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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom
AT A GLANCE
December 20 - December 26, 2002
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Ozark witchhazels (Hamamelis vernalis) are beginning to bloom.
Large specimens can be found at the south end of the Jenkins Daylily
Garden.
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Fruits of hollies throughout the grounds are showy.
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Winter may have arrived outdoors, but blooms are plentiful in the Shoenberg
Temperate House. Yellow daisies (Argyranthemum frutescens ‘Maggie’),
purple Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha) and rose colored cyclamen
(Cyclamen ‘Concerto Rose Pink Louisa’) brighten the tiled Moorish
Garden. Smell the heady fragrance of the Wintersweet tree (Chimonanthes
praecox).
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The Linnean House is bursting with color and fragrance. Many of the camellias
are beginning to bloom, accompanied by richly colored poinsettias (Euphorbia
pulcherrima ‘Freedom Rose’ and ‘Winter Rose Pink’) and cyclamen (Cyclamen
persicum ‘Concerto Cordelia). Look for the showy pink sweet pea blossoms
(Lathyrus odoratus ‘Winter-flowering pink’), and enjoy the rich aroma of
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans).
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