Last Update:
February 18, 2020
Time Covered:
February 8 - 14, 2020
Locations:
RBG Rose Garden edges, Hendrie Valley;
Hamilton Waterfront Trail;
and a property just west of the Hamilton border
Comments:
I found one Common Groundsel, partially frozen, by the Waterfront Trail last Friday and lots of Cultivated Witch Hazels at the RBG Arboretum.
Wild & Naturalized Flowers Blooming - February 8 - 14, 2020
(N = "New" for the year * = Not native to our area)
| New | English Name | Latin Name | French Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Groundsel, Common * | Senecio vulgaris | séneçon vulgaire | |
| Cultivated Flowers Blooming | |||
| 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, 'Jelena' * | Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Jelena' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Pallida'* | Hamamelis molis 'Pallida' | Noisetier de sorcière 'Pallida' | |
| Witch Hazel, 'Rochester'* | Hamamelis 'Rochester' | Hamamélis 'Rochester' | |
| 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' |
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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