MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 3, 1998

Autumn foliage is still showy in spots on the grounds. Late-changing Red maples throughout the grounds are very showy. The large American beech by the entrance to the English Woodland Garden is a bright amber yellow. Callery pears 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. The tiled Moorish garden features pink and burgundy Cyclamen and tall white Snapdragons.
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 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.
Robins and catbirds can be seen feasting on Holly berries throughout the grounds. The flock of introduced quail meanders throughout the grounds gleaning seeds from beds where annuals, grasses and perennials grew this past summer.

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