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Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

AT A GLANCE

February 6 - February 12, 2004

• Camellias are becoming showy in the Linnean House. Peak bloom in this conservatory typically begins in mid to late February.

• The sweetly scented flowers of both Vernal (Hamamelis vernalis) and Chinese (H. mollis) witchhazel bloom on mild sunny days in the Jenkins Daylily, English Woodland and Japanese Gardens. A few intermedia hybrids (Hamamelis x intermedia) are also beginning to bloom.

• Winter ice and snow blanket the ground, but a few precocious clumps of Giant snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii) are blooming in the Mausoleum and English Woodland Gardens.

• Fruits of hollies are showy at this time of year. Especially noteworthy is the Winterberry hedge (Ilex verticillata ‘Red Sprite’) in the Kemper Bird Garden.

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