Bloom Report #25
June 21, 2023
64F, Cloudy with Light Rain
Check these out:
- Magnificent Magnolias: The southern magnolias (Magnolia grandiflora) along the Library wall are in full bloom this week. Stand nearby to enjoy their fragrance.
- Hydrangeas: Hydrangeas – with both mophead/hortensia and lacecap flowers, including bigleaf (Hydrangea macrophylla), smooth (Hydrangea arborescens), oakleaf (Hydrangea quercifolia) and mountain (Hydrangea serrata) – are blooming throughout the gardens with the greatest variety of species in Enchanted Woods.
- Everywhere: But, listed only here:
- The tiny white-to-pale-pink daisies of fleabane (Erigeron annuus) are blooming throughout the Estate.
- White clover (Trifolium repens) in the fields and lawns is providing nectar and pollen for the pollinators and nitrogen for the soil.
ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
b Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)
fb Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
pb Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – red berries)
LAGOONS AND CLENNY RUN
fb Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)
pf Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)
fbb Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue – at corner of Grey Building Drive)
fb Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)
fb Cornus species (Dogwood – white – along Clenny Run)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
fb Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – at Chandler Farm Road corner & along Grey Building Drive)
b Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
fb Lapsana communis (Tiny, pale yellow flowers)
fb Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow – along Grey Building Drive)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
pf Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
fb Oenothera fruticosa ‘Fireworks’ (Sundrops – yellow)
fb Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
fb Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)
PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER
fb Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)
fb Hemerocallis species (Daylily – golden yellow)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
b Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)
WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS
pb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white – 1 plant)
pb Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)
WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM
pf Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – red berries)
PEONY GARDEN
pf Nepeta faasenii ‘Junior Walker’ (Catmint – blue)
AZALEA WOODS
b Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pf Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
pb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily species & cultivars – bronze 3 flowers, burgundy 1 flower)
pb Lilium tsingtauense (Korean wheel lily – bright orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Chionoides’ (Rhododendron variety – white with yellow top petal)
pb Viola species (Violet – white)
LOWER AZALEA WOODS
pb Hesperis matronalis (Dame’s rocket – purple, lavender, white)
pf Viola species (Violet – white)
UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS
b Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
fb,+ Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange – at end of Library to Bath House)
fb Hemerocallis Stout hybrid (Hybrid daylily – bi-color, golden yellow – at Bath House)
fb Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)
WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL
b Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white – 2 flowers)
fb,+ Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
b Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)
b Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)
fb Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
fb Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)
WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE
pf Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)
b Astilbe chinensis (Astilbe – lavender-pink)
fb Astilbe species (Astilbe – white)
b Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ (white-fruit beautyberry – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
pf Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fbb Hosta ventricosa (Blue hosta – rich purple)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white – mophead)
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white – lacecap)
b Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay rhododendron – pale pink to white)
pf Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)
MARCH BANK
b Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
pb Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard – white)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fb Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)
fb Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)
MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM
fbb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
b Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
fb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
b Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
pf Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire variety – white)
pb Prunella vulgaris (Heal-all – purple)
pf Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – pink, rosy purple)
pb Viola species (Violet – white)
pb Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
ICEWELL TERRACE
b Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
PINETUM
pb Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Latimeria Gates)
ber Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green with wine red fruits)
fb Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)
pb Rhododendron ‘MaryDel’ (Deciduous hybrid azalea – pink – 1 flower)
pb Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)
SUNDIAL GARDEN
fb Geranium x cantabrigiensis ‘Biokovo’ (Light pink mountain geranium – light pink)
pf Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)
TRAFFIC CIRCLE
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – white, pink)
ENCHANTED WOOD
fbb Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)
fbb Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
fb Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)
fb,+ Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)
fbb Hydrangea aspera var. sargentiana (Sargent’s hydrangea – fuzzy pinkish buds)
fb Hydrangea cinerea (Ashy hydrangea – white)
fbb Hydrangea involucrata (Bracted hydrangea – firm spherical buds showing pink)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta’ (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – soft blue)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white, lavender to pink to mauve rose)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Veitchii’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white lacecap; very large sterile florets)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea serrata (Mountain hydrangea – white)
pb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – light orange)
b Lysimachia clethroides (Goose-neck loosestrife – white)
pb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – orange)
fp Rhododendron J.T. Lovett (Indica hybrid azalea – coral-pink)
fb Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)
OAK HILL–East Side
b Callicarpa japonica ‘Leucocarpa’ (white-fruit beautyberry – white)
b Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
fb Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)
b Rhododendron prunifolium (Plumleaf azalea – bright red)
OAK HILL-West Side
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
pb Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia – white)
fb Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)
ber Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)
pb Rhododendron ‘Buccaneer’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – double orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Mrs. CC Miller’ (Gable hybrid azalea – double red-orange)
pb Rhododendron ‘Scout’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – red berries)
pb Weigela florida (Weigela – white)
QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM
b Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)
fb Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)
fb Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)
fb Iris hexagona (Dixie iris – purple with yellow marking)
fb Iris prismatica (Slender blue flag iris – dark blue)
b Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)
pb Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – orange)
ber Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – ‘hazy’ blue berries)
pb Rodgersia podophylla (Bronze-leaf rodgersia – off-white)
fb Spigelia marylandica (Indian pink – red with yellow center)
SYCAMORE HILL
fb Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)
fb Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)
pb Deutzia crenata (Deutzia – white)
pb Deutzia x magnifica (Showy deutzia – double white)
pb Kalmia latifolia (Mountain laurel – pale pink to white)
fb Leptodermis oblonga (Chinese leptodermis – lavender)
pb Magnolia sieboldii ’Colossus’ (Oyama magnolia – white)
pb Philadelphus species (Mock orange – white)
pb Rhododendron mucronatum ‘Magnifica’ (Hybrid azalea – white with raspberry speckles – 3 flowers)
pb Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)
pf,+ Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)
pf Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink)
pf Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)
pb Rosa ‘White Dawn’ (‘White Dawn’ rose – white)
pf Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)
fb Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)
pf Syringa reticulata (Japanese tree lilac – off-white)
pf Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)
ber Viburnum plicatum x tomentosum (Doublefile viburnum – red berries)
pb Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)
pb Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela cultivar – dark red)
WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN
fb Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – blue, pink, white lacecap)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – pink mophead)
fb Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white – in Museum lawn at bridge)
b Hypericum species (St. John’s wort – yellow)
pb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)
pb Rhododendron ‘Beni Kurishima’ (Satsuki hybrid azalea – double orange – behind Cottage)
GREENHOUSE AREA
pb Calycanthus florida (Sweet shrub – brown – at edge of Parking Lot)
b Echinacea species (coneflower – pink, white)
fb,+ Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)
b Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaf hosta – purple – 1 plant)
fb Humulus lupulus (Hops – greenish)
fb Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – off-white, pin, bluek)
fb Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)
b Magnloia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white – at corner of Parking Lot)
fb Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – white – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)
b Rhododendron maximum (Rosebay rhododendron – pale lavender to white)
BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds
b Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
fb Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)
fb Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Convolvulus species (Morning-glory vine – white, pale pink)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
pb Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – along Clenny Run)
pf Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)
fb Lapsana communis (Tiny, pale yellow flowers – along Clenny Run)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
pb Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue)
b Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed – white – along Clenny Run)
pb Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)
fb Viola species (Violet – white)
GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods
fb Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)
fb,+ Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)
b Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)
b Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)
fb Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)
pf Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)
fb Hypericum species (St. John’s wort – yellow)
fb Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)
fb Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)
b Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed – white)
b Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)
pf Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)
pf,++ Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)
Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers