Winterthur Bloom Report 24

Bloom Report #24

June 16, 2022
74 F, Morning Cloudy, Afternoon Partly Sunny

Check these out:

• Oakleaf hydrangeas:  Check the view of the spectacular white oakleaf hydrangea blossoms (Hydrangea quericfolia) from Garden Lane just at the cut-leaf Japanese maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum).

• Escape the heat:  The glade from the March Walk to the Icewell Terrace walk is an ocean of green ferns that, together with the tree canopy, create a cool oasis.  Try it!

• 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         Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

fb         Catalpa speciosa (Western catalpa – white)

pb        Ehretia ovalifolia (Heliotrope tree – ivory)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

fb         Hosta species (Hosta – pale lavender)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

fb         Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

LAGOONS

fb         Achillea millefolium (Yarrow – white)

fb         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white)

b          Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)fb          Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pf         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

fb         Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)

pf         Sambucus species (Elderberry – white)

pf         Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Vicia cracca (Cow vetch – purple)

SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE

b          Hemerocallis species (Daylily – yellow)

PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER

b          Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – lavender-pink)

fbb       Daucus carota (Queen Anne’s lace – white)

pf         Digitalis grandiflora (Large yellow foxglove – light yellow)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

pf         Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron – purple)

WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS

b          Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – pale yellow, bronze)

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        Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

fb         Lilium tsingtauense (Korean wheel lily – bright orange)

pb        Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)

pb        Rhododendron discolor (Mandarin rhododendron – white)

LOWER AZALEA WOODS

pb        Deutzia gracilis (Slender deutzia – white)

UPPER/EAST TERRACE AND STEPS  

fb         Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white)

EAST FRONT OF MUSEUM & Around Corner

fb         Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions Pink’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Bath House)

b          Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)

b          Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hemerocallis variety (Daylily – golden yellow – at Bath House)

fb         Magnolia grandiflora (Southern magnolia – white – 1 flower at top)

WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL         

pf         Clematis ‘Candida’ (Large-flowered clematis – white)

b          Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

fbb       Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – white)

fb         Hydrangea serrata ‘Shirofugi’ (Tea of Heaven hydrangea cultivar – white)

fb         Magnolia virginiana (Sweetbay magnolia – white)

b          Nymphaea species (Waterlily – pink)

pf         Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)

fb         Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s needle – creamy-white)

WALK FROM FISH PONDS – THE GLADE – TO BRIDGE  

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

b          Aegopodium podagraria – Bishop’s weed – white)

fb         Astilbe chinensis variety (Astilbe – white)

b          Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

b          Hemerocalllis fulva (Daylily – orange)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

b          Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Asian bleeding heart – pink – 3 flowers)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, wine red)

pf         Saxifraga stolonifera (Strawberry geranium – white)

MARCH BANK

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

b          Campanula rapunculoides (Creeping bellflower – violet-blue)

b          Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily – orange)

pb        Syneilesis palmata (Shredded umbrella plant – off-white)

fbb       Thalictrum aquilegifolium (Meadow rue – white)

MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM

fb         Aconitum species (Monkshood – white)

fbb       Astilbe biternata (False goat’s beard – white)

pb        Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss – blue)

fb         Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fb,+     Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak-leaf hydrangea – white)

pb        Rhododendron catawbiense var. minus (Rhododendron – light pink)

ICEWELL TERRACE

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden orange)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – orange, coral-pink)

PINETUM

fb         Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Astilbe – pale pink – at Latimeria Gates)

fb         Astilbe variety (Astilbe – white – at Latimeria Gates)

pb        Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – red, peach)

pf         Chaenomeles x superba ‘Perfecta’ (Flowering quince variety – light peach to ivory)

ber       Chaenomeles varieties (Flowering quince – green fruits)

pf         Erodium cicutarium (Cranesbill – pink)

pb        Rhododendron calendulaceum (Flame azalea – light orange with golden blaze)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)

SUNDIAL GARDEN          

pf         Spiraea japonica (Spiraea – pink)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – white)

TRAFFIC CIRCLE

b          Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink)

ENCHANTED WOOD

b          Actaea/Cimicifuga racemosa (Black cohosh – white)

pf         Aegopodium podagraria (Bishop’s weed – white)

fbb       Hosta species (Hosta)

b          Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hills of Snow’ (Smooth hydrangea variety – white)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mariesii Perfecta (Blue Wave hydrangea variety – soft blue)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Preziosa’ (Bigleaf hydrangea variety – lavender to pink to mauve rose)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white)

pb        Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze, pink)

fb         Rhododendron J.T. Lovett (Indica hybrid azalea – coral-pink)

pb        Rhododendron kaempferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids /light coral)

fb         Schizophragma hydrangeoides ‘Moonlight’ (Japanese hydrangea vine – white)

OAK HILL–East Side

b          Callicarpa species (Beautyberry – pink, white)

pb        Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – bronze)

ber       Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)p

f           Rhododendron bakeri (Cumberland azalea – orange)

fb         Rhododendron cumberlandense (Cumberland azalea – medium orange)

OAK HILL-West Side

fb         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender – in meadow)

fb         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers – in meadow)

ber       Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange – dark green ‘fuzzy’ fruits)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Buccaneer’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – double orange)

pb        Rododendron keampferi hybrids (Torch azalea hybrids – coral, dark pink)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Mrs. CC Miller’ (Gable hybrid azalea (double red-orange)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Scout’ (Glenn Dale hybrid azalea – red)

QUARRY, ADJACENT WALKS, AND OUTLET STREAM

fb         Astilbe thunbergia ‘Ostrich Plume’ (Astilbe varieties – pink, white)

fbb       Hosta ‘Honeybells’ (Hosta variety – white)

fb         Hosta sieboldii ‘Elegans’ (Glaucous plantain lily – white)

pb        Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris – yellow)

pf         Lilium martagon (Martagon lily – golden yellow, wine red)

pb        Primula species (Candelabra primrose – orange)

pb        Rodgersia podophylla (Bronze-leaf rodgersia – off-white)

fb         Spigelia marylandica (Indian pink – red with yellow center)

SYCAMORE HILL

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown)

fb         Catalpa bignonioides (Common catalpa – white)

pf         Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white)

fb         Deutzia chunii (Chunii deutzia – white)

pf         Deutzia species (Deutzia – white)

pf         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        Rosa ‘Bess Lovett’ (Large flowered climber rose – red)

fb,+     Rosa MEIvahn (Meidiland rose – white – at Brick Overlook folly)

pf         Rosa ‘New Dawn’ (‘New Dawn’ rose – palest pink)

pb        Rosa ‘Pink Leda’ (Damask rose hybrid – pink – at Bristol Folly)

pb        Rosa ‘Radwin’ (Winner’s Circle rose – red)

fb         Spiraea x ‘Margaritae’ (Margarita spiraea – shades of pink)

fb         Stewartia pseudocamellia (Japanese stewartia – white)

pb        Stewartia rostrata (Beaked stewartia – white)

fb         Syringa retusis (Tree lilac – off-white)

pb        Viburnum macrocephalum ‘Sterile’ (Snowball viburnum variety – greenish-white)

fb         Viburnum nudum ‘Winterthur’ (Smooth witherod variety – white)

pf         Weigela ‘Edith Rathke’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

pf         Weigela ‘Red Prince’ (Weigela variety – dark red)

WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, COTTAGE, AND CLENNY RUN

pf         Anthriscus sylvestris (Wild chervil – white – along Clenny Run)

pb        Helleborus x hybridus ‘Pine Knot Select-Our Best’ (Hellebore varieties/Lenten Rose – green)

b          Hydrangea arborescens (Smooth hydrangea – white)

fb         Hydrangea quercifolia (Oakleaf hydrangea – white – at Museum bridge)

fb         Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue – in Clenny Run)

pb        Rhododendron ‘Beni Kurishimi’ (Satsuma azalea hybrid – double red-orange – lower side of Cottage)

fb         Rhododendron indicum ‘Balsaminaeflorum’ (Azalea – double orange – behind Cottage)

pf         Rhododendron hybrid ‘Late Purple’ (Rhododendron hybrid – purple)

pf         Rhododendron maximum (Rhododendron – pale lavender to white)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

GREENHOUSE AREA

b          Calycanthus floridus (Sweetshrub – purplish-brown – at far edge of parking lot)b  Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ (Daylily variety – yellow)

b          Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved hosta – purple – few plants)

b          Hydrangea macrophylla (Bigleaf hydrangea – white)

b          Lathyrus latifolius (Perennial sweet pea – fuchsia)

b          Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – blue, white, pink)      

ber       Nigella damascena (Love-in-a-mist – oval green to brown seed pods)

pb        Papaver nudicaule (Poppy – orange)

pb        Raphanus raphanistrum subspecies sativus (Radish – in corner of parking lot at Brown Center)

fb         Ricinus communis variety (Castor oil plant – bright red + small white florets)

pb        Sedum sarmentosum (Stonecrop – yellow)

BACK MEADOW – Top of Sycamore Hill to back ponds

b          Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

b          Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

fb         Carduus nutans (Nodding thistle – reddish purple)

fb         Chrysanthemum leucanthemum (Ox-eye daisy – white)

fb         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

pb        Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood – white – along stream)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb         Hieracium species (Hawkweed – yellow)

pf         Lonicera japonica (Honeysuckle – white)

fb         Lysimachia ciliata (Fringed loosestrife – yellow)

fb         Lysimachia nummularia (Moneywort – bright yellow – very close to the ground)

pb        Myosotis scorpioides (Forget-me-not – blue)

pb        Potentilla canadensis (Dwarf cinquefoil – golden yellow)

fb         Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow – along Quarry stream)

fb         Rumex species (Dock – rusty spike)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

GARDEN LANE MEADOW – below Brown’s Woods

b          Apocynum androsaemifolium (Spreading dogbane – white)

fb         Asclepias syriaca (Common milkweed – lavender)

fb         Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly milkweed – orange)

fb         Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle – lavender)

fb         Coronilla varia (Crown-vetch – pink)

fb         Galium mollugo (Wild madder – white ‘clouds’ of tiny flowers)

fb,+     Penstemon digitalis (Beardtongue – white)

b          Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed-Susan – yellow)

fb         Solanum carolinense (Horse nettle – pale lavender to white ‘stars’)

pf         Trifolium pratense (Red clover – reddish-purple)

pf,+     Trifolium procumbens (Smaller hop-clover – yellow)

fb         Verbascum species (Moth mullein – yellow)

Bloom Report presented by: Pauline Myers