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February 22 - February 28, 2002

Bakewell Court

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Light Blue' (Pansy).

Ruth Palmer Blanke Boxwood Garden

Annuals: Viola cornuta (Horned violet), Viola spp. (Pansies).

Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse

Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Alpinia malaccensis, Alpinia zerumbet, Aphelandra spp., Barringtonia racemosa, Begonia incisa, Begonia prismatocarpa, Begonia thiemei, Begonia ulmifolia, Brunfelsia densifolia, Caesalpinia mexicana, Calliandra haematocephala, Callisia fragrans, Centradenia sp., Chamaedorea geonomiformis, Chamaedorea tenella, Citrus spp., Clerodendrum splendens, Crescentia portoricensis, Crinum kaawanum, Cuphea utriculosa, Deppea splendens, Dimerocostus sp., Dischidia pectinoides, Eugenia uniflora, Gurania sp., Hedychium cylindricum, Heliconia schiedeana, Heliconia stricta, Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hymenocallis tubiflora, Juanulloa mexicana, Louteridium donnell-smithii, Ludovia lancifolia, Martinella obovata, Megaskepasma erythroclamys, Mitriostigma axillare, Orthosiphon sp., Pachycentria tuberosa, Pentas lanceolata, Petrea volubilis, Pitcairnia corallina, Quararibea pumila, Quararibea turbinata, Rondeletia leucophylla, Scutellaria costaricana, Stachytarpheta spp., Strelitzia nicolai, Thunbergia erecta, Thunbergia mysorensis, Vitis sp., Vriesea ospinae.

Cohen Court

Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

English Woodland Garden

Corylus americana (American hazel), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Autumn Embers' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Carnea' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Fire Cracker' (Witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' (Hybrid witchhazel), Helleborus niger 'Altifolius' (Christmas rose), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Helleborus orientalis 'Miller Hybrid' (Lenten rose), Helleborus 'Royal Heritage' (Hellebore), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine), Prunus mume (Flowering apricot), Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke' (Flowering apricot).

Heckman Bulb Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), Crocus tommasinianus (Snow crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergiana' (Scilla). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies)

Heckman Rock Garden

Chaenomeles 'Contorta' (Flowering quince), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Helleborus sp. (Hellebore), Scilla mischtschenkoana (Scilla).

Herb Garden

Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry). Annuals: Viola 'Imperial Frosty Rose' (Pansy), Viola spp. (Pansies).

Hosta Walk

Galanthus sp. (Snowdrops), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Purple' (Pansy).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Crocus tommasinianus (Crocus), Hamamelis japonica 'Arborea' (Japanese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Princeton Gold' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Autumn Embers' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Fire Cracker' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle).

Knolls

Chaenomeles x superba 'Texas Scarlet' (Flowering quince).

Kresko Family Victorian Garden

Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Black Duet' (Horned violet).

Linnean House

Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Bright Yellow' (Florist snapdragon), Camellia chyrsantha, Camellia 'Cinnamon Cindy', Camellia 'Fragrant Pink', Camellia fraterna, Camellia grijsii, Camellia japonica, Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson', Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson Variegated', Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena', Camellia japonica 'Bernice Boddy', Camellia japonica 'California', Camellia japonica 'Cinderella', Camellia japonica 'C.M. Wilson', Camellia japonica 'Crimson Robe' Camellia japonica 'Descanso Yuletide', Camellia japonica 'Dixie Knight', Camellia japonica 'Dwight Eisenhower', Camellia japonica 'Eleanor Hagood', Camellia japonica 'Elegans (Chandler)', Camellia japonica 'Emmett Barnes', Camellia japonica 'Freedom Bell', Camellia japonica 'Gosho-Zakua', Camellia japonica 'Guest of Honor', Camellia japonica 'Julia France', Camellia japonica 'Julia Wilson', Camellia japonica 'Kramer's Supreme', Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell', Camellia japonica 'Magic Moments', Camellia japonica 'Magnoliaeflora', Camellia japonica 'Marc Eleven', Camellia japonica 'Mathotiana Supreme', Camellia japonica 'Monte Carlo', Camellia japonica 'Mrs. Charles Cobb', Camellia japonica 'Mrs. D.W. Davis', Camellia japonica 'Nobilissima', Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem', Camellia japonica 'Pattie Ann Vorce', Camellia japonica 'Pink Hermes', Camellia japonica 'Pink Pagoda', Camellia japonica 'Professor Charles S. Sargent', Camellia japonica 'Reeve's Sweetheart', Camellia japonica 'Rosemary Kinser', Camellia japonica 'Ted Kohl', Camellia japonica 'Tiffany', Camellia japonica 'Tinsie', Camellia japonica 'Valley Knudsen', Camellia reticulata 'Cornelian', Cyclamen 'Halios Rose with eye' (Florist cyclamen), Cyclamen 'Halios 'Pure White', Hippeastrum 'Picotee Petticoat' (Amaryllis), Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Viola hederacea (Australian violet).

Lopata Azalea/Rhododendron Garden

Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis x intermedia (Hybrid witchhazel), Vinca minor (Periwinkle).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Purple', Viola 'Clear Sky Yellow', Viola 'Skyline Pink Shades' (Pansy).

Ridgway Center Entrance

Annuals: Viola 'Crystal Bowl Yellow' (Pansy).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), Iris histrioides 'George' (Botanical iris). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Seiwa-En, The Japanese Garden

Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Firecracker' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Abutilon 'Moonchimes' (Flowering maple), Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra wattle), Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Bright Yellow' (Florist snapdragon), Anomatheca laxa x grandiflora, Argyranthemum frutescens 'Butterfly' (Cobbitty daisy), Campanula vidalii, Canarina canariensis (Canary Island bellflower), Chamelaucium ciliatum (Wax flower), Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Clematis armandii, Corylopsis sinensis var. calvescens (Winter hazel), Cuphea schummannii, Cyclamen adshazicum, Cyclamen hybrid 'Halios Bright Salmon' (Florist cyclamen), Cyclamen persicum, Daphne odora 'Marginata' (Winter daphne), Edgeworthia papyrifera (Paperbush), Erica erigena 'Mediterranean Pink' (Heath), Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns), Eucalyptus lansdowneana (Crimson malee), Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii (Spurge), Euphorbia dendroides (Tree spurge), Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis' (Clanwilliam daisy), Gazania splendens 'Talent Rose Shades' (Treasure flower), Grevillea 'Canberra Gem' (Spider flower), Hardenbergia violacea (Vine lilac), Helleborus argutifolius (Hellebore), Hippeastrum 'Picotee Petticoat' (Amaryllis), Hyacinthus orientalis 'Atlantic' (Hyacinth), Jasminum mesnyi (Primrose jasmine), Lachenalia sp., Leonotis leonurus (Lion's ear), Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry), Narcissus 'Dutchmaster' (Daffodil), Nicotiana alata 'Domino Picotee' (Flowering tobacco), Orontium aquaticum (Golden club), Osteospermum 'Sunscape Daisy Zulu' (African daisy), Osteospermum 'Wildside' (African daisy), Pelargonium x hortorum `Americana Salmon' (Geranium), Pelargonium x hortorum 'Showcase Bright Coral' (Geranium), Pericallis hybrida (Cineraria), Pieris phillyreifolia (Bitterweed), Pinguicula sp. (Mexican butterwort), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose), Primula obconica 'Libre series' (German primrose), Prunus dulcis (Almond), Rosa 'Sunsprite' (Rose), Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), Salvia coccinea 'Pink Glimmer' (Texas sage), Salvia divinorum, Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant sweetbox), Tetradenia riparia, Tulipa 'Passionate' (Tulip), Umbellaria californica (California bay), Utricularia sandersonii (Rabbit ears), Veltheimia bracteata, Viburnum suspensum (Arrowwood).

Spoehrer Plaza

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Orange', Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose', Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue', Viola 'Clear Sky White' (Pansy).

Strassenfest German Garden

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' (Witchhazel), Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican hellebore), Helleborus foetidus (Stinking hellebore).

Swift Family Garden

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue', Viola 'Clear Sky White' (Pansy).

Victorian Gardens

Crocus sp. (Snow crocus), Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle).

Zimmerman Scented Garden

Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle). Annuals: Viola 'Accord Black Beauty', Viola 'Accord Clear Orange' (Pansy).

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

Bank of America Family Vegetable Garden
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Jet Trail' (Flowering quince). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Birch Mahaffey Carpenter Butterfly Pavillion
Corylus americana (Hazelnut). Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Babyface Ruby and Gold', Viola cornuta 'Penny Porcelain' (Horned violet)

Cornelia Sunnen Backyard Garden
Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Lilac Ice' (Horned violet), Viola 'Dynamite Light Blue', Viola 'Purple Jester' (Pansy).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose).

Firstar Bank City Garden
Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Babyface Ruby and Gold' (Horned violet).

Foundation Plantings
Annuals: Viola 'Universal Plus Mariner Mix' (Pansy).

Fragrance Garden
Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle). Annuals: Viola 'Supreme Deep Blue' (Pansy).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose).

Jordan Ornamental Shade Garden and Overlook
Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Joseph F. Ruwitch Garden for All
Annuals: Viola 'Universal Plus Lavender' (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Velour Purple Wing' (Horned violet).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop). Annuals: Viola 'Delta Pure Deep Orange', Viola 'Ultima Beacon Blue' (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Babyface Yellow', Viola cornuta 'Jewel Deep Blue', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Yellow Delight' (Horned violet). Fruits of the Winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite') are showy.

Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden
Annuals: Viola cornuta (Horned violet), Viola spp. (Pansies).

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel).

Members' Entry Court Garden
Annuals: Viola 'Baby Bingo Winter Blues Mix', Viola 'Panache White with Blotch' (Pansy).

Mildred Lane Kemper Terrace Garden
Annuals: Viola 'Crystal Bowl Scarlet' (Pansy).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose', Viola 'Clear Sky Red', Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue', Viola 'Skyline Copperfield', Viola 'Trick or Treat Mix' (Pansy).

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Gard
Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Botanical iris).

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