MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

This will be the last week of peak fall color on the grounds. Especially showy is the south end of the Mausoleum Garden where the bright red hues of Sassafras and Fragrant sumac illuminate this area. The Japanese maples, Black gums and Burning bushes in Seiwa-En are also outstanding. Intermediate hybrid Witchhazels, particularly the varieties 'Diana' and 'Jelena', as well as the Dwarf fothergillas found throughout the Garden are ablaze with combinations of reds, oranges and yellows.
Eastern witchhazels in the Jenkins Daylily and English Woodland gardens are in full bloom on warm, sunny days.
Many roses in both the Gladney and Lehmann Rose Gardens are still showy.
In the Shoenberg Temperate House, look for the bright, sunny Clanwilliam daisies (Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis') from South Africa, and the showy Red bottlebrush (Callistemon spp.) from Australia.
While most winter-blooming camellias have no fragrance, be sure to smell the sweet scent of the fall-blooming camellias (Camellia sasanqua) in the Linnean House. Also look for the interesting small blossoms of Camellia sinensis, the leaves of which are the source of commercial tea.
A few Reblooming tall bearded iris are flowering in the Goodman Iris Garden.
Winter pansies fill the beds in the Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden at the Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
It's not unusual to see some sporadic flowering in the Lopata Azalea and Rhododendron Garden collection at this time of year.