+: Abundant fbb : Flower bud breaking b: Some bloom fb : Full Bloom pf : Petals falling/drying pb: Past bloom (few remain) ber: Berries, fruits WINTERTHUR BLOOM REPORT #26 August 27, 2014 85F, fair Summer green is punctuated by seasonal blooms e.g., Queen Anne s Lace (Daucus carota) in the meadows. The edges of the two lagoons flanking the entrance drive are still worth exploring for the multiplicity of species finding place there. The Summer Shrub Slope is in good bloom. Aster divaricatus (White Wood-aster) is in bloom throughout, but is reported only here. ENTRANCE DRIVE AND PARKING AREA fb Abelia grandiflora (Glossy Abelia white) pf Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora (Pee-Gee Hydrangea white) LAGOONS AND ADJACENT MEADOWS b Alisma triviale (Water-plantain white) pb Cephalanthus occidentalis (Button-bush white [only a couple of blooms left]) b Cichorium intybus (Chicory blue) fb Cuscuta gronovii (Dodder orangeish stems, tiny white blossoms [parasitic]) + Daucus carota (Queen Anne s Lace white) fb Egeria densa (Brazilian Egeria white [in water]) fb Helianthus sp. (Sunflower yellow) pb Hibiscus palustris (Swamp Rose-mallow pink, white) fb Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed orange) fb Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower scarlet) + Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) pb Melilotus alba (White Sweet Clover [not really a clover]) b Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose yellow) b Polygamum persicaria ( Lady s Thumb [a Smartweed] pink) b Prunella vulgaris (Heal-all purple [mostly mowed down]) ber Rubus sp. (Brambles [Blackberries] red berries, some turning black) b Sagittaria latifolia (Broad-leaved Arrowhead white) + Silphium perfoliatum (Indian Cup yellow) fb Solidago graminifolia (Lance-leaved Goldenrod) fb Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod) SUMMER SHRUB SLOPE + Hibiscus syriaca (Rose-of-Sharon rose lavender) fb Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora (Pee-Gee Hydrangea white) fb Lagerstroemia sp. (Crape-myrtle pink) pb Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste-lamb Tree [shrub] blue)
WALK FROM PARKING AREA TO VISITOR CENTER WALK FROM VISITOR CENTER TO UNDERPASS fb Eupatorium purpureum (Sweet Joe-Pye Weed white) fb Hosta lancifolia (Lavender) pb Hydrangea arborescens Hayes Starburst ([Double] white) pb Lycoris squamigera ( Naked Ladies [an amaryllis] light peach) WALK FROM UNDERPASS TO MUSHROOM + Hosta Royal Standard (White) GRASS WALK DOWN TO MUSEUM + Hosta Royal Standard (White) SLOPE DOWN FROM GARDEN WALK TO MUSEUM AZALEA WOODS b Actaea japonica (White Baneberry) ber Aralia racemosa (Spikenard greenish berries turning purple) fb Collinsonia Canadensis (Horse-balm yellow-flowered shrub) fb Gentiana clausa (Closed Gentian blue) b Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) pb Lycoris squamigera ( Naked Ladies [an amaryllis] light peach) pb Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox pink, white) LOWER AZALEA WOODS (from Magnolia Bend to 1759 Building) ber Arisaema atrorubens (Jack-in-the-Pulpit orange, red berries) + Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Dwarf Plumbago blue) fb Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage lavender) b Rosa sp. (White [reblooming]) UPPER TERRACE AND STEPS pf Abelia grandiflora (Glossy Abelia--white) + Hosta Royal Standard (White [in well at glass wall]) b Liriope muscari (Lilyturf purple) pb Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia white [two blossoms]) EAST END OF MUSEUM b Abelia grandiflora (Glossy Abelia white) pb Hemerocallis flava (Daylilies-- yellow) fb Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden-rain Tree [late-blooming variety]) fb Lagerstroemia spp. (Crape Myrtle deep pink) fb Silphium perfoliatum (Indian Cup yellow) WALK FROM GLASS CORRIDOR TO REFLECTING POOL pf Abelia grandiflora (Glossy Abelia white) fb Begonia grandis (Hardy Begonia pink)
fb fb pb pb fb fb Hosta Royal Standard (White) Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora (Pee-Gee Hydrangea white) Hydrangea serrata [small shrub] (white) Hydrocley sp. (Water Poppy yellow) Lagerstroemia indica x fauriei Natchez (Crape Myrtle white) Liriope muscari (Lilyturf purple) THE GLADE (FISH PONDS) AND WALK TO BRIDGE fb Egeria densa (Brazilian Egeria-- small white [in water]) fb Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) pb Lycoris squamigera ( Naked Ladies light peach [an amaryllis]) fb Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox pink, white) b Solidago erecta (Slender Goldenrod) b Tricyrtis sp. (Toadlily white w purple speckles) MARCH BANK fb Anemonopsis macrophylla (Lke a double anemone white/lavender) b Aralia racemosa (Spikenard greenish berries turning purple) + Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Dwarf Plumbago blue) fb Collinsonia Canadensis (Horse-balm yellow-flowered shrub) b Hosta Royal Standard (White) fb Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox pink, white) MAGNOLIA BEND AND WALK ON SOUTH SIDE OF STREAM + Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Dwarf Plumbago blue) b Commelina virginica (Virginia Dayflower blue) fb Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) b Magnolia soulangiana (Saucer Magnolia purple [a few]) b Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox pink, white) ber Symplocos paniculata (Sapphire-berry [tree]) fb Thalictrum rochebranium (Tall Meadow Rue pink [in stream]) ICEWELL TERRACE ber Aralia racemosa (Spikenard greenish berries turning purple) fb Collinsonia canadensis (Horse-balm yellow-flowered shrub) fb Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox pink) WEST END OF SUNDIAL GARDEN TRAFFIC CIRCLE ber Viburnum dilatatum xanthocarpum (Yellow-berried Viburnum) ENCHANTED WOODS ber Actaea pachypoda (White Baneberry, Doll s Eyes white berries w black dots) fb Anemone x hybridis (japonica?) (Pink) + Begonia grandis (Hardy Begonia pink, white) b Eupatorium purpureum (Sweet Joe Pye Weed purplish white)
b b Hydrangea involucrata (White, lavender center) Tovara virginiana (Virginia Knotweed tiny white) OAK HILL [East end fb Commelina virginica (Virginia Dayflower blue) b Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily orange [one, belated; by bench at overlook]) b Hydrangea involucrata (White, lavender center) pb Lycoris squamigera ( Naked Ladies light peach) ber Poncirus trifoliata (Trifoliate Orange fruits, still green) fb Rhododendron prunifolium (Plumleaf Azalea orangeish red) QUARRY, OUTLET STREAM, AND ADJACENT WALKS fb Anemone x hybrida (Pink) fb Clematis heracleifolia davidiana (Purple) b Eupatorium maculatum (?) (Spotted Joe Pye Weed --purplish white) b Gaura lindheimerei (White [reblooming]) fb Gentian clausa (Closed Gentian purplish blue) fb Heuchera villosa (Alumroot white) fb Hosta Royal Standard (White [a few lavender]) fb Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed orange) b Ligularia sp. (Yellow) fb Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal Flower scarlet) fb Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia [some white]) fb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan yellow) b Tricyrtis sp. (Toadlily white w purple speckles) MEADOW ALONG STREAM BELOW SYCAMORE fb Agrimonia sp. (Agrimony yellow) pb Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed deep pink) b Commelina virginica (Day-flower blue) b Convolvulus sepium (Hedge Bindweed pinkish white) fb Coronilla varia (Crown Vetch red/white) b Cuscuta gronovii (Dodder tiny white blossoms in tangle of parasitic stems) fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne s Lace white) fb Eupatorium rugosum (White Snakeroot) b Helianthus sp. (Sunflower) fb Hibiscus palustris (Swamp Rose Mallow red, pink, white) b Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia) fb Oenothera biennis (Evening Primrose yellow) fb Solidago juncea (Early (Goldenrod) fb Solidago graminifolia (Lance-leaved Goldenrod) fb Silphium perfoliatum (Indian Cup yellow) fb Typha latifolia (Cat-tail brown) SYCAMORE HILL ber Cornus kousa (Korean Dogwood fruit turning red) fb Heuchera villosa (Alumroot white) fb Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora (Pee-Gee Hydrangea white)
fb Leptodermis oblonga (Purple [small shrub]) [Southeast Slope + Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly-weed orange) + Coronilla varia (Crown Vetch rose/white [belated]) b Daucus carota ((Queen Anne s Lace white) b Silphium perfoliatum (Indian Cup yellow) b Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle white/lavender) b Solidago graminifolia (Lance-leaved Goldenrod) b Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) PINETUM & EAST END OF SUNDIAL GARDEN WINTERHAZEL WALK GARDEN WALK BETWEEN SEQUOIA AND MAGNOLIA BEND THE MEADOW EAST OF GARDEN WALK AND AZALEA WOODS pb Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed orange [one remaining]) fb Aster ericoides (Heath Ast er white) + Daucus carota (Queen Anne s Lace white) fb Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod) ber Solanum carolinense (Horse-nettle yellow/green fruits) pb Trifolium pratense (Red Clover) fb Vernonia novaboracensis (New York Ironweed purple) WEST FRONT OF MUSEUM, STORE, & CLENNY RUN fb Daucus carota (Queen Anne s Lace white) fb Liriopa muscari (Lilyturf purple) fb Oxydendron arboreum (Sourwood white) + Silphium perfoliatum (Indian Cup yellow) fb Heptacodium miconoides (Seven-Son Tree white) WALK UP FROM MUSEUM TO SUNKEN GARDEN SUNKEN GARDEN AND ADJACENT AREAS b Abelia grandiflora (Glossy Abelia white; pink [W of building]) fb Anemone x hybridis (japonica?) (Pink) fb Eupatorium maculatum (Spotted Joe Pye Weed purplish white) fb Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora (Pee-Gee Hydrangea white) pb Lathyrus sp. (Sweet Pea Vine purple) pb Lycoris squamigera ( Naked Ladies [an amaryllis] light peach) b Rosa sp. (Small pink) fb Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan yellow) fb Scilla scilloides (Pink) b Solidago juncea (Early Goldenrod) GREENHOUSE AREA fb Cosmos sp. (Red, white) fb Hemerocallis flava Happy Return (Daylily yellow) + Hosta lancifolia (Narrow-leaved Hosta lavender)
b Hosta Royal Standard (White) fb Lablab purpurea (Purple-flowered vine) fb Mentha piperita (Peppermint purple) b Mirabilis jalapa (Four-o -Clock pink, &c.) fb Nepeta sp. (Purple) b Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan yellow) fb Verbena bonariensis (Vervain purple) Walter Hipple/Pauline Myers ###