Winterthur Bloom Report #5

Bloom Report #05

February 2, 2023
40F, Partly Cloudy

Check these out:

• Wonderful witch hazel:  At the Visitor Center, the vernal witch hazel (Hamamelis vernalis) is covered with rusty orange ‘tassel’ flowers while the ‘Wisley Supreme’ Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’) is displaying its longer yellow ‘ribbons’.  At the Museum, Chinese witch hazel (Hammelis mollis) and pale Chinese witch hazel (Hammamelis mollis ‘Pallida’) are in full bloom.

• Lovely lavender:  The early crocus (Crocus tommasinianus/’Tommies) are starting to create a carpet of lavender & silver on the Museum Upper Terrace lawn.  They also appear singly or in smaller groups in other areas of the garden.

• Bright blossoms:  Drifts of yellow winter aconites (Eranthis hyemalis) are starting to bloom in Azalea Woods, along the March Bank, in the Glade, and in the lawn from Garden Lane down to the Museum, while smaller displays are appearing throughout the gardens.  Drifts of the golden yellow of Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis) add additional brightness to the March Bank.

• Great Galanthus:  Flowers and buds of snowdrops (Galanthus species and cultivars) are found throughout the gardens. 
  • Giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) are in bloom along the March Walk.
  • The walkway from the Brown Center to the Cottage and Museum is edged in snowdrop blooms with the hybrid Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ at eye level on the wall adjoining the walkway and the cultivars Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ and Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ across the walkway at ground level.
  • Snowdrop cultivars are in bud or in bloom in the raised bed at the East Museum entrance and in the Boxwood Garden at the upper East Terrace.

ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA

b          Forsythia x intermedia (Border forsythia – yellow – few flowers)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

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

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)       

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’ (Double snowdrop variety – white & green)

fb         Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel – rusty orange)

fb,+     Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)

WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

b,+       Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

PEONY GARDEN  

b          Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)

fbb       Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few flowers)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

AZALEA WOODS

b,+       Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fbb       Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘ – white to pale pink)

b,+       Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Alan’s Treat’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Chthonic’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘E.A. Bowles’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Louise Ann Bromley’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus samothrocicus (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus snocerupii (Snowdrop – white)

b          Galalthus ‘Starling’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)

b          Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

fbb       Pieris japonica ‘Dorothy Wycoff’ (Andromeda cultivar – rosy pink buds)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fbb       Galanthus ‘Cowhouse Green’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white) 

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Green Brush’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Grumpy’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus elwesii ‘Natalie Garton’ (Giant snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus elwesii var. monostictus (Giant snowdrop variety – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘George Elwes’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop – white)

pf         Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘John Gray’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Mrs. Thompson’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis ‘Elfin’ (Common snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus plicatus ‘Diggory’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)      

b          Helleborus ‘Brandywine’ (Lenten rose cultivars – pink, white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white – along Garden Lane across from Bath House)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL

fbb       Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Crodus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – lavender & silver – few flowers)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant nowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea paniculata ‘Tardiva’ (Panicle hydrangea cultivar – brown)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

MARCH BANK

fb,++   Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fbb       Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

b,+       Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’ – few flowers)           

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 1 flower)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

GARDEN LANE

fbb       Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – dark pink buds)                  

WINTERHAZEL WALK

fbb       Helleborus species & hybrids (Lenten rose – pink, white)

b          Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender – few flowers)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’ – few flowers)           

PINETUM

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)          

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, pink – 1 flower)

ENCHANTED WOODS       

b          Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

OAK HILL–East Side       

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white) 

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)    

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM   

b          Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – few flowers)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)

fbb       Pieris ‘Forest Flame’ (Andromeda cultivar – dark rosy-pink buds)

SYCAMORE HILL

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

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN      

b          Chimonanthus praecox ‘Lutea’ (Wintersweet variety – pale yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witch hazel – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’ (Pale Chinese witch hazel – pale yellow ‘ribbons’)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – apricot, pink, pink spotted)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

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

GREENHOUSE AREA

fb         Galanthus ‘Faringdon Double’ (Snowdrop hybrid – white – on wall along walkway)

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds  

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods      

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers