MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

JANUARY 9 - JANUARY 15, 1998

Ozark witchhazels (Hamamelis vernalis) are now in bloom. Large specimens can be found near the south end of the Jenkins Daylily Garden. Chinese witchhazels (Hamamelis mollis) are also flowering, with handsome specimens in both the English Woodland and Japanese Gardens. The Jelena hybrid witchhazel (Hamamelis x intermedia Jelena') is flowering in the Hosta Walk.
Camellias are beginning to bloom in the Linnean House (peak blooming season is mid to late February). Cyclamen, Snapdragons and Fairy primrose fill the house with color, accompanied by the sweet scent of the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans).
Enjoy the blooms and fragrances of the walled Moorish Garden in the Shoenberg Temperate House: Cyclamen, Roses, Snapdragons and sweet-smelling Paperwhites decorate the tiled fountain.
Many plants are flowering in the Climatron®. The Chinese orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana) and the Red powderpuff tree (Calliandra haematocephala) are especially showy when viewed from the bridge.
Fruits of many crabapples and hollies are showy at this time. American hollies throughout the grounds are colorful, but the Winter red winterberry hollies (Ilex verticillata Winter Red') on Spoehrer Plaza are especially noteworthy.
A few scented flowers of the Fragrant honeysuckle shrubs (Lonicera standishii) open on warm, sunny days at this time. A large specimen can be found in the Heckman Bulb Garden, just across the tram path from the Rock Garden.
Many different varieties of Pansies are being tested for winter hardiness in the Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

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