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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom
AT A GLANCE
FEBRUARY 5 - FEBRUARY 11, 1999
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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.
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In the Linnean House, the Camellias are very showy, approaching
peak of bloom. 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').
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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.
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The fragrant flowers of Witchhazels open on warm, sunny days in
many location on the grounds. Large specimens of the Ozark witchhazel
(Hamamelis vernalis) can be found in the Jenkins Daylily Garden and
Seiwa-En, the Japanese Garden. Large Chinese witchhazels (Hamamelis
mollis) in the Oak Grove, and the Jelena hybrid witchhazel (Hamamelis
x intermedia 'Jelena') in the Hosta Walk are also in bloom.
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Early Giant snowdrops (Galanthus elwesii) are blooming in the
English Woodland and Mausoleum Gardens.
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Fragrant Winter honeysuckles are beginning to bloom in the English
Woodland and Kemper Fragrance Gardens.
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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.
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Seed heads of Ornamental grasses are showy at this time.
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