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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom
AT A GLANCE
December 29, 2000 - January 4, 2001
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Fruits of many plants are showy at this time, including both red and
gold-fruited forms of the American holly (Ilex opaca) growing
throughout the grounds. Particularly noteworthy is the Winterberry
hedge (Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite') in the Kemper Bird
Garden.
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Smell the sweet aroma of the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus
fragrans) in the Linnean House. The earliest Camellias are blooming,
a warm up for the show to come this winter. (Peak camellia bloom is in
mid to late February). Cyclamen and poinsettias brighten the beds
beneath the camellias.
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The walled Moorish garden in the Shoenberg Temperate House features
bright violet cyclamen (Cyclamen 'Sierra Purple') and the fruits
of the Mandarin orange tree (Citrus reticulata 'Dancy'). The
dainty yellow blossoms of the Wintersweet tree (Chimonanthus
raecox) fill the air with their heady fragrance.
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The Orchid tree (Bauhinia x blakeana) and the Glorybower vine
(Clerodendrum splendens) in the Climatron® are showy.
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The decorative planters in front of Tower Grove House and in the Victorian
Formal Garden contain creative arrangements made from seasonal trimmings
snipped from nearby hollies, evergreens, crapemyrtles and ornamental
grasses.
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Recent cold temperatures have brought an end to the autumn flowering
season of the many pansies in display beds throughout the grounds.
Flowers will continue to be produced on a sporadic basis during mild
spells in winter and the well-established plants will resume heavy
bloom in the spring.
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