Winterthur Bloom Report

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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