked in New York. Du Pont, of course, favored the American Phyfe. When he expressed concern about the committee’s accepting an imported mirror with an eagle in its design, Kennedy responded, “As long as it has the eagle, it doesn’t matter if it’s French.” In the end, Empire—French and American—won the day.

5. After visiting Winterthur, Kennedy forgot her handbag.

Whoops. After spending the day with du Pont at Winterthur, Kennedy and her entourage jumped up from the dinner table in a hurry to reach a flight back to Washington. They were well on their way when du Pont spotted the forgotten purse. He sent Assistant Curator Charlie Hummel and his wife, Marlene, on a speedy chase of the Secret Service down Route 52 in Delaware. Hummell’s wife, Marlene, made the handoff from the car. Mission accomplished.