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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom
AT A GLANCE
February 8 - February 15, 2001
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The camellia trees are nearing their peak of bloom in the Linnean House.
Smell the sweet aroma of the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans).
Cyclamen and Fairy primrose (Primula malacoides) brighten the beds
beneath the camellias.
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Leave winter behind, and enjoy early spring in the Shoenberg Temperate House.
The fragrances in the house are incredibly rich right now, thanks to the
blossoms of the Winter daphne (Daphne odora "Marginata"), the Paperbush
(Edgeworthia papyrifera) and the fragrant Sweetbox (Sarcococca
ruscifolia). Look for the showy yellow blossoms of the Cootamundra
wattle tree (Acacia baileyana) from Australia.
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Witchhazels are beginning to bloom in many locations on the grounds. The
sweet fragrance of their flowers is most noticeable on warm, sunny days.
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The first snowdrops of the season are beginning to bloom in the English
Woodland Garden - a welcome hint of seasonal change and that winter will
soon begin to lose its grip.
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The Orchid tree (Bauhinia x blakeana), Powderpuff tree (Calliandra
haematocephala) and the Glorybower vine (Clerodendrum splendens)
in the Climatron® are showy.
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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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