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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

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MARCH 03, 2000 - MARCH 09, 2000

Bakewell Court

Viola 'Clear Sky Purple' (Pansies).

Ruth Palmer Blanke Boxwood Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), 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, Alternanthera dentata 'Ruby', Androlepis skinneri, Anthurium 'Lady Jane', Aphelandra spp., Asclepias curassavica, Begonia heracleifolia, Begonia prismatocarpa, Begonia thieme, Brunfelsia densifolia, Caesalpinia mexicana, Calliandra emarginata, Calliandra haematocephala, Callisia fragrans, Carica pubescens, Centradenia sp., Centropogon cornutus, Clerodendrum splendens, Costus cuspidatus, Crescentia portoricensis, Crinum kaawanum, Cuphea utriculosa, Dichorisandra thrysiflora, Fuchsia regia, Gurania sp., Hamelia patens, Heliconia caribaea, Heliconia stricta, Herrania sp., Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hygrophila corymbosa, Inga feuillei, Justicia pectoralis var. stenophylla, Lantana camara, Macleania rupestris, Megaskepasma erythrochlamys, Neomarica northiana, Orchidantha maxillarioides, Pachycentia tuberosa, Pentas lanceolata (Star-cluster), Petrea volubilis, Polygonatum sp., Psiguria umbrosa, Quararibea pumila, Quesnelia humilis, Rivina humilis, Spirotheca rosea, Stachytarpheta sp., Strelitzia alba, Thunbergia erecta, Thunbergia myosorensis.

Cohen Court

Viola 'Clear Sky Yellow' (Pansies).

English Woodland Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (Korean abelialeaf), Cornus mas (Corneliancherry dogwood), Corylopsis gotoana (Winterhazel), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Forsythia x intermedia 'Arnold Giant' (Border forsythia), Galanthus elewesii (Giant snowdrop), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witch hazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise', Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane', Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty', Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera', Helleborus foetidus 'Wester Flisk' (Stinking hellebore), Helleborus niger 'Altifolius' (Christmas rose), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Helleborus orientalis 'Miller Hybrid' (Lenten rose), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Narcissus 'February Gold' (Daffodil), Pulmonaria saccharata (Bethlehem sage), Ranunculus ficaria (Lesser celandine), Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Deep Pink' (Korean rhododendron), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill).

Goodman Iris Garden

Iris reticulata (Botanical iris).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Chaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo' (Flowering quince), Chaenomeles speciosa 'Jet Trail' (Flowering quince), Forsythia suspensa (Golden-bells), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witch hazel), Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine), Prunus mume (Flowering apricot), Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke' (Flowering apricot), Prunus subhirtella 'Hally Jolivette' (Higan cherry).

Heckman Bulb Garden

Crocus 'Dutch Yellow' (Crocus), Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' (Snow crocus), Crocus chrysanthus 'Princess Beatrix' (Snow crocus), Crocus chrysanthus 'Zenith' (Snow crocus), Crocus vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus' (Crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Forsythia viridiflolia 'Bronxensis' (Forsythia), Galanthus 'Atkinsii' (Snowdrop), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Botanical iris), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue' (Pansies).

Heckman Rock Garden

Chaenomeles 'Contorta' (Flowering quince), Forsythia 'Arnold Dwarf' (Forsythia), Forsythia 'Happy Centennial' (Forsythia), Iris reticulata (Botanical iris), Mahonia repens (Creeping mahonia), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill).

Herb Garden

Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry), Viola spp. (Pansies).

Hosta Walk

Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry), Galanthus plicatus (Snowdrop), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel), Scilla sibirica (Siberian squill).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue' (Pansies).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Corylopsis spicata (Winterhazel), Crocus tommasinianus (Crocus), Forsythia sp. (Forsythia), Hamamelis intermedia 'Orange Beauty', Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Gold Crest' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witch hazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' (Bodnanthense viburnum).

The Knolls

Forsythia sp. (Forsythia).

Linnean House

Abutilon `Moonchimes', Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Appleblossom', 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 japonica 'Tom Knudsen', Camellia reticulata 'Cornelian', Camellia reticulata 'Crimson Robe', Camellia sinensis (Tea), Cyclamen 'Royal Series' (Florist cyclamen), Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Plumbago auriculata (Cape leadwort), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose).

Lopata Azalea/Rhododendron Garden

Crocus etruscus 'Zwanenburg' (Crocus), Rhododendron 'Soir De Paris' (Rhododendron), Rhododendron mucronulatum, Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Deep Pink' (Korean rhododendron).

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).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Crocus 'Dutch Yellow' (Crocus), Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty' (Snow crocus), Crocus chrysanthus 'Snowbunting' (Snow crocus), Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis' (Greenstem forsythia), Hyacinthus orientalis (Common hyacinth), Iris reticulata 'Joyce' (Botanical iris), Narcissus 'Printal' (Daffodil), Narcissus 'Topolino' (Trumpet daffodil), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana' (Scilla), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Pink Dawn' (Bodnanthense viburnum).

Seiwa-En, The Japanese Garden

Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry), Forsythia sp. (Forsythia), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Brevipetala' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witch hazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Prunus mume 'Dan Fenghou' (Japanese apricot), Prunus subhirtella (Higan cherry), Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' (Higan cherry), Salix discolor (Pussy willow).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Acacia redolens, Acalypha californica, Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Appleblossom' (Florist snapdragon), Aristolochia californica (California dutchman's pipe), Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Olympia Salmon Scarlet' (Wax begonia), Berberis darwinii (Darwin's barberry), Bulbine frutescens, Calceolaria 'Anytime Mix' (Pocketbook flower), Canarina canariensis (Canary Island bellflower), Cercis sp. (Redbud), Cestrum elegans var. smithii, Chamelaucium ciliatum (Wax flower), Citrus medica (Citron), Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Clematis armandii, Coleonema pulchellum, Corylopsis sinensis (Winter hazel), Cuphea schumannii, Cyclamen 'Royal Series' (Florist cyclamen), Cyclamen libanoticum, Cyclamen persicum, Daphne odora 'Variegata' (Winter daphne), Edgeworthia papyrifera (Paperbush), Eomecon chionantha (Snow poppy), Erica erigena 'Mediterranean Pink' (Irish heath), Eriogonum arborescens, Euphorbia dendroides (Tree spurge), Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii (Spurge), 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), Holboella coraiacea, Jasminum mesnyi (Japanese jasmine), Jasminum multiflorum (Pinwheel jasmine), Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine), Jasminum tortuosum, Lachenalia bachmanii, Lachenalia orchioides, Lachenalia pallida, Lachenalia sp., Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry), Maesa japonica, Michelis compressa, Mimulus aurantiacus (Bush monkey flower), Narcissus 'Honeybird (Daffodil), Orontium aquaticum (Golden club), Osteospermum 'Springstar Mira' (African daisy), Osteospermum fruticosum (African daisy), Osteospermum fruticosum 'Sparkler' (African daisy), Pavonia hastata, Pelargonium `Americana Salmon' (Geranium), Pinguicula primuliflora (Butterwort), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose), Prunus dulcis (Almond), Rhus integrifolia (Lemonade berry), Ribes viburnifolium (Gooseberry), Rosa `Sunsprite' (Rose), Rosa bansiae 'Alba Plena' (Banksia rose), Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher's broom), Ruscus hypophyllum, Salvia coccinea 'Pink Glimmer' (Texas sage), Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant sweet box), Stachyursus praecox, Teucrium fruticans (Tree germander), Utricularia tricolor (Bladderwort), Utricularia sandersonii (Rabbit ears), Veltheimia bracteata, Viburnum suspensum (Arrowwood), Zantesdeschia aethiopica (Calla lily).

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).

Swift Perennial Border

Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' (Crocus).

Victorian Gardens

Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Rhus aromatica (Fragrant sumac), Scilla siberica (Squill), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Pink Dawn' (Hybrid viburnum).

Zimmerman Scented Garden

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

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

Bank of America Family Vegetable Garden
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Jet Trail' (Flowering quince).

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

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Forsythia 'Gold Tide' (Forsythia), Helleborus foetidus 'Pontarlier' (Stinking hellebore), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose).

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

The Fragrance Garden
Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (Ozark witch hazel), Hyacinthus orientalis (Common hyacinth), Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle), Viola 'Bingo Clear White' (Pansy), Viola 'Crystal Bowl White' (Pansies).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower), 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' (Pansy), 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 Ywllow Frost' (Horned violet). Hedge Display: Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Corneliancherry dogwood).

Maritz Apple Allee
Crocus vernus subsp. vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus' (Crocus), Crocus x luteus 'Dutch Yellow' (Crocus), Scilla siberica (Scilla), 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 witch hazel).

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

Mildred Lane Kemper Terrace Garden
Crocus vernus (Crocus).

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).

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Crocus chrysanthus 'Advance' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Botanical iris).

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At A Glance