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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

January 26 - February 1, 2001

• The camellia trees are nearing their peak of bloom in the Linnean House; the peak of color will be in mid to late February. Smell the sweet aroma of the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans). Cyclamen and Fairy primrose (Primula malacoides) brighten the beds beneath the camellias.

• Give your winter weary senses a treat and enjoy the colors and fragrances in the Shoenberg Temperate House. The walled Moorish garden features bright violet cyclamen (Cyclamen 'Sierra Purple'), fragrant yellow roses (Rosa 'Sunsprite') and tall elegant snapdragons (Antirrhinum 'Maryland Appleblossom'). Look for the showy yellow blossoms of the Australian Cootamundra wattle tree (Acacia baileyana).

• The Orchid tree (Bauhinia x blakeana), Powderpuff tree (Calliandra haematocephala) and the Glorybower vine (Clerodendrum splendens) in the Climatron® are showy.

• Ozark witchhazels (Hamamelis vernalis) are beginning to bloom in the Jenkins Daylily Garden. The sweet fragrance of their flowers is most noticeable on warm, sunny days.

• 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.

• 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.

• Pansy 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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