MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

Autumn foliage is still showy in spots on the grounds. Ginkgos are coloring bright yellow , while the Fragrant sumac by the south end of the Mausoleum Garden is still a showy red, as are the Japanese maples and Burning bushes in Seiwa-En. Intermediate hybrid Witchhazels, particularly the varieties 'Diana' and 'Jelena', Dwarf fothergillas, and Virginia sweetspires found throughout the Garden display combinations of reds, oranges and yellows.
Eastern witchhazels in the Jenkins Daylily and English Woodland gardens flower on warm, sunny days.
As the flowers fade outside, they come to life in the Shoenberg Temperate House. Look for the bright yellow flowers of the 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 Sasanqua 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 still flowering in the Goodman Iris Garden.
Winter pansies fill the beds in the Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden at the Center for Kemper Home Gardening.
It's not unusual to see some sporadic flowering in the Lopata Azalea and Rhododendron Garden collection at this time of year.