Last Update:
March 23, 2020
Times Covered:
March 10-22, 2020
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden edges, Hendrie Valley, Arboretum;
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
A new chapter in my wild flower watching has started.
On March 13, I was able to do my usual rounds in the RBG's Hendrie Valley and Arboretum, but the next day the RBG was closed. I did not realize that the Hendrie Valley and Arboretum would be included but they were so when I went to check flowers on Friday March 20th all the gates were closed and barriers were in front of the parking lots with signs indicating all places were closed.
I know lots of ways to get into the areas but chose to stay out so that will mean that many of my usual flower sightings will not happen as we do not have that many early spring flowers on our property or on nearby open trails.
So it goes; be safe everyone and feel free to let me know what is blooming in your back yards or property.
Wild & Naturalized Flowers Blooming
March 10-22, 2020
(N = "New" for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | Alder, Speckled | Alnus incana | Aulne blanc |
| Bittercress, Hairy * | Cardamine hirsuta | cardamine hérissée | |
| Chickweed, Common * | Stellaria media | stellaire moyenne | |
| N | Hazel, American (Shrub) | Corylus americana | Noisetier d'Amérique |
| N | Hazel, Beaked (Shrub) | Corylus cornuta | Noisetier à long bec |
| N | Maple, Red (T) | Acer rubrum | Érable rouge |
| N | Maple, Silver (T) | Acer saccharinum | Érable argenté |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Symplocarpe fétide | |
| N | Whitlow Grass * | Draba verna | drave printanière |
| CULTIVATED PLANTS | |||
| N | Christmas Rose * (Red Hellebore) | Helleborus atrorubens | Hellebore àfleurs pourpre |
| Crocus * | Crocus spp | Espèces de Crocus | |
| Hazelnut, Turkish * | Corylus colurna | Noisetier de Byzance | |
| N | Scilla * (White) | Scilla mischtshenkoana | Scille |
| Snowdrops * | Galanthus nivalis | Perce-neige | |
| N | Winter Aconite * | Eranthus hyemalis | Aconit d'hiver |
| Witch Hazel, 'Agnes'* | Hamamelis × intermedia 'Agnes' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Agnes' | |
| N | Witch Hazel, 'Arnold's Promice' * | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold's Promise' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Arnold's Promice' |
| Witch Hazel, 'Aurora' * | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Aurora' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Aurora' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Barmstedt Gold'* | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Barmstedt Gold' | Hamamélis 'Barmstedt Gold' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Brandis' * | Hamamelis × intermedia 'Brandis' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Brandis' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Cyrille'* | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Cyrille' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Cyrille' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Heinrich Bruns'* | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Heinrich Bruns' | Hamamélis 'Heinrich Brunss' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Jelena' * | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Jelena' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Orange Beauty' * | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Orange Beauty' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Pallida'* | Hamamelis molis 'Pallida' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Pallida' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Primavera' * | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primarvera' | Hamamelis intermédiaire'Primarva' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Rochester'* | Hamamelis 'Rochester' | Hamamélis 'Rochester' | |
| N | Witch Hazel, 'Ruby Glow' * | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Ruby Glow' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Ruby Glow' |
| Witch Hazel, 'Westerstede'* | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Westerstede' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Winter Dawn'* | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Winter Dawn' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Winter Dawn' | |
| Witch Hazel, Chinese * | Hamamelis 'Brevipetala' | Hamamélis de chine 'Brevipetala' | |
| Witch Hazel, Chinese 'Wisley Supreme'* | Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme' | Hamamélis de Chine 'Wisley Supreme' | |
| Witch Hazel, Japanese 'Arborea'* | Hamamelis japonica 'Arborea' | Hamamélis du Japon 'Arborea' |
Photos from Fleur-Ange Lamothe
Some other Photos from Fleur-Ange
Photos and Information from Ron Hepworth
Ron passed away on Tuesday, September 4th, 2012. Because he kept records of early and peak blooming times for nearly 30 years and then passed along his summaries to me for this site, I plan on leaving his last summary here. Below is a small sample of what the whole summary looks like:
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ANNUAL FLOWERING RECORDS FOR YEAR 2010 LEGEND
(observed at Brantford, Ont.) FF = First Flower/Pollen 43.10'N--80.12'W PB = Peak/Mid Bloom Date ( )= Interpolated Date E = Estimated Date SPECIES OBSERVED NO. FF FF PB PB LAG YRS 2010 MEAN 2010 MEAN IN DAYS willow buds (sprout/green) 15 Mar 9 Mar 15 Mar 17 Mar 27 -8.0 (Salix alba vitellina) Euro. hazelnut (FF/Pollen) 13 Mar 19 Mar 21 Mar 21 Mar 30 -5.5 (Corylus avellana) skunk cabbage (pollen/PB) 13 (Mar 18)Mar 25(Mar 31)Apr 2 -4.5 (Symplocarpus foetidus) --------------------------------------------------------------------- The link for the rest of the records is below:
A link to a new portfolio, under very slow construction, of flowers from Dean, Fleur-Ange and Ron is below:
Links to Wild Flower Page Home, etc.
Index & Home of the Wild Flower Page
| January Blooms - Updated to January 31, 2020 | February Blooms - Updated to February 28, 2017 |
| March Blooms -Updated to March 31, 2017 | April Blooms -Updated to April 30, 2016 |
| May Blooms -Updated to May 31, 2016 |
June Blooms -Updated to May 31, 2019 |
| July Blooms -Updated to July 31, 2016 | August Blooms - Updated to August 31, 2016 |
| September Blooms - Updated to Sept. 30, 2016 | October Blooms - Updated to October 31, 2016 |
| November Blooms - Updated to Nov. 1, 2019 | December Blooms - Updated to Dec. 30, 2016 |
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