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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

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FEBRUARY 11, 2000 - FEBRUARY 17, 2000

Bakewell Court

Viola 'Clear Sky Purple' (Pansies).

Ruth Palmer Blanke Boxwood Garden

Viola 'Maxim Marina' (Pansies), Viola cornuta 'Penny Azure Wing', Viola cornuta 'Penny Orchid Frost', Viola cornuta 'Penny Primrose', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Coconut', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet French Vanilla' (Horned violets).

Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse

Abutilon sachetianum, Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Alocasia cuprea, Alpinia malaccensis, Androlepis skinneri, Anthurium 'Lady Jane', Aphelandra spp., Aristolochia elegans, Asclepias curassavica, Begonia heracleifolia, Begonia prismatocarpa, Begonia thieme, Brugmansia rosea, Brunfelsia densifolia, Caesalpinia mexicana, Calliandra emarginata, Calliandra haematocephala, Callisia fragrans, Carica pubescens, Centradenia sp., Centropogon cornutus, Clerodendrum splendens, Clusia sp., Costus cuspidatus, Crescentia portoricensis, Cuphea utriculosa, Dichorisandra thrysiflora, Dombeya wallichii, Eupatorium glabratum, Fuchsia regia, Gurania sp., Hamelia patens, Heliconia caribaea, Heliconia stricta, Herrania sp., Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hygrophila corymbosa, Ixora coccinea, Justicia pectoralis var. stenophylla, Lantana camara, Louteridium donnell-smithii, Macleania rupestris, Megaskepasma erythrochlamys, Pachycentia tuberosa, Passiflora trialata, Pentas lanceolata (Star-cluster), Petrea volubilis, Pitcairnia corallina, Psiguria umbrosa, Quararibea pumila, Quesnelia humilis, Rivina humilis, Ruellia brevifolia, Stachytarpheta sp., Strelitzia alba, Thunbergia erecta, Thunbergia myosorensis, Vriesea ospinae, Vriesea scalaris.

Cohen Court

Viola 'Clear Sky Yellow' (Pansies).

English Woodland Garden

Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane', H. x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis, H. mollis 'Pallida'(Chinese witchhazel), Helleborus foetidus 'Wester Flisk' (Stinking hellebore), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Lonicera standishii (Winter honeysuckle).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke' (Flowering apricot). Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) flowers sporadically during mild spells throughout winter.

Heckman Bulb Garden

Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue' (Pansies).

Herb Garden

Viola spp. (Pansies).

Hosta Walk

Galanthus sp. (Snowdrops), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue' (Pansies).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel).

Linnean House

Abutilon `Moonchimes', Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Appleblossom', Camellia 'Cinnamon Cindy', Camellia 'Crimson Candles', Camellia 'Fragrant Pink', Camellia 'Freedom Bell', Camellia 'Jean Pursel', Camellia fraterna, Camellia grijsii, Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson', Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena', Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson', Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson Variegated', Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena', Camellia japonica 'Bernice Boddy', Camellia japonica 'C.M. Wilson', Camellia japonica 'California', Camellia japonica 'Charles S. Sargent', Camellia japonica 'Choji-Raju', Camellia japonica 'Cinderella', Camellia japonica 'Claudia Lee', Camellia japonica 'Descanso Yuletide', Camellia japonica 'Dixie Knight', Camellia japonica 'Eleanor Hagood', Camellia japonica 'Elegans (Chandler)', Camellia japonica 'Emmet Barnes', Camellia japonica 'General Dwight Eisenhower', Camellia japonica 'Gosho-Zakua', Camellia japonica 'Guest of Honor', Camellia japonica 'Julia France', Camellia japonica 'Julia Wilson', Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell', Camellia japonica 'Magnoliaeflora', Camellia japonica 'Marc Eleven', Camellia japonica 'Mathotiana Supreme', Camellia japonica 'Magic Moments', Camellia japonica 'Monte Carlo', Camellia japonica 'Mrs. Charles Cobb', Camellia japonica 'Mrs. D.W. Davis', Camellia japonica 'Nobilissima', Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem', Camellia japonica 'Pattie Ann Vorce', Camellia japonica 'Pink Hermes', Camellia japonica 'Pink Pagoda', Camellia japonica 'Reeve's Sweetheart', Camellia japonica 'Rosemary Kinser', Camellia japonica 'Ted Kohl', Camellia japonica 'Tiffany', Camellia japonica 'Tinsie', Camellia reticulata 'Crimson Robe', Camellia sinensis (Tea), Cyclamen 'Royal Series' (Florist cyclamen), Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Plumbago auriculata (Cape leadwort), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Viola 'Clear Sky Purple', Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue', Viola 'Clear Sky Yellow' (Pansies).

Ridgway Center Entrance

Viola 'Clear Sky Purple' (Pansies).

Seiwa-En, The Japanese Garden

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane', H. x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis, H. mollis 'Brevipetala' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra wattle), Acalypha californica, Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Appleblossom' (Florist snapdragon), Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' (Dwarf strawberry tree), Aristolochia californica (California dutchman's pipe), Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Olympia Salmon Scarlet' (Wax begonia), Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry), Bulbine frutescens, Canarina canariensis (Canary Island bellflower), Cestrum elegans var. smithii, Chamelaucium ciliatum (Wax flower), Citrus medica (Citron), Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Cuphea schumannii, Cyclamen 'Royal Series' (Florist cyclamen), Cyclamen persicum, Daphne odora 'Variegata' (Winter daphne), Edgworthia papyrifera (Paperbush), Eomecon chionantha (Snow poppy), Erica erigena 'Mediterranean Pink' (Irish heath), Eriogonum arborescens, Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns), Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis' (Clanwilliam daisy), Gelsemium rankinii (Carolina jasmine), Glandularia lilacina (Vervain), Hardenbergia violacea (Vine lilac), Helleborus argutifolius, Helleborus lividus, Heuchera maxima (Island alumroot), Jasminum mesnyi (Japanese jasmine), Jasminum multiflorum (Pinwheel jasmine), Jasminum tortuosum, Lachenalia bachmanii, Lachenalia sp., Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry), Maesa japonica, Mimulus aurantiacus (Bush monkey flower), Moraea polystachea, Narcissus 'Ziva' (Paperwhites), Orontium aquaticum (Golden club), Osteospermum 'Springstar Mira' (African daisy), Osteospermum fruticosum (African daisy), Osteospermum fruticosum 'Sparkler' (African daisy), Pavonia hastata, Pelargonium `Americana Salmon' (Geranium), Plectranthus thrysoideus (Blue coleus), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose), Prunus dulcis (Almond), Ribes viburnifolium (Gooseberry), Rosa `Sunsprite' (Rose), Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher's broom), Ruscus hypophyllum, Salvia coccinea 'Pink Glimmer' (Texas sage), Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant sweet box), Tetradenia riparia, Umbellaria californica (California bay), Utricularia tricolor (Bladderwort), Utricularia sandersonii (Rabbit ears), Veltheimia bracteata, Viburnum suspensum (Arrowwood), Viburnum tinus (Laurestinus).

Spoehrer Plaza

Viola 'Bingo Blotch Mix', Viola 'Clear sky True Blue' (Pansies).

Swift Family Garden

Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue', Viola 'Clear Sky Yellow' (Pansies).

Victorian Gardens

Galanthus sp.(Snowdrops) are blooming in the Mausoleum area. Viburnum x bodnantense 'Pink Dawn' (Hybrid viburnum) by the pool in the area behind the Climatron flowers during mild winter spells.

Zimmerman Scented Garden

Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle), Viola 'Rally Orange w/Blotch', Viola 'Rally White w/Blotch' (Pansies).

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

Cornelia Sunnen Backyard Garden
Viola 'Bingo Red and Yellow', Viola 'Bingo White w/Blotch' (Pansies).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Helleborus foetidus (Stinking hellebore).

Foundation Plantings
Viola 'Baby Bingo Clear Yellow' (Pansies).

The Fragrance Garden
Viola 'Bingo Clear White', Viola 'Crystal Bowl White' (Pansies). Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle) flowers during mild winter spells.

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Viola 'Rally Lilac Cap', Viola sp. (Pansies).

Jordan Ornamental Shade Garden and Overlook
Viola cornuta 'Sorbet French Vanilla' (Horned violet).

Justin A. and Rose J. Naumann Experimental Garden
Grape Arbor: Viola 'Ultima Silhouette Mix' (Pansies), Viola cornuta 'Penny Ball Mix', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Lemon Chiffon' (Horned violet).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Blue Heaven', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Blues Mix', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Coconut' (Horned violet). The ornamental, silvery-white stems of the Ghost bramble (Rubus biflorus var. quinquiflorus) contrast nicely with the stems of the Red and Yellow-twig dogwoods growing nearby.

Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden
Viola 'Bingo Blue Frost', Viola 'Bingo Blues Mix', Viola 'Bingo Rose Blotch', Viola 'Bingo Rose Frost', Viola 'Blue Jeans Mix', Viola 'Bowles Black', Viola 'Contessa', Viola 'Crown Azure', Viola 'Crown Blue', Viola 'Crown Formula Mix', Viola 'Crown Yellow Splash', Viola 'Delta Hue Color Mix', Viola 'Delta Mix', Viola 'Delta Tapestry', Viola 'Imperial Antique Shades', Viola 'Maxim Bronze', Viola 'Maxim Chiffon', Viola 'Maxim Marina', Viola 'Maxim Mix', Viola 'Maxim Sunset', Viola 'Rally Lilac Cap', Viola 'Rally Orange Blotch', Viola Regal Deep Blue w/Blotch', Viola 'Regal Mix', Viola 'Regal Purple/Yellow w/Blotch', Viola 'Regal Rose', Viola 'Regal Rose w/Blotch', Viola 'Regal White w/Blotch', Viola 'Regal Yellow w/Red Blotch', Viola 'Splendid Blue & Yellow', Viola 'Splendid White', Viola 'Splendid Yellow', Viola 'Sunbeam & Blackjack Mix', Viola 'Ultima Beacon Blue', Viola 'Ultima Beacon Bronze', Viola 'Ultima Beacon Mix', Viola 'Ultima Beacon Rose', Viola 'Ultima Beacon Yellow' (Pansies), Viola cornuta 'Jewel Blue', Viola cornuta 'Penny Citrus Mix', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Blue Heaven', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Blue Mix', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Yellow Frost' (Horned violet).

Maritz Apple Allee
Viola cornuta 'Penny Citrus Mix', Viola cornuta 'Penny Yellow', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Coconut' (Horned violet).

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel).

Members' Entry Court Garden
Viola cornuta 'Sorbet French Vanilla' (Horned violet).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Viola 'Bingo Blue Frost', Viola 'Ultima Silhouette Mix' (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Penny Ball Mix', Viola cornuta 'Penny Citrus Mix' (Horned violet).

Weekly updates of this report are posted on the Garden's Internet website at www.mobot.org. Click on "Horticulture", then click on "Plants in Bloom".

At A Glance