MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 4, 1999

Enjoy an early Spring in the Shoenberg Temperate House. Inhale the intense fragrances of the Paperbush (Edgeworthia papyrifera) and Winter daphne (Daphne odora 'Marginata'). The Cootamundra wattle tree (Acacia baileyana) from Australia is in its full glory of yellow blossoms, and the tiled Moorish garden is ablaze with color from Primroses, Cyclamen, Snapdragons and Roses.
In the Linnean House, the Camellias are very showy, approaching peak of bloom in the upcoming weeks. Cyclamen and Primrose decorate the beds below the Camellias, accompanied by the sweet scent of the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans) and Paperwhites (Narcissus 'Ziva').
Escape to a warm tropical paradise without having to get on a plane! The large Orchid tree (Bauhinia blakeana) and the showy Powder puff tree (Calliandra haematocephala) are just two of the many plants of interest in the Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse this week.
The fragrant flowers of Witchhazels open on warm, sunny days. Large specimens of the Ozark witchhazel (Hamamelis vernalis) can be found in the Jenkins Daylily Garden and Seiwa-En, the Japanese Garden. Chinese witchhazels (Hamamelis mollis) in the Oak Grove are also in bloom. The Jelena hybrid witchhazel (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena') in the Hosta Walk is just beginning to flower.
Early Snowdrops (Galanthus sp.) are just beginning to bloom in the English Woodland Garden.
The fruits of the deciduous Hollies are highly ornamental, especially the varieties 'Winter Red' on Spoehrer Plaza, and 'Afterglow' by the statue of Henry Shaw by Tower Grove House.
Seed heads of ornamental grasses are showy at this time.

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