MBG Plants in Bloom: at a Glance

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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

March 15 - March 21, 2002

The large swath of Forsythia in the Knolls is showy. Flowering apricots are blooming in the Chinese Garden.
The Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) standards in the Herb Garden are in full bloom. Large specimens can also be seen in the Japanese Garden.
Large drifts of Glory of the Snow (Chionodoxa luciliae) and Squill (Scilla siberica) dot the understory in the Mausoleum Garden.
Crocus and early daffodils are flowering in many locations on the grounds. Early magnolias are just beginning to bloom.
The Shoenberg Temperate House is filled with the colors of spring. The tiled Moorish garden features daffodils (Narcissus 'Dutchmaster'), hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis 'Atlantic')and tulips (Tulipa 'Passionate'). Showy primrose jasmine (Jaminum mesnyi) and sweet smelling clematis (Clematis armandii) blanket the arbor.
The camellias are past their peak, but are still very showy. Cheerful cyclamen (Cyclamen 'Halios Series') and fairy primrose (Primula malacoides) illuminate the beds beneath the camellia trees and the heady aroma of jasmine (Jasminum polyanthemum) and the fragrant olive trees (Osmanthus fragrans) wafts throughout the house.
Pansies and Violas are starting to flower again with renewed vigor.
Pussy willows (Salix discolor) are blooming in the Japanese Garden.
Fruits of the Winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) are still showy. Especially noteworthy is the clump (Ilex verticillata 'Afterglow') by the statue of Henry Shaw by Tower Grove House, and the hedges (Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite') in the Kemper Bird Garden.

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