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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom
AT A GLANCE
MARCH 5 - MARCH 11, 1999
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The Camellias are at their peak of bloom in the Linnean House.
Don't miss the spectacular show! Cyclamen and Primrose decorate the
beds below the Camellias, accompanied by the sweet scent of the
Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans).
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Enjoy spring in the Shoenberg Temperate House and inhale the aroma
of the fragrant Sweetbox (Sarcococca ruscifolia). Masses of flowering
Cyclamen blanket the upstairs portion of the house, beneath the showy
blossoms of the Mediterranean redbud (Cercis siliquatstrum). Fairy
primroses, Daffodils and Hyacinths decorate the tiled Moorish
fountain.
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Escape to a warm tropical paradise without having to get on a
plane! Clerodendrums, Begonias, and Heliconias are just some 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, Arnold Promise hybrid (Hamamelis x
intermedia 'Arnold Promise') in the English Woodland Garden, and the
Jelena hybrid witchhazels (Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena') in the
Hosta Walk are also in bloom.
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Snowdrops (Galanthus spp.), Crocus, and Squill (Scilla spp.) are
blooming in many locations on the grounds. Hellebores are showy in
the English Woodland Garden.
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Fragrant Winter honeysuckles are blooming in the English Woodland,
Zimmerman Scented and Kemper Fragrance Gardens.
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Pansies are beginning to bloom again in many locations on the
grounds.
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Star magnolias (Magnolia stellata) and Korean rhododendrons
(Rhododendron mucronulatum) are just beginning to bloom in the Lopata
Azalea and Rhododendron Garden.
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