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March 8 - March 14, 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, Androlepis skinneri, Aphelandra spp., Begonia incisa, Begonia prismatocarpa, Begonia thiemei, Begonia ulmifolia, Brugmansia rosea, Brunfelsia densifolia, Caesalpinia mexicana, Calathea violacea, Calliandra haematocephala, Callisia fragrans, Centradenia sp., Citrus spp., Clerodendrum splendens, Crescentia portoricensis, Crinum kaawanum, Cuphea utriculosa, Deppea splendens, Dimerocostus sp., Dischidia pectinoides, Eugenia brasiliensis, Gurania sp., Hedychium cylindricum, Heliconia schiedeana, Heliconia stricta, Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hoya carnosa. Hymenocallis tubiflora, Juanulloa mexicana, Malpighia coccigera, Martinella obovata, Medinilla magnifica, Megaskepasma erythroclamys, Mitriostigma axillare, Myrcianthes pungens, Orthosiphon sp., Oxalis ortgiesii, Pachycentria tuberosa, Passiflora rubra, Pentas lanceolata, Persea americana, Petrea volubilis, Pitcairnia corallina, Psychotria kirkii, Psychotria nervosa, Quararibea pumila, Quararibea turbinata, Rondeletia leucophylla, Stachytarpheta spp., Strelitzia nicolai, Thunbergia erecta, Thunbergia mysorensis, Vitis sp., Vriesea ospinae, Vriesea splendens 'Favorite'.

Cohen Court

Narcissus cyclamineus (Daffodil). Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

English Woodland Garden

Corylus americana (American hazel), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Fire Cracker' (Witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' (Hybrid witchhazel), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Helleborus orientalis 'Miller Hybrid' (Lenten rose), Helleborus 'Royal Heritage' (Hellebore), Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Narcissus cyclamineus 'Peeping Tom' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood), Ranunculus ficaria (Lesser celandine).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel).

Heckman Bulb Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), Crocus tommasinianus (Snow crocus), Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant' (Snow crocus), Crocus vernus 'Flower Record' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Vanguard' (Crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Iris reticulata 'Gordon' (Botanical iris), Iris reticulata 'Purple Gem' (Botanical iris), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergiana' (Scilla). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Heckman Rock Garden

Crocus chrysanthus 'Ladykiller' (Snow crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Forsythia 'Happy Centennial' (Forsythia), Helleborus sp. (Hellebore), Iris reticulata 'Ida' (Reticulata iris), 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

Hamamelis japonica 'Arborea' (Japanese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle).

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 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 '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 'Mrs. Lyman Clark', 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 'Primavera' (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

Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory of the snow), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' (Crocus), Iris histrioides 'George' (Botanical iris), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana' (Milk squill). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Seiwa-En, The Japanese Garden

Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Brevipetala' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood), Salix discolor (Pussy willow).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Abutilon 'Moonchimes' (Flowering maple), Acacia redolens, Antirrhinum majus 'Maryland Bright Yellow' (Florist snapdragon), Anomatheca laxa x grandiflora, Arctotheca calendula, Argyranthemum frutescens 'Butterfly' (Cobbitty daisy), Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark', Canarina canariensis (Canary Island bellflower), Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' (California lilac), Cercis siliquastrum (Mediterranean redbud), 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), 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), Glandularia lilacina (Vervain), 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., Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry), Michelia compressa, 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, Teucrium fruticans (Tree germander), Tulipa 'Passionate' (Tulip), 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

Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry), 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

Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow). Crocus sp. (Snow crocus), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Narcissus cyclamineus (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill).

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
Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

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

Christopher Biraben Butterfly Meadow
Crocus vernus subsp. vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Narcissus cyclamineus 'Peeping Tom' (Cyclamineus daffodil).

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
Crocus sp. (Crocus), 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
Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), 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
Helleborus foetidus 'Sienna' (Stinking hellebore). 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).

Maritz Apple Allee
Crocus vernus subsp. vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus' (Crocus), Crocus vernus subsp. vernus 'Striped Beauty' (Crocus).

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
Crocus vernus (Crocus). 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
Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Botanical iris).

Union Electric Ground Cover Border
Narcissus sp. (Daffodil).

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