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March 12 - March 18, 2004

Ruth Palmer Blanke Boxwood Garden

Annuals: Viola cornuta (Horned violet), Viola sp. (Pansy).

Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse

Abutilon sachetianum, Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Acanthus montanus, Androlepis skinneri, Aphelandra spp., Barringtonia racemosa, Bauhinia x blakeana, Begonia ulmifolia, Calathea burle-marxii 'Ice Blue', Calliandra emarginata, Calliandra haematocephala, Callisia fragrans, Carissa wylei, Centradenia sp., Chamaedorea geonomiformis, Chamaedorea tenella, Citrus aurantiifolia 'Key Lime', Clerodendrum splendens, Cocos nucifera (Coconut), Costus osae, Cnidoscolus chayamansa (Mayan spinach), Crescentia portoricensis, Crinum kaawanum, Cuphea utriculosa, Dracaena bueana, Eranthemum pulchellum, Eucharis caucana, Eucharis formosa, Eugenia uniflora, Fuchsia regia, Hamelia patens, Heliconia scheidiana, Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hyophorbe lagenicaulis, Inga feuillei, Juanolloa mexicana, Passiflora vitifolia, Persea americana (Avocado), Pimenta dioica (Allspice), Psammisia sp., Quararibea pumila, Rondeletia leucophylla, Scutellaria costaricana, Sinningia cardinalis, Strelitzia alba, Strophanthus divaricatus, Tetranema gamboanum, Thunbergia erecta, Thinbergia mysorensis, Vriesea ospinae, Vriesea scalaris.

Cohen Court

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Witchhazel). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

English Woodland Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (Korean abelialeaf), Acer rubrum (Red maple), Corylopsis gotoana (Winterhazel), Corylopsis sinensis (Winterhazel), Corylus americana (American hazel), Corylus avellana 'Contorta' (Harry Lauder's walking stick), Dirca palustris (Leatherwood), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Autumn Embers' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Carnea' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Fire Cracker' (Witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Helleborus niger 'Altifolius' (Christmas rose), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Helleborus 'Royal Heritage' (Hellebore), Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Mahonia japonica (Japanese mahonia), Narcissus cyclamineus 'Peeping Tom' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'February Gold' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood), Petasites japonicus (Fuki), Scilla mischtschenkoana (Tubergen squill), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill), Viburnum x bodnantense (Viburnum).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Chaenomeles speciosa 'Cameo' (Flowering quince), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine), Prunus mume (Flowering apricot), Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke' (Flowering apricot), Prunus sp. (Flowering cherry). Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Blackberry Cream' (Horned violet). Snow crocus (Crocus tommasinianus) and Prunus persica 'Alboplena Pendula' (Peach), are displayed in pots.

Heckman Bulb Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Iris reticulata (Iris), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergiana' (Scilla). Annuals: Viola cornuta (Horned violet), Viola sp. (Pansy).

Heckman Rock Garden

Chaenomeles 'Contorta' (Flowering quince), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Forsythia 'Arnold Dwarf' (Forsythia), Forsythia 'Happy Centennial' (Forsythia), Geum triflorum (Prairie smoke), Helleborus niger (Christmas rose), Iris reticulata (Iris), Narcissus 'Gipsy Queen' (Narcissus), Narcissus 'Mite' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Snipe' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Spider' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Viennese Waltz' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Scilla bifolia (Scilla), Scilla mischtschenkoana (Scilla), Tulipa humilis 'Magenta Queen' (Tulip), Tulipa humilis 'Violacea' (Tulip), Tulipa tsimganica (Tulip), Veronica peduncularis (Veronica).

Herb Garden

Cornus mas (Cornelain cherry).

Hosta Walk

Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry), Galanthus nivalis. (Snowdrops), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Corylopsis spicata (Winterhazel), Forsythia sp. (Forsythia), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Princeton Gold' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Autumn Embers' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Firecracker' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Sunburst' (Hybrid witchhazel), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Pink Dawn' (Bodnanthense viburnum).

Knolls

Forsythia sp. (Forsythia).

Kresko Family Victorian Garden

Galanthus caucasicus (Snowdrop).

Linnean House

Camellia fraterna, Camellia japonica, Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson', Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena', Camellia japonica 'Bernice Boddy', Camellia japonica 'California', Camellia japonica 'Claudia Lee', Camellia japonica 'C. M. Wilson', Camellia japonica 'Descanso Yuletide', Camellia japonica 'Dixie Night', Camellia japonica 'Elegans Chandleri', Camellia japonica 'Freedom Bell', Camellia japonica 'General Dwight Eisenhower', Camellia japonica 'Gosho-Zakura', Camellia japonica 'Guest of Honor', Camellia japonica 'Hasumi-Shiro', Camellia japonica 'Julia France', Camellia japonica 'Julia Wilson', Camellia japonica 'Kramer's Supreme', Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell', 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 Clarke', Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem', Camellia japonica 'Patty Ann Vorce', Camellia japonica 'Pink Pagoda', Camellia japonica 'Professor Charles S. Sargent', Camellia japonica 'Reeves Sweetheart', Camellia japonica 'Rosemary Kinser', Camellia japonica 'Ted Kohl', Camellia japonica 'Tiffany', Camellia japonica 'Tinsie', Camellia 'Jean Pursel', Camellia reticulata 'Cornelian', Camellia reticulata 'Crimson Robe', Camellia reticulata 'Shot Silk', Camellia rusticana x utchuensis 'Fragrant Pink', Camellia 'Valley Knudson', Camellia x williamsii 'Buttons 'n' Bows', Camellia x williamsii 'Donation', Cyclamen persicum 'Concerto Copelia' (Florists cyclamen), Impatiens walleriana ‘Dazzler Violet’, Ipheion uniflorum (Spring starflower), Loropetalum chinense, Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose), Viola hederacea (Australian violet). The Rex begonias (Begonia re-cultorum) are showy.

Lopata Azalea/Rhododendron Garden

Crocus etruscus 'Zwanenburg' (Crocus), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis x intermedia (Hybrid witchhazel), Magnolia denudata (Yulan magnolia), Magnolia 'Pristine' (Magnolia), Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Beds bordering the pools include: Viola 'Ultima Morpho' (Pansy), Curved beds include: Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose' (Pansy). Rectangular beds include: Viola 'Clear Sky Light Blue', Viola 'Skyline Pink Shades' (Pansy).

Ridgway Center Entrance

Annuals: Viola 'Crystal Bowl True Blue' (Pansy).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis' (Greenstem forsythia), Iris reticulata (Iris), Narcissus 'Ellen' (Large-cupped daffodil), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana' (Milk squill). Annuals: Viola cornuta (Horned violet), Viola sp. (Pansy).

Seiwa-En, The Japanese Garden

Acer rubrum (Red maple), Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Brevipetala' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Firecracker' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Petasites japonicus var. giganteus (Butterbur), Prunus subhirtella (Higan cherry), Salix discolor (Pussy willow).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Abutilon 'Moonchimes' (Flowering maple), Acacia redolens, Antirrhinum majus (Snapdragon), Aristolochia californica (Birthwort), Aster glaucodes (Aster), Begonia ‘Dragon Wing Pink’ (Angelwing begonia), Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark' (Bulbine), Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry), Capparis spinosa (Caper), Chamelaucium ciliatum (Wax flower), Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Cneorum tricoccon (Spurge olive), Coleonema pulchellum, Coronilla valentina, Corylopsis sinensis (Winter hazel), Cuphea sp. (Cuphea), Cyclamen persicum, Cyclamen persicum 'Concerto Louisa', Cyclamen persicum 'Miracle Flame Mix' (Persian violet), Cyperus prolifer (Miniature papyrus), Daphne odora, Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata', (Winter daphne), Edgeworthia papyrifera (Paperbush), Erysimum cheiri (Wallflower), Euphorbia characias (Mediterranean spurge), Euphorbia millii (Crown of Thorns), Euryops pectinatus (Clanwilliam daisy), Gazania rigens (Treasure flower), Glandularia lilacina (Vervain), Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican hellebore), Hyacinthus orientalis 'Atlantic Blue' (Hyacinth), Jasminum mesnyi (Primrose jasmine), Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine), Lavatera trimestris (Tree mallow), Linaria vulgaris, Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Orontium aquaticum (Golden club), Osteospermum sp. (African daisy), Pelargonium `Designer Salmon' (Geranium), Primula obconica 'Libre Mix', Prunus dulcis (Almond), Rosa 'Sunsprite' (Floribunda rose), Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary), Salvia leucantha, Sarcococca rusicifolia (Sweet box), Silene aegyptiaca, Stachyurus praecox, Tetradenia riparia (Tetradenia), Teucrium fruticans (Tree germander), Tulbaghia sp., Tulipa sp. (Tulip), Umbellularia californica (California laurel), Vaccinium darrowi (Vaccinium), Viburnum suspensum (Sandankwa viburnum), Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus), Zantedeschia aethiopica (Calla lily). Fruits of the Citron (Citrus medica) and Sarcandra (Sarcandra glabra) are showy.

Spoehrer Plaza

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Blue', Viola 'Clear Sky Red', Viola 'Springtime Black' (Pansies).

Strassenfest German Garden

Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' (Witchhazel). Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Babyface Lavender', Viola cornuta 'Rebel Yellow', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Coconut Duet' (Horned violet).

Swift Family Garden

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Victorian Gardens

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' (Red maple), Acer saccharinum (Silver maple), Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' (Magnolia), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil).

Zimmerman Scented Garden

Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle). Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky White', Viola 'Skyline Pink Shades' (Pansy).

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

AmerenUE Ground Cover Border
Narcissus 'Ice Follies' (Large-cupped daffodil), Primula 'Alejandra' (Juliana primula).

Bank of America Family Vegetable Garden
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry dogwood).

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

Cornelia Sunnen Backyard Garden
Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Black Delight' (Horned violet), Viola 'Bingo Blue Frost' (Pansy).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Crocus sp. (Crocus), Forsythia 'Gold Tide' (Forsythia), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose).

Foundation Plantings
Annuals: Viola cornuta (Horned violet).

Fragrance Garden
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle). Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

Hedge Display
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry dogwood).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose). Annuals: Viola 'Purple Rain' (Pansy).

Jordan Ornamental Shade Garden and Overlook
Annuals: Viola 'Sorbet Blackberry Cream' (Horned violet).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty' (Scilla). Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Orange Delight', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow' (Horned violet).

Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden
Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

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

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Corylus americana (American hazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Botanical iris), Pulsatilla patens (Pasque flower).

USBank City Garden
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose). Annuals: Viola 'Splendid Blue & Yellow' (Mini-pansy).

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