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Bloom Report #17

April 26, 2023
62F, Partly Cloudy

Davidia involucrata var.vilmoriana (Dove Tree)

(Click on photo above for information by Missouri Botanical Garden on the Dove Tree)

Check these out:

  • Dove Tree (photo above):  Check the corner created by the back of the glass Soup Tureen corridor & the Library to see the fluttering white bracts of the rare Dove Tree, or Handkerchief Tree, (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriana) in bloom.
  • Azaleas:  Azalea Woods is filled with azaleas in full bloom and most of the native azaleas in the Pinetum are blooming as well.  The gardens are overflowing with brilliant colors!
RHODODENDRON ‘HINOMAYO’
  • Lilacs:  Lilacs (Syringa species & cultivars) are in full bloom and fragrance near the Greenhouse, in the Peony Garden, and in the Sundial Garden.
LILACS AT SUNDIAL GARDEN
  • Primroses:  The Quarry is showy with bright pink Japanese primroses (Primula sieboldii) and red and pink candelabra primroses (Primula species), which are also blooming along the Glade path. 
CANDELABRA PRIMULA
  • Dogwoods & Doublefiles:  Dogwoods (Cornus florida species & cultivars – most white, few pink) are blooming throughout the Gardens & the Estate.  They create a white highlight along the edge of Brown’s Woods.  Their white is echoed by the doublefile viburnums (Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum).
CORNUS KOUSA ‘MILKY WAY’
  • Violets: Blue, blue & white, white, & yellow violets (Viola species) are blooming throughout the gardens and fields. 
VIOLA LANCEOLATA

What’s blooming at Winterthur now? Download full report below:

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Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers