MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

FEBRUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 19, 1998

Snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) and Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) are blooming in the English Woodland Garden. The Persian parrotia (Parrotia persica) is in bloom, but its showiest feature is the colorful, flaking bark on its sinewy trunk and branches.
Ozark witchhazels (Hamamelis vernalis) are 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. Hybrid witchhazels are also showy, especially Jelena (Hamamelis x intermedia Jelena') in the Hosta Walk, as well as Arnold Promise (Hamamelis x intermedia Arnold Promise') and Diane (Hamamelis x intermedia Diane') in the English Woodland Garden. Witchhazel flowers are showiest, and their fragrance strongest on warm, sunny days.
Camellias are reaching their peak of bloom in the Linnean House - don't miss the show! Colorful Fairy primrose, Cyclamen and the sweet scent of the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans) accompany the spectacular Camellias.
Fragrance fills the Shoenberg Temperate House: look for the aromatic yellow flowers of the unusual Paperbush (Edgeworthia papyrifera), as well as the pink flowers of the Winter daphne (Daphne odora Marginata'). Tiny white blossoms of the Fragrant sweetbox (Sarcococca ruscifolia) complete the trio of scents. The large Cootamundra wattle tree (Acacia baileyana) is a cascade of yellow flowers, and the Judas-tree (Cercis siliquastrum), a Mediterranean cousin of our native Redbud is becoming showy.
Fruits of the Winter red winterberry hollies (Ilex verticillata Winter Red') on Spoehrer Plaza are still showy.
A few scented flowers of the Fragrant honeysuckle shrubs (Lonicera standishii) open on warm, sunny days at this time. Large specimens can be found in the Heckman Bulb Garden, just across the path from the Rock Garden, and by the tram path in the English Woodland Garden.
Many plants are flowering in the Climatron®. The Red powderpuff tree (Calliandra haematocephala) is showy when viewed from the bridge.
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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