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Bloom Report #18

May 3, 2023
63F, Intermittent Showers

Primula species in the Quarry Garden-photo by Jeanette Lindvig

(Click on photo above for information on the Candelabra Primrose by The American Primrose Society)

Check these out:

  • Primroses: (See photo above) 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. 
  • Azaleas & Rhododendrons:  The azaleas and rhododendrons in Azalea Woods and the native azaleas in the Pinetum and on Oak Hill are at their best this week, accompanied by azaleas throughout the gardens.  The gardens are overflowing with brilliant colors!
Azalea-photo by Eileen Tercha
  • Dove Tree:  Check the corner created by the back of the glass Soup Tureen corridor & the Library to see the fluttering white bracts of the rare Dove Tree, or Handkerchief Tree, (Davidia involucrata var. vilmoriana) in bloom.
Davidia involucrata var.vilmoriana (Dove Tree)
  • Violets: Blue, blue & white, white, & yellow violets (Viola species) are blooming throughout the gardens and fields. 
Viola-photo courtesy of AVS Websie
VIOLA- photo courtesy of the American Violet Society

Starting: The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are beginning to bloom throughout the estate.  They will become numerous as the season progresses.  They are listed only here.

Fleabane (Erigeron annuus)

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

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Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers