Winterthur Bloom Report 47

Bloom Report #47

November 23, 2022
56F, Sunny

Check these out:

• Brilliant berries:  The bright red berries of willow-leaf cotoneaster give a festive look to the fence on Sycamore Hill.

• Crabapples:  The flowering crabapples (Malus species and cultivars) at the edge of the Pinetum and the edge of the Sundial Garden are putting on an end of season show of lovely red fruits.  The birds and squirrels are feasting on them, so the show won’t last much longer.

• Witch hazel:  Common witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) unfurls the narrow yellow ‘ribbons’ of its blooms in Enchanted Woods and at the parking lot wall behind the Carriage House.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, bean-like green to brown seed pods)

pb        Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – re-blooming)

fb         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – narrow yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – greenish turning brown)

LAGOONS

ber       Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet – yellow husks, orange berries – at edge of Chandler Woods)

ber       Viburnum sieboldii (Siebold viburnum – bright red berries – at edge of Chandler Woods)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – greenish turning brown)

AZALEA WOODS  

pb        Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – at field edge of woods – few flowers – re-blooming)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink)

pf         Galanthus ‘Barnes’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

pb        Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – thin yellow ‘ribbons’)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink, rose sepals)

ber       Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – purple berries)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries – behind Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

pb        Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia – soft pink, rose sepals)

pf         Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – green turning brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown – mophead/hortensia + lacecap)

MARCH BANK                   

ber       Viburnum sieboldii (Siebold viburnum – bright red berries)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

GARDEN LANE

ber       Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden rain tree – brown seed pods)

PINETUM

pb        Chaenomeles species (Flowering quince – red, red-orange, pale peach – re-blooming)

ber       Malus species (Flowering crabapple – red berries)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum – brown)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

pb        Chaenomeles ‘Phyllis Moore’ (Flowering quince – red)

ber       Euonymus atropurpureus (Eastern wahoo – red berries)       

ber       Malus ‘Adams’ (Flowering crabapple – dark red berries)

b          Spiraea arguta (Spiraea species – white – reblooming)

pf         Syringa species (Lilac – lilac – re-blooming)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum – brown)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

ber       Viburnum dilatatum ‘Xanthocarpum’ (Linden viburnum variety – rusty-yellow berries)

ENCHANTED WOOD       

fb         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – thin yellow ‘ribbons’)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora’ ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – brown)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – brown)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata (Panicle hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

OAK HILL–East Side       

ber       Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – purple berries – few left)

OAK HILL–West Side      

ber       Viburnum dilatatum (Linden viburnum – red berries)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM   

ber       Clematis heracleifolia var. davidiana (Tube clematis – fluffy seed heads)

pb        Crocus speciosus (Showy crocus – lavender)

SYCAMORE HILL

ber       Catalpa species (Catalpa – long, bean-like green to brown seed pods)

ber       Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf cotoneaster – red berries)

pb        Heuchera villosa (Hairy alumroot – creamy white)  

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’ (Pee Gee hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Unique’ (‘Unique’ panicle hydrangea – brown)

pb        Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink – 3 buds)

ber       Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – orange rose hip fruits)

b          Viburnum rhytidophylloides (Leatherleaf viburnum – off-white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pb        Camellia ‘Lu Shan Snow’ (Camellia cultivar – white)

pf         Camellia ‘Mason Farm’ (Camellia cultivar – white)

pf         Camellia ‘Snow Flurry’ (Camellia cultivar – double white)

pf         Camellia ‘Survivor’ (Camellia cultivar – white)

pf         Camellia ‘Winter’s Snowman’ (Camellia cultivar – white with pink-tinged buds)

pf         Camellia sasanqua/oleifera (Camellia – white)

fb         Hamamelis virginiana (Common witch hazel – narrow yellow ‘ribbons’ – at parking lot wall)      

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fuji Waterfall’ (Bigleaf hydrangea cultivar – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown – at Museum bridge)

ber       Ilex opaca (American holly – red berries)

ber       Ilex verticillata (Winterberry holly – red berries)

GREENHOUSE AREA

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds          

ber       Celastrus scandens (American bittersweet – yellow husks, orange berries)

pf         Typha latifolia (Cattail – dark brown ‘hot dog’)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers