MBG: Plants In Bloom

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

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August 16 - August 22, 2002

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' (Feather reed grass), Lagerstroemia indica 'Seminole' (Crape myrtle). Annuals: Catharanthus rosea (Madagascar periwinkle), Gomphrena globosa (Globe amaranth), Zinnia angustifolia (Mexican zinnia).

Ruth Palmer Blanke Boxwood Garden

Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry lily), Centaurea pulcherrima (Centaurea), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago), Clematis 'Will Goodwin' (Clematis), Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spires' (Summersweet), Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' (Tickseed), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower), Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple coneflower), Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' (Coneflower), Echinops sphaerocephalus (Globe thistle), Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite' (Rose-of-Sharon), Knautia macedonica (Knautia), Liatris spicata 'Floristan Weiss' (White spike gayfeather), Rosa 'Sir Thomas Lipton' (Hybrid rugosa rose), Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Coneflower), Rudbeckia 'Herbstonne' (Coneflower), Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Hill' (Sage), Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower), Scabiosa georgica (Pincushion flower). Annuals: Canna 'Orange', Canna 'Phasion' (Canna), Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican heather), Lobularia maritima 'Snow Crystals' (Sweet alyssum), Verbena bonariensis (Tall verbena).

Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse

Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Ananas comosus (Pineapple), Aristolochia arborea, Aristolochia leuconeura, Artocarpus altilis (Breadfruit), Begonia incisa, Begonia prismatocarpa, Brunfelsia mire, Calanthe sp., Calathea burle-marxii 'Ice Blue', Calathea violacea, Calvoa sessilifolia, Cordia boissieri, Costus osae, Crescentia portoricensis, Cubanola dominguensis, Cuphea utriculosa, Cyphomandra betacea, Duranta repens, Eucharis plicata, Fuchsia regia, Globba winittii, Hamelia patens, Heliconia caribaea 'Purpurea', Heliconia schiedeana, Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hippobroma longiflora, Hoya carnosa, Hymenocallis latifolia, Ixora coccinea, Jasminum sambac, Juanulloa mexicana, Leea rubra, Megaskepasma erythroclamys, Murraya koenigii, Musa 'Apple' (Banana), Nicolaia elatior, Orthosiphon sp., Osa pulchra, Oxalis ortgiesii, Pachira insignis, Pachycentria tuberosa, Pachystachys lutea, Pentas lanceolata, Psiguria umbrosa, Quararibea pumila, Quisqualis indica, Rondeletia leucophylla, Sapranthus microcarpus, Scaphochlamys lanceolata, Scutellaria costaricana, Stephanotis floribunda, Tacca chantrieri, Theobroma cacao (Chocolate).

English Woodland Garden

Begonia grandis (Hardy begonia), Corydalis lutea (Corydalis), Corydalis ochroleuca (Corydalis), Dicentra 'Luxuriant' (Fringed bleeding heart), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower), Hosta decorata (Hosta), Hosta 'Elvis Lives' (Hosta), Hosta 'June' (Hosta), Hosta plantaginea (Plantain lily), Hosta sp. (Hosta), Ligularia japonica (Leopard plant), Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower), Lobelia siphilitica (Great lobelia), Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese cross), Lycoris squamigera (Resurrection lily), Pollia japonica (Pollia), Rudbeckia laciniata (Cutleaf coneflower), Thalictrum rochebrunianum (Meadow rue), Tradescantia subaspera (Zigzag spiderwort), Tradescantia virginiana (Spiderwort).

Gladney Rose Garden

Roses in this garden are at the peak of seasonal bloom.

Goodman Iris Garden

Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora' (Panicle hydrangea).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' (Butterfly bush), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Ceratostigma), Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite' (Rose of Sharon), Hosta sp. (Hosta), Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' (Tardiva hydrangea), Kalimeris mongolica (Oriental boltonia), Lychnis cognata (Catchfly), Nelumbo nucifera 'Momo Botan' (Sacred lotus), Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' (China rose), Rosa 'Hermosa' (China rose), Rosa sp. (Rose), Sorbaria sorbifolia (False spirea), Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' (Japanese spirea). Annuals: Begonia 'Pinup Flare' (Tuberous begonia), Gardenia 'Miami', Gardenia augusta 'Aimee', Gazania sp. (Treasure flower), Musella lasiocarpa (Chinese flowering banana).

Heckman Bulb Garden

Crinum x powellii (Crinum), Lycoris sp. (Resurrection lily), Lycoris squamigera (Resurrection lily), Magnolia 'Randy' (Magnolia), Magnolia 'Ricki' (Magnolia). Annuals: Acalypha 'Cypress Garden Elf' (Copperleaf), Canna 'Phitzer's Chinese Coral', Canna 'Tropical Rose', Canna 'Waddick's Variegated' (Canna), Cleome hasslerana (Spider flower), Colocasia 'Black Magic', Colocasia 'Chicago Harlequin', Colocasia 'Nancy's Revenge', Colocasia 'Violet Ruffles' (Taro), Dahlia spp. (Dahlia), Hemigraphis alternata (Waffle plant), Ipomoea batatas 'Ace of Spades', Ipomoea batatas 'Pink Frost' (Ornamental sweet potato), Lobularia maritima (Sweet alyssum), Musa 'Ae-Ae' (Hawaiian variegated banana), Musa acuminata 'Sumatrana' (Banana), Nierembergia 'Mont Blanc', Nierembergia 'Purple Robe' (Cup flower), Scaevola aemula (Fan flower), Solenostemon spp. (Coleus), Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian shield), Thymophylla tenuiloba (Dahlberg daisy), Xanthosoma 'Green Stripe' (Yautia), Xanthosoma undipes subsp. lineatum (Yautia), Xanthosoma violaceum (Blue taro).

Heckman Rock Garden

Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry lily), Campanula latifolia (Bellflower), Clematis alpina (Clematis), Delosperma cooperi (Delosperma), Echinacea tennesseensis (Tennessee coneflower), Engelmannia pinnatifida (Englemann daisy), Inula ensifolia (Inula), Knautia macedonica 'Melton Pastel' (Knautia), Limonium latifolium (Russian statice), Linaria alpina (Toadflax), Linaria genistifolia (Toadflax), Nepeta grossheimii (Nepeta), Origanum vulgare (Marjoram), Pardancanda(X) norrisii (Candy lily), Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' (Fountain grass), Platycodon grandiflorus 'Apoyama' (Balloon flower), Potentilla fruticosa 'Katherine Dykes' (Shrubby cinquefoil), Rudbeckia fulgida var. Sullivantii (Sullivant's coneflower), Salvia greggii 'Alba' (Autumn sage), Salvia 'Maraschino' (Sage), Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' (Lilac sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Salvia), Saponaria x lampergii 'Max Frei' (Soapwort), Scabiosa columbaria var. alpina (Scabiosa), Silene latifolia sbsp alba (Campion), Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus' (Wild thyme), Verbascum chaixii 'Album' (Chaix mullein), Verbascum thapsus (Common mullein), Zephyranthes flavissima (Yellow rain lily). Annuals: Lobularia maritima (Sweet alyssum), Salvia 'Van Houttei' (Sage).

Herb Garden

Agastache foeniculum (Anise hyssop), Borago officinalis (Borage), Buddleia 'White Profusion' (Butterfly bush), Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Blue Mist' (Bluebeard), Chrysanthemum parthenium (Feverfew), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower), Eupatorium purpureum (Joe Pye weed), Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' (Queen-of-the-prairie), Hypericum perforatum (Hypericum), Hyssopus officinalis (Hyssop), Marrubium vulgare (Horehound), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Ratibida columnifera (Long-headed coneflower), Saponaria officinalis (Soapwort), Satureja montana (Winter savory), Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower), Tanacetum balsamita (Costmary), Thymus 'Doone Valley' (Thyme), Thymus pulegioides 'Lemon' (Creeping thyme), Thymus serpyllum (Mother of thyme), Thymus vulgaris 'Erecta' (Thyme), Tulbaghia violacea (Society garlic). Annuals: Arnica montana (Arnica), Capsicum annuum 'Explosive Ember' (Ornamental pepper), Catharanthus roseus (Periwinkle), Gomphrena 'Strawberry Fields' (Globe amaranth), Lantana camara 'Dallas Red', Lantana camara 'Patriot Rainbows', Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady', Lavandula intermedia 'Grosso', Limonium sinuatum (Statice), Lobularia maritima 'Easter Basket Mix', Lobularia maritima 'Snow Crystals' (Sweet alyssum), Malva zebrina, Mentha arvensis (Banana mint), Nepeta cataria (Catnip), Oenothera biennis (Evening primrose), Origanum 'Kent Beauty' (Marjoram), Primula veris (Cowslip), Salvia farinacea 'Victoria Series Blue' (Mealycup sage), Salvia greggii 'Furman's Red', Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' (Blue anise sage), Xeranthemum annuum. Roses in the Cook Fragrance Rose Collection include: Rosa 'AUSapple' DAPPLE DAWN (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSbloom' THE DARK LADY (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSbord' GERTRUDE JEKYLL (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUScot' ABRAHAM DARBY (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSmas' GRAHAM THOMAS (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSmum' PAT AUSTIN (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSrush' WINDRUSH (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSwen' WENLOCK (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Felicia' (Hybrid musk rose), Rosa 'Thisbe' (Hybrid musk rose).

Hosta Walk

Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' (Astilbe), Clematis heracleifolia (Virgin's bower), Hosta 'Decorata' (Hosta), Hosta 'Elvis Lives' (Hosta), Hosta 'Fragrant Blue' (Hosta), Hosta 'Ginko Craig' (Hosta), Hosta 'Ground Master' (Hosta), Hosta 'Ground Sulphur' (Hosta), Hosta 'Guacamole' (Hosta), Hosta 'Halcyon' (Hosta), Hosta 'Honeybells' (Hosta), Hosta 'Invincible' (Hosta), Hosta 'June' (Hosta), Hosta 'Kabitan' (Hosta), Hosta longipes (Hosta), Hosta 'Scooter' (Hosta), Hosta 'So Sweet' (Hosta), Hosta sp. (Hosta), Hosta 'Sparkling Burgundy' (Hosta), Hosta 'Spritzer' (Hosta), Hosta 'Stiletto' (Hosta), Hosta tsushimensis (Hosta), Hosta yingeri (Hosta), Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' (Hydrangea), Lycoris sanguinea (Lycoris), Lycoris squamigera (Surprise lily), Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' (Spirea).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Salvia guaranitica (Blue anise sage). Annuals: Graptophyllum pictum (Caricature plant), Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian shield).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Aralia elata (Japanese aralia), Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' (Tardiva hydrangea), Pennisetum alopecuroides (Fountain grass).

Knolls

Ageratina luciae-brauniae (Lucy Brown's snakeroot), Echinacea tennesseensis (Tennessee coneflower), Hemerocallis fulva (Daylily), Hibiscus 'Disco Belle' (Rose mallow), Iliamna remota (Kankakee mallow), Lobelia siphilitica (Blue cardinal flower), Nymphaea 'Comanche' (Hardy water lily), Nymphaea 'Gypsy' (Hardy water lily), Nymphaea 'Joey Tomocik' (Hardy water lily), Nymphaea 'Marliac White' (Hardy water lily), Nymphaea 'Sunny Pink' (Hardy water lily), Nymphaea 'Virginalis' (Hardy water lily), Persicaria amplexicaulis (Mountain fleece), Pontederia cordata (Pickerel rush), Pontederia cordata 'Alba' (White pickerel rush), Salvia x sylvestiris 'Mainacht' (Sage), Thalia dealbata (Thalia), Tricyrtis 'Tojen' (Japanese toad lily), Vitex agnus-castus (Chaste tree).

Kresko Family Victorian Garden

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly bush), Clethra alnifolia 'Rosea' (Sweet pepperbush), Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' (Rose of Sharon), Hydrangea 'Preziosa' (Bigleaf hydrangea), Kerria japonica (Japanese rose), Lagerstroemia 'Hopi' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Sarah's Favorite' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia 'Tonto' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia 'Zuni' (Crape myrtle), Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood' (Shrubby cinquefoil), Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' (Shrubby cinquefoil), Rosa 'AUSbord' GERTRUDE JEKYLL (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUScam' MARINETTE (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSlo' OTHELLO (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSmove' TESS OF THE D'URBURVILLES (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Nearly Wild' (Floribunda rose), Spiraea japonica 'Limemound' (Japanese spiraea), Spiraea japonica 'Shibori' (Japanese spiraea), Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade' (Tamarisk). Annuals: Campanula medium 'Champion Blue', Champion Pink' (Canterbury bells), Cleome hasslerana (Spider flower), Heliotropium arborescens 'Atlantis' (Heliotrope), Hemigraphis alternata 'Metallica Crispa', Linaria maroccana 'Northern Lights' (Toadflax), Lobularia maritima (Sweet alyssum), Osteospermum 'Arctur', Osteospermum 'Mira' (African daisy), Pachystachys lutea (Golden shrimp plant), Ricinus communis 'Carmencita' (Castor bean), Verbena 'Balazdell' (Trailing verbena), Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Black Duet' (Horned violet).

Lehmann Rose Garden

Roses in this garden are at the peak of seasonal bloom.

Linnean House

Impatiens walleriana 'Fiesta Lavender Orchid' (Double impatiens), Impatiens walleriana 'Showstopper Orchid' (Impatiens), Impatiens walleriana 'Showstopper Picotee' (Impatiens), Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely', Trachelopspermum asiaticum, Viola hederacea (Australian violet).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Beds bordering the pools include: Musa 'Red Blotch' (Banana), Pentas lanceolata 'New Look Pink' (Egyptian starflower), Zinnia 'Profusion White' (Zinnia). Curved beds include: Artemesia 'Powis Castle' (Wormwood), Musa 'Ae Ae' (Variegated Hawaiian banana), Nicotiana x sanderae 'Avalon Bright Pink' (Flowering tobacco), Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Fountain grass). Rectangular beds include: Begonia 'Dragon Wing Pink' (Angelwing begonia), Canna 'Tropical Rose', Canna 'Yellow Futurity' (Dwarf canna), Nassella tenuissima (Nodding needlegrass), Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filagran' (Russian sage), Solenostemon scutellarioide 'Wild Lime' (Coleus), Strobilanthes dyeranus (Persian shield). Water lilies in the Circular pool include: Nymphaea 'Afterglow', 'Blue Spider', 'Blue Triumph', 'Bob Trickett', 'Dauben', 'Green Smoke', 'Indian Goddess Blue', 'Mr. Martin E. Randig', 'Orchid Star', 'Pamela', 'Panama Pacific', 'Pink Champagne', 'Pink Pearl', 'Shell Pink', 'Trail Blazer', 'Unnamed Cultivar', 'White Lightning', Wild Rose', 'William McLane', 'Yellow Dazzler' (Tropical water lily), Victoria 'Adventure', 'Longwood Hybrid' (Hybrid Victoria water lily), Victoria amazonica (Amazon water lily), Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz water lily). Water lilies in the Rectangular pools include: Nymphaea 'Albert Greenberg', 'Antares', 'August Koch', 'Bagdad', 'Blue Beauty', 'Charles Thomas', 'Director George T. Moore', 'Golden Fascinator', 'Golden West', 'Green Smoke', 'Henry Shaw', 'Jennifer Rebecca', 'Judge Hitchcock', 'Key Lime', 'Leopardess', 'Madame Ganna Walska', 'Marmorata', 'Moonshadow', 'Mrs. George C. Hitchcock', 'Peach Blow', 'Pink Passion', 'Pink Pearl', 'Shell Pink', 'Shirley Byrne', 'St. Louis', 'St. Louis Gold', 'Star of Siam', 'White Lightning' (Tropical water lily), Nymphaea x castaliiflora (Hybrid water lily), Nymphaea gigantea 'Albert de Lestang' (Australian water lily).

Ridgway Center Entrance

Annuals: Catharanthus rosea 'Cooler Red' (Vinca), Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer' (Black-eyed Susan), Salvia farinacea (Mealycup sage), Zinnia 'Profusion White' (Zinnia).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Alstroemeria psittacina (Lily of the Incas), Eucomis comosa (Pineapple lily), Hippeastrum puniceum 'Semiplenum' (Barbados lily), Ornithogalum saundersiae (Giant chincherinchee), Spiraea japonica 'Limemound' (Bumald spirea), Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Willowwood' (Lantanaphyllum viburnum). Annuals: Acalypha 'Cypress Garden Elf' (Copperleaf), Ageratum houstonianum (Floss flower), Alocasia macrorrhiza (Giant taro), Alocasia plumbea 'Nigra' (Upright black taro), Caladium spp., Canna spp., Colocasia 'Black Magic', Colocasia 'Black Marble', Colocasia 'Chicago Harlequin', Colocasia 'Nancy's Revenge' (Taro), Evolvulus pilosus 'Blue Daze' (Evolvulus), Hemigraphis alternata (Waffle plant), Ipomoea batatas 'Ace of Spades', Ipomoea batatas 'Blackie' (Ornamental sweet potato), Nierembergia 'Mont Blanc', Nierembergia 'Purple Robe' (Cup flower), Phormium tenax 'Purpureum' (New Zealand flax), Scaevola aemula (Fan flower), Solenostemon spp. (Coleus), Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian shield), Tradescantia 'Purple Plush' (Spiderwort), Verbena bonariensis (Tall verbena), Xanthosoma atrovirens 'Variegatum Monstrosum' (Mouse-cup taro), Xanthosoma sagittifolium 'Lime Zinger' (Tannia).

Seiwa-En, The Japanese Garden

Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed), Hosta sp. (Hosta), Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' (Hydrangea), Liriope muscari (Lilyturf), Liriope spicata (Lilyturf), Lycoris squamigera (Lycoris), Nymphaea sp. (Water lily), Pennisetum alopecuroides (Fountain grass), Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon flower), Pontederia cordata (Pickerel weed), Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Slender mountain mint).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Abutilon 'Moonchimes' (Flowering maple), Adina rubella, Angelonia 'Angel Mist Light Pink', Argyranthemum frutescens 'Maggie' (Cobbitty daisy), Asclepias perennis (Aquatic milkweed), Aster glaucodes, Bacopa caroliniana, Begonia grandis ssp. evansiana (Hardy begonia), Buddleja lindleyana (Butterfly bush), Bupleureum fruticosum (Shrubby hare's ear), Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry), Callicarpa cathyana (Asian beautyberry), Campanula vidalii (Bellflower), Capparis spinosa (Caper), Ceratostigma abyssinicum (Plumbago), Ceratostigma willmotianum (Plumbago), Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Crinum americanum (Florida swamp lily), Crithmum marimum (Samphire), Cuphea schummannii, Dichromena colorata (White-top sedge), Echinodorus osiris, Eriogonum arborescens, Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns), Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel), Jasminum angulare (Jasmine), Jasminum tortuosum (Jasmine), Lavatera trimestris (Mallow), Lonicera alseuosmoides (Honeysuckle), Nerium oleander (Oleander), Nicotiana sylvestris 'Only the Lonely' (Flowering tobacco), Pavonia hastata, Pelargonium x hortorum `Americana Salmon' (Geranium), Pelargonium x hortorum 'Designer Light Pink' (Geranium), Pelargonium quercifolium 'Village Hill Oak' (Oak-leaved geranium), Rhexia mariana (Meadow beauty), Rhexia virginica, Rosa 'Sunsprite' (Floribunda rose), Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie', Ruellia carolinana, Scolymus hispanicus (Golden thistle), Turraea obtusifolia (South African honeysuckle), Utricularia sandersonii (Rabbit ears).

Spoehrer Plaza

Annuals: Catharanthus rosea (Madagascar periwinkle), Zinnia angustifolia (Mexican zinnia).

Strassenfest German Garden

Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia), Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (Yarrow), Achillea ptarmica 'The Pearl' (Sneezewort), Allium senescens var. glaucum (German garlic), Aster amellus 'Rudolf Goethe' (Italian aster), Aster novae-angliae 'Septemberrubin' (New England aster), Aster x frikartii 'Monch' (Aster), Campanula medium 'Champion Light Blue' (Canterbury bells), Centaurea montana (Mountain bluet), Delphinium 'Karl Foerster' (Larkspur), Dianthus barbatus 'Indianerteppich' (Sweet William), Dianthus deltoides 'Zing Rose' (Maiden pink), Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Feuerhexe' (Cheddar pink), Dianthus plumarius 'Mischung' (Carnation), Echinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue' (Small globe thistle), Echium russicum (Echium), Geranium sanguineum 'Ankum's Pride' (Bloody cranesbill), Geranium sanguineum var. striatum (Bloody cranesbill), Helenium 'Rotgold' (Sneezeweed), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Alpengluhen' (Bigleaf hydrangea), Hydrangea paniculata 'Tardiva' (Tardiva hydrangea), Knautia macedonica (Knautia), Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' (English lavender), Linaria vulgaris (Butter and eggs), Lobelia fulgens 'Konigen Victoria' (Lobelia), Lychnis chalcedonica (Maltese cross), Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' (Marjoram), Origanum 'Rosenkuppel' (Marjoram), Phlox paniculata 'Juliglut' (Garden phlox), Platycodon grandiflorus 'Permutterschale' (Balloon flower), Salvia x sylvestris 'Rosakonigin' (Sage), Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei' (Soapwort), Teucrium chamaedrys (Wall germander), Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus' (Wild thyme), Veronica spicata 'Rotfuchs' (Spiked speedwell). Annuals: Alcea pallida Alcea rosea, Alcea rugosa (Hollyhock), Dianthus 'Allwoods Fragrant Village Pink', Dianthus amurensis (Amur pink), Primula acaulis 'Crayon'.

Swift Family Garden

Clematis brevicaudata (Clematis), Hemerocallis 'Driven Snow' (Daylily), Hosta 'Ginko Craig' (Hosta), Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' (Fountain grass). Annuals: Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly bush), Canna 'Indian Prince' (Canna), Capsicum annuum 'Treasure Red' (Ornamental pepper), Codiaeum variegatum (Croton), Gomphrena globosa, Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' (Fountain grass), Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Purple fountain grass), Pentas lanceolata 'New Look Red', Pentas lanceolata 'New Look White' (Egyptian starflower), Scabiosa sp. (Pincushion flower), Schefflera arboricola (Dwarf Hawaiian schefflera). Aquatics in the pools include: Alocasia macrorhizae (Giant taro), Colocasia 'Black Magic', 'Illustris' (Taro), Cyperus alternifolius 'Gracillis' (Umbrella plant), Cyperus haspan (Dwarf papyrus), Eleocharis montevidensis (Spike rush), Glyceria maxima 'Variegata' (Manna grass), Hydrocotyle ranunculoides (Pennywort), Juncus effusus 'Spiralis' (Corkscrew rush), Ludwigia sedoides (Ludwigia), Nelumbo 'American Yellow' (Lotus), Neptunia aquatica (Sensitive plant), Nymphaea 'Bagdad', 'Barbara Barnett', 'Leopardess' (Tropical water lily), Saururus cernuus (Swamp lily), Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz water lily).

Swift Perennial Border

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Frost' (Western mugwort), Buddleia x weyeriana 'Honeycomb' (Butterfly bush), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Ceratostigma), Coreopsis 'Moonbeam' (Thread leaf coreopsis), Coreopsis verticillata 'Golden Showers' (Coreopsis), Echinacea purpurea (Coneflower), Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple coneflower), Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' (White coneflower), Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' (Joe Pye weed), Lagerstroemia indica (Crapemyrtle), Lythrum 'Morden's Pink' (Purple loosestrife), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Phlox paniculata 'David' (Garden phlox), Platycodon grandiflorus 'Mariesii' (Balloon flower), Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Orange coneflower), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Sage), Solidago sp. (Goldenrod).

Victorian Gardens

Tetradium daniellii (Evodia). Annuals: Bedding plants in front of Tower Grove House include: Graptophyllum pictum 'Atropurpureum' (Caricature plant), Petunia 'Misty Lilac Wave' (Spreading petunia), Phormium tenax 'Atropurpureum' (New Zealand flax).

Zimmerman Scented Garden

Allium tuberosum (Garlic chives), Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet' (Hosta), Hosta 'Guacamole' (Hosta), Hosta 'Invincible' (Hosta), Hosta 'June' (Hosta), Hosta plantaginea (Hosta), Hosta 'Summer Fragrance' (Hosta), Origanum vulgare (Oregano), Phlox paniculata 'David' (Garden phlox), Thymus vulgaris (Garden thyme). Annuals: Caladium sp., Cleome rosea var. bicolor 'Linde Armstrong' (Spider flower), Pentas 'New Look Pink' (Egyptian staf flower), Senecio cineraria 'Silver Dust' (Dusty Miller), Strobilanthes dyerianus (Persian shield).

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

Bank of America Family Vegetable Garden
Dianthus 'First Love' (Cheddar pink), Rosa 'Carefree Beauty (™)' (Shrub rose). Annuals: Catharanthus rosea 'Moonlight Mix' (Madagascar periwinkle), Dianthus 'Amazon Neon Duo', Dianthus 'Melody Pink' (China pink), Pentas lanceolata 'New Look White' (Egyptian starflower), Petunia 'Madness Lavender Peeps' (Floribunda petunia). Circular knot garden contains: Alternanthera 'Red', Alternanthera 'Yellow' (Joseph's coat), Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Cocktail Gin' (Wax begonia).

Birch Mahaffey Carpenter Butterfly Pavillion
Agastache nepetoides (Yellow giant hyssop), Buddleja davidii var. veitchiana 'Petite Plum' (Butterfly bush), Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed), Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant), Physostegia virginiana 'Alba' (Obedient plant).

Christopher Biraben Butterfly Meadow
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly weed), Aster ericoides (Heath aster), Dalea purpurea (Purple prairie clover), Echinacea pallida (Pale purple coneflower), Glandularia canadensis (Rose verbena), Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun' (Oxeye), Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower), Lobelia siphilitica (Blue cardinal flower), Passiflora incarnata (Wild passion flower), Pycnanthemum flexuosum (Slender mountain mint), Pycnanthemum virginianum (Mountain mint). Annuals: Argyranthemum sp. (Cobbity daisy), Asclepias curassavica (Bloodflower), Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan), Pentas lanceolata (Egyptian starflower).

Cornelia Sunnen Backyard Garden
Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Porcelain vine), Clematis 'Silver Moon' (Clematis), Kerria japonica (Japanese kerria). Annuals: Celosia plumosa 'Century Yellow' (Feather celosia), Osteospermum 'Lemon Symphony' (African daisy), Pentas lanceolata 'Butterfly Deep Pink' (Egyptian starflower), Petunia 'Surfina Pink Vein' (Trailing petunia), Petunia 'Ultra Salmon' (Single grandiflora petunia), Scaevola 'Outbreak Purple Fan' (Fan flower), Solenostemon 'Cantigny Royale' (Coleus), Solenostemon 'Dark Star' (Coleus).

Cutting Garden
Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome' (New England aster), Belamcanda chinensis 'Hello Yellow' (Blackberry lily), Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple coneflower), Heliopsis helianthoides 'Ballerina' (Oxeye), Knautia macedonica (Knautia), Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky' (Shasta daisy), Limonium latifolium (Sea lavender), Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filagran' (Russian sage), Salvia nemerosa 'Plumosa' (Sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Hill' (Salvia), Solidago 'Crown of Rays' (Goldenrod), Veronica spicata 'Blue Charm' (Spiked speedwell). Annuals: Amaranthus caudatus, Antirrhinum majus 'Rocket Mix' (Snapdragon), Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Deep Red' (Bloodflower), Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Scarlet' (Bloodflower), Canna 'Tropical Salmon', Celosia 'Bombay Purple', Celosia 'Enterprise Dark Pink', Dahlia 'Redskin Mix', Dianthus 'Bouquet Purple' (Pink), Gaillardia 'Park's Painters Palette', Gomphrena 'Lavender Lady', Gomphrena 'QIS Carmine', Gomphrena globosa (Glober amaranth), Helianthus 'Chianti' (Sunflower), Nicotiana 'Nicky Lime', Nicotiana alata (Flowering tobacco), Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset', Rudbeckia hirta 'Double Gold' (Black-eyed Susan), Scabiosa 'Imperial Giant Mix' (Pincushion flower), Tagetes erecta 'Sweet Cream' (African marigold), Tithonia 'Fiesta del Sol' (Mexican sunflower), Zinnia elegans 'Burpee's Giant Mix', Zinnia elegans 'Envy', Zinnia elegans 'Oklahoma Scarlet', Zinnia tenuifolia 'Red Spider'.

Foundation Plantings
Hosta fortunei 'Hyacinthina' (Hosta), Hosta 'Gypsy Rose' (Hosta), Hypericum beanii (St. John's wort), Spiraea japonica (Japanese spirea), Thalictrum aquilegiifolium (Meadow rue).

Fragrance Garden
Clematis recta 'Purpurea' (Ground clematis), Hemerocallis 'Tetrina's Daughter' (Daylily), Hymenocallis x festilis 'Zwanenburg' (Spider lily), Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Polianthes tuberosa (Tuberose), Rosa 'Abbaya de Cluny(®)' (Hybrid tea rose), Rosa 'Amiga Mia' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSday THE ALEXANDRA ROSE (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSmary' MARY ROSE (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSsemi' THE HERBALIST (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Betty Boop' (Floribunda rose), Rosa 'Carefree Wonder' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Champlain' (Kordesii rose), Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Graham Thomas' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Gruss an Aachen' (Floribunda rose), Rosa 'Linda Campbell' (Hybrid rugosa rose), Rosa 'Moon River' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Paloma Blanca' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Sachet (™)' (Miniature rose), Rosa 'Scentimental' (Floribunda rose), Rosa 'Sun Runner' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Toulouse-Lautrec' (Hybrid tea rose), Rosa 'Tradescant' (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Wild Spice' (Rugosa rose), Rosa 'Yves Piaget(®)' (Hybrid tea rose). Annuals: Agastache 'Honey Bee Blue' (Hyssop), Angelonia 'Angel Mist (Angelonia), Antirrhinum majus 'LaBelle Pink' (Snapdragon), Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sonata White' (Cosmos), Dianthus barbatus 'French Frills', Galtonia candicans (Summer hyacinth), Heliotropium 'Atlantis', Heliotropium 'Baby Blue', (Heliotrope), Lobularia maritima 'Snow Crystals' (Sweet alyssum), Nicotiana 'Heaven Scent' (Flowering tobacco), Nicotiana alata 'Nicky Red' (Flowering tobacco), Ocimum basilicum 'Dark Opal' (Opal basil), Pelargonium 'Fantasia Flame' (Geranium), Pelargonium 'Snowflake Rose' (Geranium), Petunia 'Misty Lilac Wave', Plectranthus argentatus, Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' (Anise-scented sage).

Grape Arbor
Annuals: Impatiens 'Grape Crush' (New Guinea impatiens), Ipomoea tricolor 'Double Blue Picotee', Ipomoea tricolor 'Double Red Picotee' (Morning glory), Lagenaria siceraria (Hard-shelled gourd), Pelargonium peltatum 'Tornado Fuschia' (Ivy-leaved geranium).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Echinacea purpurea 'Cygnet White' (Purple coneflower), Echinacea purpurea 'White Luster' (Purple coneflower), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lanarth White' (Big leaf hydrangea), Lagerstroemia indica 'Acoma' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Apalachee' (Crape myrtle), Leucanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy' (Shasta daisy), Physostegia virginiana 'Alba' (Obedient plant), Platycodon grandiflorus 'Komachi' (Balloon flower), Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower), Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue' (Speedwell). Annuals: Asarina scandens 'Blue Sky' (Twining snapdragon), Iochroma cyaneum (Iochroma), Linaria purpurea (Toadflax), Salvia farinacea 'Rhea' (Mealycup sage).

Jordan Ornamental Shade Garden and Overlook
Adenophora lilifolia (Ladybells), Anemone x hybrida 'Pamina' (Japanese anemone), Cimicifuga simplex 'White Pearl' (Bugbane), Geranium 'Blue Cloud' (Cranesbill), Geranium 'Rozanne' (Cranesbill), Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokova' (Hardy geranium), Heuchera americana 'Ruby Veil' (Coral bells), Hosta 'Blue Wedgwood' (Hosta), Hosta 'Halcyon' (Hosta), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ami Pasquier' (Big leaf hydrangea), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Otaksa' (Big leaf hydrangea), Hydrangea 'Preziosa' (Bigleaf hydrangea), Ligularia dentata 'Othello' (Leopard plant), Tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai' (Toad lily). Annuals: Canna 'Northstar Landscape Red', Canna 'Tropical Rose' (Canna), Celosia argentea 'Prestige Scarlet' (Cockscomb), Cuphea x purpurea 'Firecracker' (Cuphea), Impatiens walleriana 'Super Elfin Red Velvet' (Impatiens), Ipomoea batatus 'Ace of Spades' (Ornamental sweet potato), Solenostemon 'Dark Star' (Coleus), Tibouchina heteromalla (Glory bush), Verbena 'Imagination' (Verbena).

Joseph F. Ruwitch Garden for All
Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon flower), Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White' (Balloon flower). Annuals: Calibrachoa 'Trailing White', Calibrachoa 'Trailing Yellow' (Million bells), Dianthus 'First Love' (Cheddar pink), Dianthus 'Melody White' (China pink), Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer', Rudbeckia hirta 'Rustic Colors' (Black-eyed Susan), Solenostemon 'Black Dragon', Solenostemon 'Saturn' (Coleus), Tagetes patula 'Mr. Majestic (French marigold), Zinnia elegans 'Envy', Zinnia elegans 'Ruffles Mix', Zinnia elegans 'Small World Cherry'.

Justin A. and Rose J. Naumann Experimental Garden
Lagerstroemia 'Choctaw' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia 'Comanche' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Baton Rouge' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Delta Blush' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Dynamite(™)' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Lafayette' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Natchez' (Crape Myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'New Orleans' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Pixie White' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia indica 'Velma's Royal Delight' (Crape myrtle), Lagerstroemia 'Mardi Gras' (Crape myrtle).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Buddleja davidii (Butterfly bush), Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red' (Butterfly bush), Campsis grandiflora 'Morning Calm' (Chinese trumpet creeper), Coreopsis major (Coreopsis), Coreopsis verticillata 'Grandiflora' (Threadleaf coreopsis), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower), Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret' (Daylily), Hibiscus coccineus (Scarlet rose mallow), Hibiscus syriacus 'Diana' (Rose of Sharon), Hibiscus syriacus 'Minerva' (Rose of Sharon), Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet honeysuckle), Phlox paniculata 'David' (Garden phlox). Annuals: Agastache 'Golden Jubilee' (Hyssop), Agastache cana 'Heather Queen' (Hyssop), Calibrachoa 'Colorburst Lavender' (Trailing petunia), Celosia argentea 'Castle Scarlet' (Feather celosia), Cleome hasslerana (Spider flower), Helianthus annus (Sunflower), Impatiens balsamina 'Topknot Mix' (Rose balsam), Nierembergia caerulea 'Mont Blanc' (Cupflower), Pennisetum glaucum 'Purple Majesty' (Ornamental millet), Pennisetum setacum 'Rubrum' (Fountain grass), Pentas lanceolata 'New Look Rose' (Egyptian starflower), Petunia 'Madness Lilac' (Floribunda petunia), Portulaca 'Double Yubi Lemon' (Moss rose), Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset' (Black-eyed Susan), Salvia farinacea (Mealycup sage), Tagetes patula 'Janie Mix' (French marigold), Verbena bonariensis (Tall verbena), Zinnia angustifolia 'Star Bright Mix' (Mexican zinnia), Zinnia elegans 'Envy'.

Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden
Hibiscus 'Anne Arundel' (Hibiscus), Hibiscus 'Giant Maroon (Hibiscus), Hibiscus 'Lester Keigel. (Hibiscus), Hibiscus 'Lord Baltimore' (Hibiscus), Hibiscus 'Mammoth Pyrenees Pink' (Hibiscus), Hibiscus 'Mammothe Etna Pink' (Hibiscus), Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Pink' (Rose mallow), Hibiscus 'Old Yella' (Hibiscus), Hibiscus 'Plum Crazy' (Hibiscus), Hibiscus 'Turn of the Century' (Hibiscus), Veronica 'Giles van Hees' (Speedwell), Veronica 'Goodness Grows' (Speedwell), Veronica 'Noah Williams' (Speedwell), Veronica spicata 'Icicle' (Speedwell), Veronica spicata 'Pavanne' (Speedwell). Tropical bed includes: Acalypha wilkesiana 'Haleakala', Acalypha wilkesiana 'Kona Coast' (Jacob's coat), Allamanda 'Cherries Jubilee' (Allamanda), Allamanda schottii (Bush allamanda), Alpinia japonica (Ginger lily), Clerodendrum x speciosum (Pagoda flower), Dicliptera sp. (Dicliptera(), Duranta erecta 'Variegata', Duranta repens (Pigeon berry), Euphorbia cotinifolia (Smoketree spurge), Graptophyllum pictum (Caricature plant), Hedychium 'Daniel Weeks', Hedychium 'Orange Crush' (Ginger lily), Heliconia psittacorum 'Lady Di' (Parrot's flower), Hibiscus acetosella (Rose mallow), Jatropha integerrima (Spicy jatropha), Justicia brandegeana (Shrimp plant), Lantana trifolia (Lavender popcorn), Mimosa strigillosa (Sensitive plant), Musa 'Red Blotch', Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish', Musa sp. (Banana), Mussaenda philippica (Mussaenda), Orthosiphon stamineus (Cat's whiskers), Pavonia brasiliensis (Pavonia), Salvia elegans (Sage), Salvia forskaohlei (Blue sage), Salvia greggii 'Cherry Queen' (Autumn sage), Sanchezia speciosa (Sanchezia), Stachytarpheta mutabilis 'Coral' (Pink snakeweed), Talinum paniculatum 'Variegatum' (Jewels of Opar), Tecoma stans (Yellowbells), Tibouchina heteromalla (Glory bush), Tradescantia 'Purple Plush' (Trailing spiderwort).

Low Maintenance Garden
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather reed grass), Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' (Feather reed grass), Coreopsis verticillata 'Grandiflora' (Threadleaf coreopsis), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower), Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun' (Oxeye), Hibiscus moscheutos 'Blue River II' (Rose mallow), Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny' (Fountain grass), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Rudbeckia 'Summer Blaze' (Coneflower), Salvia x sylvestris 'Snow Hill' (Salvia), Veronica spicata 'Blue Charm' (Spiked speedwell).

Lucy and Stanley Lopata Prairie Garden
Agrimonia parviflora (Swamp agrimony), Asclepias incarnata (Swamp milkweed), Aster oblongifolius (Aster), Callirhoe involucrata (Purple poppy mallow), Elymus canadensis (Canada wild rye), Glandularia canadensis (Rose verbena), Heliopsis helianthoides (Oxeye), Hibiscus lasiocarpos (Rose mallow), Liatris aspera (Rough blazing star), Panicum virgatum (Switch grass), Rudbeckia fulgida (Coneflower), Silphium perfoliatum (Cup plant), Silphium terebinthinaceum (Prairie dock), Verbena hastata (American blue vervain), Vernonia sp. (Ironweed).

Maritz Apple Allee
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' (Feather reed grass), Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle' (Rose mallow), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink' (Big leaf hydrangea), Pennisetum alopecuroides (Fountain grass), Rosa 'Jeanne Lajoie' (Climbing miniature rose). Annuals: Petunia Bravo Spirit Mix' (Single grandiflora), Petunia 'Hurrah Spirit Mix' (Single multiflora), Verbena 'Obsession Spirit Mix'.

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Chelone glabra (Turtlehead), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower), Glandularia canadensis (Rose verbena), Iliamna remota (Kankakee mallow), Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed), Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower), Phlox maculata (Meadow pholx), Scutellaria incana (Skullcap), Tradescantia subaspera (Zigzag spiderwort), Tradescantia virginiana (Spiderwort).

Members' Entry Court Garden
Liriope muscari (Lilyturf), Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' (Fountain grass). Annuals: Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Harmony Scarlet' (Wax begonia), Canna 'Rec Futurity' (Canna), Celosia argentea 'Prestige Scarlet' (Cockscomb), Pachystachys lutea (Golden shrimp plant), Petunia 'Supertunia Royal Velvet' (Petunia), Phormium sp. (New Zealand flax), Rudbeckia hirta 'Summer Light' (Black-eyed Susan), Verbena 'Imagination' (Verbena).

Mildred Lane Kemper Terrace Garden
Heuchera 'Regina' (Coral bells), Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' (Fountain grass), Spiraea 'Limemound' (Japanese spirea).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Rosa 'Nearly Wild' (Floribunda rose), Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' (China rose). Annuals: Abutilon 'Bella Red', Alcea rosea 'Jet Black' (Hollyhock), Begonia 'Prelude White' (Wax begonia), Capsicum 'Medusa' (Ornamental pepper), Celosia 'New Look', Cleome 'Sparkler Blush', Evolvulus 'Hawaiina Blue Eyes', Helianthus annuus 'Parado Red' (Sunflower), Impatiens 'Grape Crush', Impatiens 'Java Jungle Mix', Impatiens 'Strawberry Star' (New Guinea impatiens), Pennisetum 'Purple Majesty' (Fountain grass), Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum' (Fountain grass), Petunia 'Madness Lilac', Petunia 'Madness Midnight', Petunia 'Madness Red', Rudbeckia 'Toto' (Black-eyed Susan), Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset' (Black-eyed Susan), Salvia farinacea 'Victoria' (Mealycup sage), Tagetes erecta 'Lady Primrose', Zinnia angustifolia, Zinnia elegans 'Envy'.

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Amorpha ouachitensis (Ouachita Mountain leadplant), Anaphalis margaritacea (Pearly everlasting), Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic aster), Clematis fremontii (Fremont's leather flower), Coreopsis tripteris (Tickseed), Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake-master), Glandularia canadensis (Rose verbena), Heterotheca camporum (Golden aster), Liatris ligulistylis (Button snakeroot), Manfreda virginica (American aloe), Panicum virgatum (Switch grass), Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant).

USBank City Garden
Abelia 'Edward Goucher' (Glossy abelia), Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' (Feather reed grass), Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet).

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