MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

Roses are outstanding in both the Gladney and Lehmann Rose Gardens, with modern hybrids and some climbers in full bloom this week.
Japanese iris in Seiwa-En, the Japanese Garden, are in full bloom this week.
Astilbes and Columbines are very showy in the English Woodland Garden.
Oakleaf hydrangeas and Smooth hydrangeas are showy in many locations on the grounds.
Hardy water lilies in the pool at the base of the Dry Stream Bed in the Knolls are in bloom.
Bottlebrush buckeyes are beginning to bloom in the Knolls.
Figs are ripening above the walled Moorish garden in the Shoenberg Temperate House. The biblical garden features the beautiful orange blossoms of the Pomegranate tree (Punica granatum 'Wonderful') and the showy flowers of the Caper vine (Capparis spinosa).
Colorful Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana 'Dazzler Series') line the winding brick path in the cool shady Linnean House.
You'll never see a finer display of Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) than the planting in the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Prairie Garden at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening. Penstemons and Lanceleaf coreopsis are also showy in this garden.
Yarrows in the Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening are at peak bloom.
Tropical water lilies in the pools in the Milles Sculpture Garden are beginning to bloom.