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 UNDERPASS

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 HILLEast 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