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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

February 1 - February 7, 2002

• It may be winter outside, but spring has begun in the Shoenberg Temperate House. Come smell the incredible sweet fragrance of the Winter daphne (Daphne odora 'Marginata') and enjoy the fuzzy yellow blossoms of the Australian Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana). The tiled Moorish Garden features primrose yellow tall snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Bright Yellow'), roses (Rosa 'Sunsprite') and cyclamen (Cyclamen hybrid 'Halios Series').

• The camellias have begun their colorful winter show, making the Linnean House a rare treat on a cold winter day. Cheerful cyclamen (Cyclamen 'Halios Series') illuminate the beds beneath the camellia trees and the heady aroma of the Fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans) wafts throughout the house. Camellias are featured in the hanging baskets.

• The fragrant flowers of witchhazel (Hamamelis spp.) perfume the air on warm, sunny days. The most varied collection of species and cultivars can be found in the Jenkins Daylily Garden. Some of the largest specimens are located in the Japanese Garden.

• Snowdrops are blooming in many locations on the grounds. The earliest crocus can be found blooming by the tram path in the “field“ north of the Lehmann Building.

• Flowering apricot trees (Prunus mume) and Winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) are blooming in the Chinese Garden.

• Fruits of the Winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) are very showy. Especially noteworthy is the clump (I. verticillata 'Afterglow') by the statue of Henry Shaw by Tower Grove House, and the hedges (I. verticillata 'Red Sprite') in the Kemper Bird Garden.

• Pansies and Violas flower until severe cold arrives. Additional flowering occurs sporadically during mild winter spells. Well-rooted plants will begin to grow and flower again with the arrival of spring.

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