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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

FEBRUARY 18, 2000 - FEBRUARY 24, 2000

• The camellias are at their peak of bloom in the Linnean House, accompanied by the rich scent of the the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans). Colorful cyclamen and Fairy primroses (Primula malacoides) decorate the beds below the camellia trees.

• Spring has arrived in the Shoenberg Temperate House. Rich fragrances fill the air, including the fragrant Sweet box (Sarcococca ruscifolia) and Paperbush (Edgeworthia papyrifera). Masses of flowering Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum) blanket the upstairs portion of the house, beneath the showy blossoms of a Redbud (Cercis sp.). Fairy primroses and daffodils decorate the tiled Moorish fountain.

• The peak season for Witchhazels (Hamamelis spp.) has arrived. The finest grouping of specimens can be seen in the Oak Grove along the Hedley Wildflower Walk, accessible from the National Council for State Garden Clubs grounds just south of the English Woodland Garden. Several species and cultivars are also grouped in a large planting near the tram path in the Jenkins Daylily Garden.

• Snowdrops (Galanthus spp.), Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), and Crocus (Crocus spp.) are now blooming in various locations on the grounds. Can spring be far behind?

• The bridge in the Climatron is a great spot to view the showy Red powderpuff tree (Calliandra haematocephala). The red Clerodendron (Clerodendrum splendens) on the bluff overlooking the fallen log exhibit is also noteworthy.

• Flowers of the many pansies planted last autumn in display beds throughout the grounds will continue to be produced on a sporadic basis for the remainder of winter, and these well-established plants will resume heavy bloom in the spring.

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