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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

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October 27, 2000 - November 2, 2000

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Bakewell Court

Viola sp. (Pansy).

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Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse

Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Aphelandra spp., Aristolochia arborea, Asclepias curassavica, Begonia prismatocarpa, Brunfelsia spp., Caesalpinia mexicana, Calliandra emarginata, Calliandra haematocephala, Calvoa sessilifolia, Carica pubescens, Cecropia pachystachya, Centropogon cornutus, Clusia sp., Cochliostema velutina, Cordia boissieri, Costus cuspidatus, Costus osaense, Crinum asiaticum, Cubanola dominguensis, Cuphea utriculosa, Dioscorea hispida, Duranta repens, Fuchsia regia, Globba winitii, Gurania sp., Hamelia patens, Hedychium coronarium, Hillia parasitica, Ixora coccinea, Juanulloa mexicana, Justicia carnosa, Kaempferia pulchra, Lantana camara, Martinella obovata, Monolena primuliflora, Musa sp., Myrciaria cauliflora, Pachycentia tuberosa, Pachystachys lutea, Passiflora alata, Passiflora vitifolia, Pentas lanceolata, Petrea volubilis, Pilea cadierei, Polygonatum sp., Psiguria umbrosa, Psychotria kirkii, Quararibea pumila, Rivina humilis, Tacca chantrieri, Theobroma cacao, Tillandsia cyanea, Urospatha grandis, Vigna caracalla.

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Cohen Court

Anemone japonica 'Alba' (Japanese anemone), Annuals: Chrysanthemum spp. (Garden mums), Viola sp. (Pansy).

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English Woodland Garden

Anemone hupehensis var. japonica (Japanese anemone), Aster longifolius (Aster), Aster tataricus (Tatarian aster), Conoclinium coelestinum (Mistflower), Corydalis ochroleuca (Corydalis), Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea' (Queen of the meadows), Hamamelis virginiana (Easterm witchhazel), Hosta sp. (Hosta), Lobelia siphilitica (Great lobelia), Rhododendron luteum (Pontic azalea), Solidago sp. (Goldenrod), Tricyrtis formosana var. stolonifera (Toad lily), Tricyrtis hirta (Toad lily), Tricyrtis maculata (Toad lily).

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Gladney Rose Garden

Some roses in this garden are still showy.

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Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Buddleia davidii (Butterfly bush), Sorbaria sorbifolia (False spirea), Annuals: Chrysanthemum 'Harvest Emily', Chrysanthemum 'Helen', Chrysanthemum 'Jessica' (Decorative garden mum).

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Heckman Bulb Garden

Colchicum sp. (Autumn crocus), Cyclamen balearicum (Hardy cyclamen), Lagerstroemia indica 'Seminole' (Crape myrtle), Zephyranthes sp. (Rain lily).

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Heckman Rock Garden

Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic aster), Delosperma cooperi (Delosperma), Diascia 'Strawberry Sundae' (Diascia), Engelmannia pinnatifida (Englemann daisy), Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' (Lilac sage), Salvia x superba 'Lubec' (Salvia), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Salvia), Veronica alpina 'Alba' (Veronica), Annuals: Ageratum houstonianum (Floss flower), Alstroemeria 'Repens' (Lily of the Incas), Cuphea rosea 'Lavender Lace' (False heather), Laurentia axillaris 'Blue Stars'.

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Herb Garden

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower), Annuals: Chrysanthemum sp. (Decorative garden mum), Salvia elegans (Pineapple sage), Viola spp. (Pansies).

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Hosta Walk

Aconitum carmichaelli (Monkshood), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago), Hosta tardiflora (Hosta).

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Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Salvia guaranitica (Blue anise sage), Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

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Jenkins Daylily Garden

Hamamelis virginiana (Easterm witchhazel).

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Knolls

Ageratina luciae-brauniae (Lucy Brown's snakeroot), Echinacea tennesseensis (Tennessee coneflower), Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' (Eulalia), Nymphaea 'Joey Tomocik' (Hardy waterlily), Tricyrtis 'Tojen' (Japanese toad lily).

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Lehmann Rose Garden

Some roses in this garden are still showy.

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Linnean House

Abutilon `Moonchimes', Begonia 'Lalomie' (Rex begonia), Begonia 'Loma Alta', Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Pizzazz Pink' (Wax begonia), Camellia sasanqua 'Bonanza', Camellia sasanqua 'Pink Snow', Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka', Camellia sasanqua 'Sparkling Burgundy', Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide', Farfugium japonicum, Impatiens 'Fiesta Lavender' (Double impatiens), Impatiens 'Tempo Series', Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Plumbago auriculata (Cape leadwort).

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Lopata Azalea/Rhododendron Garden

Cyclamen coum (Cyclamen). It's not unusual to see some scattered blooms at this time of year as temperatures and day length approximate conditions of the normal spring flowering season. Buds that open and bloom now will not flower again next spring.

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Milles Sculpture Garden

Viola spp. (Pansies). Tropical water lilies in the circular pool include: Euryale ferox (Prickly water lily), Nymphaea 'American Beauty', N. 'Bob Trickett', N. 'Joe Cutak', N. 'Islamorada', N. 'Mrs. George H. Pring', N. 'Panama Pacific', N. 'Shell Pink', N. 'St. Louis Gold' (Water lily), N. gigantea (Australian water lily), Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz water lily), Victoria 'Adventure', V. 'Challenger', V. 'Longwood Hybrid' (Victoria water lily). Tropical water lilies in the East rectangular pool include: Nymphaea 'Aviator Pring', N. 'Bagdad', N. 'Director George T. Moore', N. 'Emily Grant Hutchings', N. 'General Pershing', N. 'Henry Shaw', N. 'Midnight', N. 'Mrs. Edwards Whitaker', N. 'Mrs. George C. Hitchcock', N. 'Isabelle Pring', N. 'Judge Hitchcock', N. 'Peach Blow', N. 'Persian Lilac', N. 'Pink Platter', N. 'St. Louis' (Water lily). Tropical water lilies in the West rectangular pool include: Nymphaea 'Albert Greenburg', N. 'Aquarius', N. 'Barbara Barnett', N. 'Blue Beauty', N. 'Evelyn Randig', N. 'Floyd Wolfarth', N. 'Golden West', N. 'Green Smoke', N. 'Jamie Lu Skare', N. 'Leopardess', N. 'Madame Ganna Walska', N. 'Margaret Randig', N. 'Moonshadow', N. 'Nora', N. 'Queen of Siam', N. 'Rosa de Noche', N. 'Shirley Byrne', N. 'St. Louis', N. 'Texas Shell Pink', N. 'Trail Blazer', N. 'William McLane', N. 'Wood's Blue Goddess'.

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Ridgway Center Entrance

Viola spp. (Pansies).

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Samuels Bulb Garden

Colchicum autumnale 'Alboplenum' (Colchicum).

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Seiwa-En,The Japanese Garden

Hamamelis virginiana (Easterm witchhazel), Hosta sp. (Hosta). Mums in the Pring memorial Chrysanthemum Garden are showy.

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Shoenberg Temperate House

Abelia chinensis, Arbutus unedo 'Compacta' (Dwarf strawberry tree), Asclepias perrenis (White butterfly weed), Aster chilensis, Aster glaucodes, Baccharis pilualaris 'Pigeon Point' (Coyote brush), Bacopa caroliniana (Water hyssop), Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Olympia Salmon Scarlet' (Wax begonia), Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Linda' (Wax begonia), Canarina canariensis (Canary Islands bellflower), Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Crocus goulimyi, Epilobium canum (California fuschia), Eriogonum arborescens, Eucalyptus landsdowneana (Crimson mallee), Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns), Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis' (Clanwilliam daisy), Farfugium japonicum, Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel), Galactites tomentosa, Jasminum angulare, Linaria vulgaris (Butter-and-eggs), Linum usitatissimum, Lupinus luteus (Yellow lupine), Melampodium paludosum 'Derby', Pavonia hastata, Pelargonium x hortorum `Americana Salmon' (Geranium), Pelargonium x hortorum 'Showcase Bright Coral' (Geranium), Rosa 'Sunsprite' (Rose), Salpichroa organifolia, Salvia canariensis, Salvia coccinea 'Pink Glimmer' (Texas sage), Spiranthes odorata var. cernua (Ladies tresses), Turraea obtusifolia (South African honeysuckle), Utricularia sandersonii (Rabbit ears).

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Spoehrer Plaza

Chrysanthemum spp.(Garden mums), Viola spp. (Pansies).

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Swift Family Garden

Viola spp. (Pansies).

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Swift Perennial Border

Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (Yarrow), Buddleia x weyeriana 'Honeycomb' (Butterfly bush), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Sage).

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Zimmerman Scented Garden

Achillea millefolium 'Colorado' (Yarrow), Annuals: Chrysanthemum sp. (Garden mums), Salvia elegans (Pineapple sage).

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Kemper Center for Home Gardening

Birch Mahaffey Carpenter Butterfly Pavilion
Buddleja davidii var. veitchiana 'Petite Plum' (Butterfly bush), Conoclinium coelestinum (Mist flower), Annuals: Chrysanthemum sp. (Garden mum).

Christopher Biraben Butterfly Meadow
Buddleja davidii var. veitchiana 'Petite Plum' (Butterfly bush), Erysimum linifolium (Flax wallflower), Ratibida pinnata (Gray-headed coneflower), Salvia azurea var. grandiflora (Blue sage), Annuals: Asclepias curassavica (Blood flower), Verbena rigida (Rigid verbena), Viola 'Ultima Beacon Blue' (Pansy).

Coinco Summer Plant House
Clematis 'General Sikorski' (Clematis).

Cornelia Sunnen Backyard Garden
Chrysanthemum 'Raquel' (Garden mum).

Cutting Garden
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (New England aster), Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple coneflower), Heliopsis helianthoides 'Ballerina' (Oxeye), Hylotelephium spectabile 'Ruby Jewel' (Showy stonecrop), Knautia macedonica (Knautia), Phlox maculata 'Natascha' (Meadow phlox), Veronica spicata 'Blue Charm' (Spiked speedwell).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Achillea 'Paprika' (Yarrow), Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate' (White snakeroot), Anemone 'Alba' (Japanese anemone), Anemone hupehensis (Japanese anemone), Anemone sylvestris (Snowdrop anemone), Aster lateriflorus 'Lady in Black' (Aster), Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Pixie' (New England aster), Aster x frikartii 'Flora's Delight' (Aster), Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama 'Snowbank' (Boltonia), Buddleja davidii var. veitchiana 'White Ball' (Butterfly bush), Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather reed grass), Calamintha nepeta (Calamint), Cerastium tomentosum (Snow-in-summer), Chelone lyonii (Turtlehead), Chrysanthemum 'Single Apricot' (Garden mum), Cimicifuga simplex 'White Pearl' (Bugbane), Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' (Clematis), Clematis x jackmanii (Jackman clematis), Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' (Purple coneflower), Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple coneflower), Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' (Joe Pye weed), Gaura lindheimeri (Gaura), Gaura lindheimeri 'Dauphine' (White gaura), Geranium 'Dilys' (Hardy geranium), Gymnaster savatieri (Gymnaster), Hosta 'Ground Sulphur' (Hosta), Hosta venusta 'Variegata' (Hosta), Hylotelephium 'Autumn Joy' (Stonecrop), Hylotelephium spectabile 'Stardust' (Showy stonecrop), Kalimeris pinnatifida 'Hortensia' (Kalimeris), Kalimeris yomema 'Aurea' (Kalimeris), Knautia macedonica (Knautia), Lagerstroemia 'Tonto' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Potomac' (Crape myrtle), Leucanthemum x superbum 'Summer Snowball' (Shasta daisy), Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' (Eulalia), Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' (Eulalia), Miscanthus sinensis 'November Sunset' (Eulalia), Miscanthus sinensis 'Puenktchen' (Eulalia), Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande' (Eulalia), Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' (Porcupine grass), Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens (Flame grass), Nepeta x faassenii (Nepeta), Nepeta x faassenii 'Blue Wonder' (Nepeta), Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' (Switch grass), Panicum virgatum 'Rehbraun' (Switch grass), Persicaria 'Compton's Form' (Mountain fleece flower), Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore' (Garden phlox), Prunella grandiflora subsp. pyrenaica 'Loveliness' (Self heal), Prunella grandiflora subsp. pyrenaica 'Rosea' (Self heal), Salvia azurea var. grandiflora (Blue sage), Salvia transylvanica (Sage), Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' (Lilac sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Hill' (Salvia), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Sage), Sedum 'Mohrchen' (Stonecrop), Solidago 'Peter Pan' (Goldenrod), Stachys macrantha 'Superba' (Big betony), Tradescantia 'Concord Grape' (Spiderwort), Tricyrtis hirta (Toad lily), Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue' (Speedwell), Veronica longifolia 'Blue Giant' (Long leaf speedwell).

Foundation Plantings
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' (Maiden grass), Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' (Variegated eulalia), Annuals: Chrysanthemum 'Patricia', C. 'Royal Lynn', C. 'Soft Lynn' (Garden mums).

Fragrance Garden
Gladiolus callianthus (Acidanthera), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Rosa 'Abbaya de Cluny®' (Hybrid tea rose), Rosa 'Amiga Mia' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Carefree Wonder' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Country Dancer' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Good Morning America™' (Miniature rose), Rosa 'Graham Thomas' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Paloma Blanca' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Sachet™' (Miniature rose), Rosa 'Sir Thomas Lipton' (Hybrid rugosa rose), Rosa 'The Alexandra Rose' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Traviata' (Hybrid tea rose), Annuals: Chrysanthemum 'Bold Felicia', Chrysanthemum 'Sophia', Chrysanthemum 'Stephanie' (Garden mum), Lobularia 'Snow Crystals' (Sweet alyssum), Viola 'Crown Yellow Splash' (Pansy).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Achillea 'Anthea' (Yarrow), Anemone 'Alba' (Japanese anemone), Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (New England aster), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago), Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower), Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

Jordan Ornamental Shade Garden and Overlook
Rosa 'Don Juan' (Large-flowered climbing rose), Rosa 'New Dawn' (Large-flowered climbing rose), Rosa 'White Dawn' (Large-flowered climbing rose), Tricyrtis 'Togen' (Toad lily), Tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai' (Toad lily), Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Babyface Yellow' (Horned violet).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Brilliant' (Showy stonecrop), Annuals: Abutilon 'Bella Mix' (Flowering maple), Chrysanthemum 'Hot Salsa' (Garden mum), Viola 'Bingo Clear Yellow' (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Princess Purple & Gold', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Plum Velvet' (Horned violets).

Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden
Veronica 'Giles van Hees' (Speedwell), Veronica 'Mann's Variety' (Speedwell), Veronica 'Noah Williams' (Speedwell), Veronica spicata 'Icicle' (Speedwell), Veronica spicata 'Pavanne' (Speedwell), Veronica spicata 'White Jolanda' (Speedwell), Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies), Viola cornuta (Horned violet).

Low Maintenance Garden
Aster tataricus (Tatarian aster), Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun' (Oxeye), Salvia x sylvestris 'Snow Hill' (Salvia).

Lucy and Standley Lopata Praire Garden
Aster novae-angliae (New England aster), Aster oblongifolius (Aster), Rudbeckia fulgida (Coneflower), Solidago speciosa (Showy goldenrod).

Maritz Apple Allee
Viola 'Bingo Clear White', Viola 'Bingo Clear Yellow' (Pansies), Viola cornuta 'Penny Orange' (Horned violet).

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Phlox maculata (Meadow pholx), Tradescantia subaspera (Zigzag spiderwort).

Members' Entry Court Garden
Viola cornuta 'Penny Yellow' (Horned violet), Viola sp. (Pansy).

Mercantile Bank City Garden
Abelia 'Edward Goucher' (Glossy abelia), Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' (Japanese anemone), Annuals: Chrysanthemum 'Glowing Lynn', C. 'Nicole', C. 'Yellow Nicole' (Garden mums).

NationsBank Family Vegetable Garden
Dianthus x alwoodii 'Helen' (Dianthus), Nymphaea 'Chromatella' (Hardy waterlily), Rosa 'Carefree Beauty™' (Shrub rose), Tricyrtis hirta 'Miyazaki' (Toad lily).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Rosa 'Dazzler' (Miniature rose), Rosa 'Nearly Wild' (Floribunda rose), Annuals: Abutilon 'Bella Mix', Ageratum 'Blue Hawaii', Chrysanthemum 'Anna', Chrysanthemum 'Illusion', Chrysanthemum 'Stacy', Chrysanthemum 'Stephanie' (Garden mums), Viola 'Baby Bingo Lavender Shades', Viola 'Blue Jeans Mix', Viola 'Crystal Bowl Rose', Viola 'Ultima Beacon Rose', Viola 'Ultima Impressions Mix' (Pansies).

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic aster), Gentiana andrewsii (Bottle gentian), Glandularia canadensis (Rose verbena).

Union Electric Ground Cover Border
Glandularia canadensis (Rose verbena), Rosa 'Happy Trails' (Miniature rose), Sorbaria sorbifolia (Ural false spirea).

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