Winterthur Bloom Report #8

Bloom Report #08

February 22, 2023
46F, 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’ & ‘February Gold’ and ‘Pallida’ Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis cultivars) display longer yellow ‘ribbons’.  At the Museum, on the lawn adjacent to Clenny Run, Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis) and pale Chinese witch hazel (Hamamelis mollis ‘Pallida’) are in full bloom along with ‘Princeton Gold’ (Hamamelis mollis cultivar) on the Museum Upper Terrace.  At The Cottage, both Chinese witch hazel and the hybrid Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ are also 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, on the Museum Upper Terrace lawn, and in the sloping lawns on both sides of Chandler Farm Road below the Fire House.  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 ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ at eye level on the wall adjoining the walkway and the cultivars Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Prelude’ and Galanthus ‘Galatea’ across the walkway at ground level.
  • Snowdrop cultivars are 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         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

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’)

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

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

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

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

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)

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

fb         Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

SLOPE DOWN TOWARDS MUSEUM

b          Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, white)

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

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

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

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         Galanthus ‘Spindlestone Surprise’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white – in lawn at wall along walkway)

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)

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

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)           

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

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

b          Camellia japonica ‘April Remembered’ (Camellia cultivar ‘April Remembered‘– white to pale pink – few flowers)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow – at Terrace wall)

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

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

b          Galanthus ‘Chthonic’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

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

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

fb         Galanthus ‘Madelaine’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Phantom’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

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

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

b          Galanthus samothrocicus (Snowdrop – white)

fbb       Galanthus snocerupii (Snowdrop – white)

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

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymlet’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Wasp’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fbb       Galanthus x valentinei (Snowdrop hybrid – white)

fb         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)

b          Narcissus species (Dwarf daffodil – yellow – at Terrace wall)

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

fb         Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)

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)  

pf         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)

pf         Galanthus ‘Fieldgate Superb’ (Snowdrop – white)

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

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

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

pf         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

b          Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

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

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Giant nowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

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

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

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE              

b          Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – blue – few flowers)

b          Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, white)

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

pf,+     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’)

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

MARCH BANK

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

b          Chionodoxa forbesii (Glory-of-the-snow – blue – few flowers)

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

b          Crocus hybrids (Dutch crocus – purple, lavender, white)

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple)

pf,++   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)

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

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)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

pb        Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – brown)

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

fbb       Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

b          Scilla siberica (Siberian squill – royal blue)

GARDEN LANE

fbb       Rhododendron mucronulatum ‘Cornell Pink’ (Korean rhododendron cultivar – pink – few flowers)

fb         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)

b/fbb    Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron – rosy lavender)

ICEWELL TERRACE

fb         Adonis amurensis (Amur adonis – golden yellow)

fb         Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry dogwood – yellow)

fb         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         Forsythia ovata (Korean forsythia – yellow)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trym’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus ‘Trymposter’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)          

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

fbb       Magnolia stellata ‘Royal Star’ (Star magnolia – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

ENCHANTED WOOD       

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

pf         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

fb         Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

b          Galanthus nivalis (‘Blewbury Tart – green & white)

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

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

fb         Sarcoccoca hookeriana var. humilis (Sweet box – white)

OAK HILL–East Side       

fb         Crocus tommasinianus (‘Tommies’ – purple)

fb         Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite – yellow)

pf         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)

b          Narcissus species (Daffodil – yellow)

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

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

SYCAMORE HILL

fb         Cornus officinalis (Japanese cornel dogwood – yellow)

b          Forsythia ovata (Korean dogwood – yellow)

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 elwesii (Giant snowdrop – white)

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

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

fb         Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Sunburst’ (Witch hazel hybrid – yellow ‘ribbons’)

fb         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)

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

fb         Galanthus ‘Galatea’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

pb        Galanthus ‘Imbolc’ (Snowdrop cultivar – white)

fb         Galanthus nivalis (Common snowdrop – white)

fb         Galanthus woronowii (Snowdrop – white)

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

pb        Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – brown)

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

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers