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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

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MAY 17 - MAY 23, 1996

Azalea/Rhododendron Garden: Hyacinthoides hispanica, Hyacinthoides hispanica Alba' (Spanish bluebells), Rhododendron 'Anna Hall', Rhododendron 'Ben Moseley' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'Brown Eyes', Rhododendron 'Darkie' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'English Roseum' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Exbury- Beaulieu' (Exbury azalea), Rhododendron 'George Hyatt' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Ginger', Rhododendron 'Girard's Scarlet', Rhododendron 'Hazel Hamilton' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Henry's Red' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'High Fashion' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Hoosier Elegans', Rhododendron 'Hoosier Hysteria' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'Hoosier Peach' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'Hoosier Rose' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'Hot Spur', Rhododendron 'King Red' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Lee's Dark Purple' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Lodestar' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Louis Williams' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Margaret Hyatt' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Minnetonka' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Mount St. Helen' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Mrs. C. S. Sargent, Rhododendron 'Mrs. Henry Schroeder' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Mrs. Nancy Dippel' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'My Mary' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Nova Zembia' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'President Lincoln' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Red Red' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Roseum Superbum' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Rufus' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Scarlet Frost' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Schroeder's Lavender Rose' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Scintillation' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Sherwoodi' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Soir De Paris' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Spring Parade', Rhododendron 'Susan Camille', Rhododendron 'Tow Head' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Umpqua Queen' (Deciduous azalea), Rhododendron 'Wallowa Red', Rhododendron 'Waltham' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'William Hyatt' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Yahu Queen' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Yake Prince', Rhododendron atlanticum (Coast azalea), Rhododendron calendulaceum (Flame azalea), Rhododendron canadense, Rhododendron carolinianum (Carolina rhododendron), Rhododendron carolinianum 'Epoch' (Carolina rhododendron), Rhododendron catawbiense 'Boursault' (Catawba rhododendron), Rhododendron japonicum (Japanese azalea), Rhododendron kiusianum 'Komo Kulsham' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Nana' (Korean rhododendron), Rhododendron narcissiflorum (Rhododendron), Rhododendron obtusum 'Amoenum' (Hiryu rhododendron), Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxterbloom), Rhododendron smirnowii (Rhododendron), Rhododendron yakusimanum 'Duchess' (Rhododendron), Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' (Snowmound nippon spirea), Weigela 'Minuet' (Weigela).
Isabelle A. Baer Garden: Rhododendron 'Cascade' (Azalea), Viola sp. (Pansy).
Bakewell Court: Cotinus coggygria (Smokebush), Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' (Siberian iris), Viburnum plicatum (Japanese snowball), Viola Skyline White' (Pansies).
Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse: Abutilon sp. (Flowering maple), Acalypha sp. (Chenille plant), Alternanthera dentata (Joyweed), Amorphophallus bulbifer (Devil's tongue), Anthurium sp. (Tailflower), Aristolochea sp. (Dutchman's pipe), Barringtonia sp., Bauhinia sp. (Orchid tree), Begonia sp. (Angel wing), Bougainvillea sp. (Paper flower), Brunfelsia densifolia, Caesalpinia mexicana, Calathea sp., Calliandra sp. (Powder puff), Callisia sp. (Inch plant), Carissa wylei, Centropogon urubambae, Chlorophytum comosum (Spider plant), Citrus x limonia, Clerodendrum speciosissimum, Clerodendrum thomsoniae (Bleeding heart vine), Coffea arabica (Coffee), Columnea sp., Costus cuspidatus (Orange costus), Cryptanthus sp., Eriobotrya japonica (Loquat), Hamelia patens (Scarlet bush), Heliconia sp. (Lobster-claw), Heliconia stricta (Wild plantain), Hibiscus sp., Holmskioldia sanguinea (Chinese-hat plant), Hoya sp. (Wax flower), Impatiens sp. (Balsam), Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine), Justicia carnea (Brazilian plume), Malpighia coccigera (Singapore holly), Maranta sp. (Prayer plant), Mitriostigma axillare (African gardenia), Musa sp. (Banana), Myrciaria cauliflora, Pachystachys lutea (Golden shrimp), Passiflora sp. (Passion flower), Pimenta dioica (Allspice), Plumeria sp. (Frangipani), Porphyrocoma pohliana, Psidium guajava (Guava), Quisqualis indica (Rangoon creeper), Rondeletia leucophylla, Sagittaria sp. (Giant arrowhead), Spathiphyllum sp. (Peace lily), Stachytarpheta sp. (Snakeweed), Theobroma cacao (Chocolate nut tree), Thunbergia erecta (Bush clock vine).
Cohen Court: Calendula 'Sunblow' (Calendula), Paeonia 'High Noon', Potentilla sp., Viola sp. (Yellow pansy).
English Woodland Garden: Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' (Goutweed), Aesculus hippocastanum (Common horsechestnut), Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye), Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' (Bugleweed), Amsonia tubernaemontana (Blue star), Anemone canadensis (Meadow anemone), Anemonella thalictroides, Aquilegia 'Crimson Star', Aquilegia 'Dragonfly' (Columbine), Aquilegia 'Nora Barlow', Aquilegia canadensis (Columbine), Aquilegia flabellata 'Nana Alba', Aquilegia x hybrida 'Biedermeier', Aquilegia transilvanica, Aquilegia vulgaris (Granny's Bonnet), Aquilegia sp. (Columbine), Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit), Aronia melanocarpa (Black chokeberry), Asarum canadense (Wild ginger), Asimina triloba (Pawpaw), Brunnera macrophylla (Siberian bugloss), Cercis canadensis forma alba (White redbud), Chelidonium majus, Chionanthus virginicus (Fringetree), Claytonia virginica (Spring beauty), Collinsia verna (Blue-eyed Mary), Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley), Convallaria majalis 'Striata' (Lily-of-the-valley), Cornus 'Constellation', Cornus kousa var. chinensis (Kousa dogwood), Cornus sericea (Redosier dogwood), Corydalis flexuosa, Dicentra formosa 'Langtrees', Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding heart), Digitalis grandiflora (Yellow foxglove), Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting-star), Epimedium pinnatum (Epimedium), Epimedium x versicolor 'Sulphureum' (Epimedium), Euonymus europaea (European spindle tree), Fontanesia fortunei, Fothergilla major (Fothergilla), Geranium clarkii, Geranium maculatum (Wild geranium), Halesia carolina (Carolina silverbell), Halesia diptera, Helleborus niger (Christmas rose), Helleborus orientalis, Heuchera sanguinea 'Cherry Splash', Heuchera x brizoides 'Snowstorm', Hyacinthoides hispanica, Hydrophyllum virginianum (Virginia waterleaf), Iris tectorum (Roof iris), Kerria japonica (Japanese rose), Kerria japonica 'Albescens', Kerria japonica 'Nana Variegata' (Japanese rose), Lamium galeobdolon 'Hermanns Pride', Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' (Summer snowflake), Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet honeysuckle), Lunaria annua (Honesty), Magnolia soulangeana 'Lennei Hybrid', Magnolia tripetala (Umbrella magnolia), Maianthemum stellatum (False Solomon's-seal), Mertensia virginica (Bluebells), Myosotis palustris, Neillia sinensis (Chinese neillia), Neviusia alabamensis (Snow-wreath), Omphalodes verna 'Alba' (Creeping forget-me-not), Ornithogalum umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem), Orontium aquaticum, Phlox divaricata (Wild sweet william), Phlox ovata, Phlox stolonifera, Physocarpus opulifolius (Eastern ninebark), Polemonium yezoense, Pollia japonica (Pollia), Polygonatum biflorum (Solomons-seal), Polygonatum multiflorum (Solomon's-seal), Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' (Variegated Solomons-seal), Primula denticulata, Primula japonica (Japanese primrose), Primula pulverulenta, Prunus gravesii (Prunus), Prunus serotina (Black cherry), Pulmonaria 'Pierres Pure Pink', Pulmonaria longifolia, Pulmonaria lutea (Pulmonaria), Pulmonaria saccharata 'Janet Fisk', Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' (Bethlehem sage), Pulmonaria saccharata 'Roy Davidson', Pulmonaria saccharata 'Sissinghurst White', Pulsatilla vulgaris, Ranunculus constantinopolitanus, Rhododendron 'Atlanta', Rhododendron 'Blaauw's Pink', Rhododendron 'Boudoir' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'Cascade' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'Clarice' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Crimson Tide' (Azalea), Rhododendron 'Girard's Christina', Rhododendron 'Hino-Crimson' (Hiryu azalea), Rhododendron 'Koster' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Palestrina', Rhododendron 'Purple Splendor' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Rose Greeley' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Sandra Ann', Rhododendron 'Scintillation' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron 'Sherwood Orchid', Rhododendron 'Stewardstonian', Rhododendron 'Swansdown', Rhododendron 'Viscosepala' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron atlanticum (Coast azalea), Rhododendron calendulaceum (Flame azalea), Rhododendron kiusianum 'Komokulshan', Rhododendron luteum (Pontic azalea), Rhododendron periclymenoides (Pinxterbloom), Rhododendron prinophyllum (Rhododendron), Rosa majalis (May rose), Silene dioica (Red campion), Silene elisabethae, Staphylea colchica (Colchis bladdernut), Staphylea trifolia (American bladdernut), Stylophorum lasiocarpum, Styrax obassia, Symphytum grandiflora, Syringa reticulata var. mandshurica (Japanese tree lilac), Tiarella 'Filigree', Tiarella cordifolia 'Montrose' (Montrose foamflower), Tiarella cordifolia (Foamflower), Trillium cuneatum (Trillium), Trillium cuneatum var. luteum (Little sweet Betsy), Trillium grandiflorum (White trillium), Trillium recurvatum (Wake robin), Trollius 'Golden Queen' (Globeflower), Viburnum dentatum (Arrowwood), Viburnum opulus 'Sterile' (Snowball), Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum 'Mariesii' (Double filS viburnum), Viburnum plicatum forma tomentosum 'Watanabe' (Double filS viburnum), Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood' (Lantanaphyllum viburnum), Viburnum rufidulum (Southern blackhaw), Vinca minor (Periwinkle), Vinca minor 'Alba', Vinca minor 'Bowles', Vinca minor 'Purpurea', Waldsteinia ternata, Weigela florida 'Pink Princess' (Weigela), Zizia aurea (Golden alexanders).
Goodman Iris Garden: Iris flowering in this garden include Intermediate bearded, Standard dwarf bearded, Tall bearded and Arilbred.
Heckman Bulb Garden: Allium giganteum (Giant onion), Allium oreophilum, Hyacinthoides hispanica (Spanish bluebells), Magnolia 'Ricki' (Magnolia), Narcissus jonquilla 'Baby Moon', Ornithogalum nutans.
Heckman Rock Garden: Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' (Fern-leaf yarrow), Allium aflatuense (Flowering onion), Anchusa officinalis (Bugloss), Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbet', Aquilegia canadensis 'Nana', Aquilegia flabellata 'Mini Star', Aurinia saxatilis 'Sulphurea' (Basket-of-gold), Centaurea dealbata (Persian cornflower), Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-summer), Clematis fremontii (Fremont's leather flower), Clematis integrifolia, Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana' (Tickseed), Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox (Early cotoneaster), Dianthus 'Bath's Pink', Dianthus 'Tiny Rubies', Dianthus 'Waterperry Blue', Dianthus x allwoodii, Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant' (Maiden pink), Dianthus deltoides 'Flashing Lights' (Maiden pink), Dianthus plumarius 'Dottie' (Cottage pink), Endymion hispanicus (Spanish bluebell), Festuca ovina var. glauca (Blue fescue), Frageria 'Pink Panda', Genista tinctoria (Dyers broom), Geranium 'Johnson Blue', Geranium dalmaticum, Geranium endressii 'Wargrave Pink' (Geranium), Geranium macrorrhizum 'Ingwersen's Variety' (Geranium), Geranium sanguineum 'Album' (Geranium), Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei', Gypsophila repens 'Garden Bride', Iberis sempervirens (Edging candytuft), Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander's White' (Edging candytuft), Iberis sempervirens 'Purity' (Edging candytuft), Iris 'Azap', Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' (Siberian iris), Linum perenne (Perennial flax), Mazus reptans (Mazus), Ornithogalum umbellatum (Star-of-Bethlehem), Penstemon cobaea var. purpureus (Beard-tongue), Phlox divaricata 'Dirgo Ice', Phlox subulata 'Blue Emerald', Ranunculus bulbosus (Bulbous buttercup), Salvia x superba 'May Night' (Salvia), Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz' (Lemon thyme), Veronica latifolia 'Royal Blue', Viburnum plicatum 'Newport', Weigela florida 'Pink Princess' (Weigela).
Herb Garden: Allium schoenoprasum (Chive), Baptisia australis (Wild blue false indigo), Nepeta mussinii (Catmint), Rosa rugosa 'Magnifica' (Rugosa Rose), Symphytum x uplandicum (Russian comfrey), Thymus vulgaris 'Aureus'. Annuals include: Viola sp. (Pansies), Calendula sp. (Calendula), Linaria Fairy Bouquet' (Toadflax).
Historic Garden: Aesculus hippocastanum (Horse-chestnut), Calycanthus floridus (Carolina allspice), Chionanthus virginicus (Fringetree), Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaved dogwood), Cornus controversa (Giant dogwood), Deutzia scabra (Fuzzy deutzia), Magnolia acuminata (Cucumbertree), Magnolia hypoleuca (Magnolia), Rhododendron 'Sherwoodi' (Rhododendron).
Historic Garden - Administration Building: Chionanthus virginicus (Fringetree), Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaved dogwood).
Historic Garden - Maze area: Rosa rugosa 'Magnifica' (Rugosa Rose).
Hosta Walk: Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum' (Goutweed), Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard), Dicentra 'Luxuriant' (Fringed bleeding heart), Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding heart), Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba' (White bleeding heart), Heuchera sanguinea 'Chatterbox' (Coral bells), Philadelphus x virginalis 'Natchez' (Natchez mockorange), Poncirus trifoliata (Hardy orange), Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' (Bethlehem sage), Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' (Manchurian lilac).
Japanese Garden: Chionanthus virginicus (Fringetree), Cornus alternifolia (Alternate-leaved dogwood), Cornus kousa (Kousa dogwood), Enkianthus campanulatus (Redvein enkianthus), Iris pseudacorus (Yellow flag iris), Paeonia sp. (Hybrid peony), Rhododendron 'Hino-Crimson' (Hiryu azalea), Spiraea nipponica var. tosaensis (Tosa spirea), Spiraea x vanhouttei (Vanhoutte spirea), Syringa patula (Manchurian lilac), Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' (Manchurian lilac), Thymus sp. (Thyme), Viburnum cassinoides (Withered viburnum), Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry), Viburnum opulus (Snowball), Viburnum trilobum (Cranberry bush), Weigela florida 'Boskoop Glory' (Old fashioned weigela), Weigela florida 'Foliis Purpureis' (Weigela), Weigela florida 'Variegata', Wisteria sinensis (Chinese wisteria).
Jenkins Daylily Garden: Hydrangea petiolaris (Sevenbark), Photinia villosa (Oriental photinia), Rhododendron schlippenbachii (Royal azalea).
The Knolls: Acer tataricum (Tatarian maple), Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii' (Horse-chestnut), Betula nigra (River birch), Carya x laneyi (Hickory), Chaenomeles x superba 'Texas Scarlet' (Flowering quince), Chionanthus virginicus (Fringetree), Cornus stolinifera, Cotoneaster adpressus var. praecox (Early cotoneaster), Euonymus alata (Winged euonymus), Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beautybush), Myrica pensylvanica (Bayberry), Pinus strobus (White pine), Rhamnus cathartica, Rosa hugonis (Father Hugo Rose), Taxodium distichum (Bald cypress).
Lehmann Rose Garden: "Old fashioned" shrub roses are beginning to bloom in this garden.
Linnean House: Begonia 'Fireworks' (Fancy-leaf begonia), Impatiens sp. (Busy Lizzie), Impatiens sp. (New Guinea Impatiens), Nandina domestica var. nana 'Harbour Dwarf' (Heavenly bamboo), Oxalis sp. (False shamrock), Trachelospermum mandianum (Jasmine).
Samuels Bulb Garden: Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' (Bugleweed), Allium aflatuense (Flowering onion), Allium christophii (Stars-of-Persia), Camassia quamash (Common quamash), Crataegus 'Hooks' (Hook hawthorn), Endymion hispanicus (Spanish bluebell), Weigela florida 'Pink Princess' (Weigela).
Scented Garden: Calycanthus floridus (Carolina allspice), Dicentra spectabilis Alba' (Bleeding heart), Kolkwitzia amabilis (Beautybush), Nepeta mussinii (Catmint), Annuals include: Evolvulus pilosus (Evolvulus), Lantana montevidensis (Trailing lantana), Lavandula multifida (Frenchlace lavender), Thymophylla tenuiloba (Dahlberg daisy), Viola Clear Sky White' (Pansies).
Shoenberg Temperate House: Acanthus mollis (Bear's breeches), Alyogyne huegelii (Blue hibiscus), Buddleja lindleyana, Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark', Callistemon sp. (Bottlebrush), Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' (California lilac), Chamelaucium ciliatum, Citrus medica (Citron), Cuphea cyanea, Cytissus sp. (Broom), Drosera sp. (Sundew), Euryops pectinatus (Clanwilliam daisy), Hydrangea macrophylla (Lace-cap hydrangea), Impatiens sp. (Balsam), Iris hexagona, Jasminum floridum, Jasminum sp. (Jasmine), Laburnum x watereri (Golden chain tree), Nicotiana sp. (Flowering tobacco), Pelargonium sp. (Geranium), Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage), Pinguicula sp., Premna japonica, Prunus ilicifolia (Holly-leaved cherry), Rosa sp. (Yellow tree rose), Salvia coccinea 'Pink Glimmer' (Scarlet salvia), Sarracenia sp. (Pitcher plant), Spartium junceum (Spanish broom).
Spoehrer Plaza: Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Prince' (Holly), Sorbus 'Meinichii' (Menichi mountain-ash), Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' (Manchurian lilac), Annuals include: Linaria Fairy Bouquet' (Toadflax), Petunia sp. (Petunia), Viola sp. (Pansy).
Swift Family Garden: Bignonia capreolata (Crossvine) is blooming on the Arbor.
Swift Perennial Border: Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' (Fern-leaf yarrow), Baptisia australis (Wild blue false indigo), Dianthus gratianopolitanus, Dictamnus albus (Gas plant), Heuchera sanguinea 'Chatterbox' (Coral bells), Iberis sempervirens 'Alexander's White' (Edging candytuft), Iris 'Launching Pad' (Iris), Paeonia 'Prairie Moon' (Peony), Paeonia lutea 'Harvest' (Tree peony), Potentilla nepalensis 'Miss Willmott' (Potentilla), Salvia x superba 'Nemorosa' (Salvia).

At A Glance