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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom
AT A GLANCE
February 22 - February 28, 2002
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It may still be winter outside, but spring is in full swing in the
Shoenberg Temperate House. The fragrance in this house is incredibly
rich now, thanks to the blossoms of the winter daphne (Daphne odora
'Marginata), the paperbush (Edgeworthia papyrifera) and the fragrant
sweetbox (Sarcococca ruscifolia). The tiled Moorish Garden features
daffodils (Narcissus 'Dutchmaster), tulips (Tulipa 'Passionate')
and hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis 'Atlantic').
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The camellias are at their peak of colorful bloom, 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.
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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.
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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. A large patch of blue Snow crocus (Crocus
tommasinianus) is flowering in the Jenkins Daylily Garden
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Flowering apricot trees (Prunus mume) and Winter jasmine (Jasminum
nudiflorum) are blooming in the Chinese Garden.
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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.
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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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With unseasonably cold weather expected to drop nighttime temperatures into
the low teens by mid-week, some damage to landscape plants is expected, but
this will mostly be to those few plants that have already broken dormancy.
Still-dormant plants should have minimal to no injury.
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