Winterthur Bloom Report #7

Bloom Report #07

February 15, 2023
63F, Sunny

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’ & ‘February Gold’ Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis ‘Wisley Supreme’) display 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) create a carpet of lavender & silver in the lawn at the entrance to the Visitor Center Walkway, in the lawn across from the Brown Center, and 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 blooming 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:  Snowdrops (Galanthus species and cultivars) are in bloom throughout the gardens. 
  • Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii, Galanthus nivalis, Galanthus nivalis ‘Flore Pleno’) 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

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

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)       

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

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

fb,++   Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

PEONY GARDEN  

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

fbb       Forsythia species (Forsythia – yellow – few flowers)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle – white)

AZALEA WOODS

fb,++   Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink, dark pink, white)

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

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

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

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

fbb       Galanthus ‘Chthonic’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          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 cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus ‘Primrose Warburg’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Puck’ (Snowdrop cultivar – double white)

fbb       Galanthus samothrocicus (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus snocerupii (Snowdrop – white)

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

ffb       Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)

b          Galanthus ‘Yashmak’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white – 1 flower)

fb         Hamamelis ‘Princeton Gold’ (Chinese witch hazel cultivar – yellow ‘ribbons’)

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

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple – behind Bath House)

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

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)  

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 – double white)

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

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

fb         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Gabriel’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

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

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

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white – behind Bath House)

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

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

fb         Galanthus samothracus (Aegean snowdrop – white)

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

fb,+     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

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

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant nowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

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

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb,+     Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’)

MARCH BANK

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

b          Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple)

fb,++   Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb,++   Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow – few flowers)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple)

fb,+     Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow – 1 flower)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

pb        Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – brown)

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

GARDEN LANE

b       Viburnum farreri (Fragrant viburnum – dark pink buds, pale pink to white flowers)                  

WINTERHAZEL WALK

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

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

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fbb       Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

b          Cornus officinalis ‘Kintoki’ (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white) fb,+     Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake – white ‘bells’ – few flowers)

PINETUM

fbb       Chaenomeles species & cultivars (Flowering quince – red, red-orange, peach)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)          

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, pink)

ENCHANTED WOOD       

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

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

fbb       Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – white, wine red)

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

OAK HILL–East Side       

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white) 

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM   

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb         Mahonia bealei (Leatherleaf mahonia – greenish-yellow)

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

b          Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ (Siberian squill – royal blue – few flowers)

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN      

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

fb         Galanthus ‘Castelgar’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

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’)

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

fb         Eranthis hyemalis ‘Orange Glow’ (Winter aconite cultivar – golden yellow – 1 flower)

pf         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)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

b          Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose – pink)

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers