MBG: Plants In Bloom

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

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October 29 - November 5, 2004

Annuals: Diascia 'Hannah Rose' (Diascia), Dianthus barbatus 'Dynasty White Blush', 'Dynasty Purple' (Carnation), Nemesia 'Hubbird' BLUEBIRD (Nemesia), Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' (Mexican bush sage), Santolina chamaecyparissus (Lavender cotton).

Ruth Palmer Blanke Boxwood Garden

Ajania pacifia (Silver and Gold chrysanthemum), Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (Hybrid anemone), Buddleia davidii 'White Ball' (Butterfly bush), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago), Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower), Rosa 'Iceberg' (Climbing floribunda rose), Salvia pratensis 'Indigo' (Meadow sage), Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower), Tradescantia x andersoniana 'Innocence' (Spiderwort).

Annuals: Callistephis chinensis 'Matsumoto' (China aster), Chrysanthemum sp. (Garden mum), Nicotiana alata (Flowering tobacco), Stokesia 'Honeysong Purple', Torenia fournieri 'Summer Wave' (Wishbone flower), Zinnia elegans 'Swizzle Cherry & Ivory'.

Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse

Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Anaphyllum wightii, Aphelandra spp., Aristolochia arborea, Aristolochia gigantea, Avetthoa carambola (Star fruit), Barringtonia racemosa, Brugmansia rosea, Brunfelsia americana, Brunfelsia mire, Caesalpinia mexicana, Calathea burle-marxii 'Ice Blue', Calliandra haematocephala, Carica pubescens, Carissa wylei, Chondrodendron tomentosum, Clerodendrum splendens, Cordia boissieri, Costus osae, Crescentia portoricensis, Cubanola dominguensis, Cuphea utriculosa, Dimerocostus sp., Eucharis caucana, Fuchsia regia, Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hillia parasitica, Hippobroma longiflora, Jatropha multifida, Juanolloa mexicana, Megaskepasma erythrochlamys, Musa sp. (Banana), Pachystachys lutea, Phyrganocydia corymbosa, Pitcairnia andreana, Polygonatum sp., Psammisia sp., Quararibea pumila, Sapranthus microcarpa, Solandra longiflora, Strelitzia alba, Tacca chantrieri.

Cohen Court

Anemone 'Alba' (Windflower).

English Woodland Garden

Agastache nepetoides (Yellow giant hyssop), Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Prinz Heinrich' (Japanese anemone), Conoclinium coelestinum (Mistflower), Corydalis ochroleuca (Corydalis), Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple coneflower), Hamamelis virginiana (Easterm witchhazel), Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower), Persicaria microcephalum 'Red Dragon' (Knotweed), Polygonum virginiana (Tovara), Salvia koyamae (Sage), Tricyrtis formosana var. stolonifera (Toad lily), Tricyrtis maculata (Toad lily).

Gladney Rose Garden

Many roses are still in bloom in this garden.

Goodman Iris Garden

Iris sp. (Iris).

Annuals: A few reblooming iris flower sporadically at this time of year.

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Begonia grandis (Hardy begonia), Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro' (Daylily), Heuchera villosa 'Purpurea' (Coral bells), Tricyrtis hirta (Toad lily).

Annuals: Chrysanthemum 'Anna', 'Brandi', 'Harvest Emily' (Garden mum), Musella lasiocarpa (Chinese yellow banana).

Heckman Rock Garden

Achillea 'Snow Sport' (Yarrow), Aster farreri (Aster), Aster novi-belgii 'Tiny Tot' (New York aster), Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis' (Chrysanthemum), Cicerbita prenanthoides (Cicerbita), Dendranthema zawadskii (Florist's chrysanthemum), Echinacea tennesseensis (Tennessee coneflower), Engelmannia pinnatifida (Englemann daisy), Hippolytia herderi (Tansy), Linaria genistifolia (Toadflax), Nepeta grossheimii (Nepeta), Origanum vulgare (Marjoram), Platycodon grandiflorus (Balloon flower), Salvia greggii 'Alba' (Autumn sage), Salvia guaranitica (Anise-scented sage), Salvia koyamae (Sage), Salvia verticillata (Lilac sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Salvia), Saponaria x lampergii 'Max Frei' (Soapwort), Verbascum pyramidatum (Verbascum).

Annuals: Gaura 'Petite Pink'.

Herb Garden

Agastache foeniculum (Anise hyssop), Digitalis purpurea 'Foxy' (Common foxglove), Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' (English lavender), Rosa 'AUSbloom' THE DARK LADY (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSmum' PAT AUSTIN (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSwen' WENLOCK (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Felicia' (Hybrid musk rose), Rosa 'MEImont' CLARE MATIN (Large flowered climbing rose), Rosa 'Morden Blush' (Rose), Rosa 'Nearly Wild' (Floribunda rose), Satureja montana (Winter savory), Stachys officinalis (Wood betony), Tanacetum parthenium (Feverfew), Thymus serpyllum (Mother of thyme).

Annuals: Dianthus 'Melody Mix' (Pink), Lavandula angustifolia 'Lavender Lady' (English lavender), Salvia elegans (Pineapple sage), Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara' (Salvia).

Hosta Walk

Aconitum carmichaelli (Monkshood), Tricyrtis hirta (Toad lily).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Hamamelis virginiana (Easterm witchhazel).

Knolls

Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine' (Corydalis), Echinacea tennesseensis (Tennessee coneflower), Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus' (Eulalia), Persicaria amplexicaulis (Mountain fleece), Tricyrtis 'Tojen' (Japanese toad lily).

Annuals: Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage).

Kresko Family Victorian Garden

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly bush), Rosa 'AUSbord' GERTRUDE JEKYLL (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUScam' MARINETTE (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSmove' TESS OF THE D'URBURVILLES (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Nearly Wild' (Floribunda rose), Spiraea japonica 'Shibori' (Japanese spiraea).

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Lehmann Rose Garden

Many roses are still in bloom in this garden.

Linnean House

Begonia dipetala (Begonia), Begonia 'Loma Alta' (Begonia), Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum 'Cocktail Brandy' (Wax begonia), Camellia sasanqua 'Leslie Ann', Camellia sasanqua 'Pink Snow', Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide', Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka', Camellia 'Sparkling Burgundy' (Sasanqua camellia), Choisya ternata (Mexican orange), Cyclamen 'Concerto', Cyclamen 'Miracle Flame Mix' (Florist cyclamen), Farfugium japonicum, Impatiens walleriana ‘Dazzler Bright Eyes', Impatiens walleriana ‘Dazzler Rose', Impatiens walleriana ‘Dazzler Rose Star', Impatiens walleriana ‘Dazzler Rose Swirl', Impatiens walleriana ‘Dazzler Violet’, Nicotiana 'Only the Lonely' (Flowering tobacco), Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Annuals: Viola spp (Pansies). Water liles in the East Pool: Nymphaea 'General Pershing', Nymphaea 'H. C. Haarstick', Nymphaea 'Isabel Pring', Nymphaea 'Saint Louis Gold' (Tropical waterlily). Water lilies in the Central Pool: Nymphaea 'Afterglow', Nymphaea 'American Beauty', Nymphaea 'Blue Spider', Nymphaea 'Carla's Sonshine', Nymphaea 'Eldorado', Nymphaea 'Enchantment', Nymphaea 'Evelyn Randig', Nymphaea 'Golden West', Nymphaea 'Indian Goddess Dark Blue', Nymphaea 'Jack Wood', Nymphaea 'Margaret Mary'.Nymphaea 'Margaret Randig', Nymphaea 'Marmorata', Nymphaea 'Mr. Martin E. Randig', Nymphaea 'Neolene', Nymphaea 'Pamela', Nymphaea 'Panama Pacific', Nymphaea 'Pink Passion', Nymphaea 'Purple Zanzibar', Nymphaea 'Rhonda Kay', Nymphaea 'Rose Bowl', Nymphaea 'Royal Purple', Nymphaea 'Shirley Byrne', Nymphaea 'St. Louis Gold', Nymphaea 'Tammie Sue Uber' (Tropical water lily), Victoria 'Adventure', Victoria 'Challenger', Victoria 'Longwood Hybrid' (Victoria water lily), Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz water lily).

Ridgway Center Entrance

Annuals: Chrysanthemum spp. (Garden mum).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Spiraea japonica 'Limemound' (Bumald spirea).

Seiwa-En,The Japanese Garden

Chrysanthemum spp. (Garden mums), Hamamelis virginiana (Easterm witchhazel).

Annuals: Trained mum cascades and single standards in the Pring Memorial Chrysanthemum Garden are showy.

Shoenberg Temperate House

Abelia chinensis, Abutilon sp. (Flowering maple), Arbutus unedo (Dwarf strawberry tree), Aster carolinianus (Climbing aster), Aster chilensis, Begonia ‘Dragon Wing Pink’ (Angelwing begonia), Bencomia moquiniana (Marcetella), Callicarpa americana (Beautyberry), Callicarpa cathayana (Beautyberry), Callistemon citrinus (Crimson bottlebrush), Carissa macrophylla, Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Cuphea sp., Euphorbia millii (Crown of Thorns), Cyclamen 'Concerto', Cyclamen 'Miracle Flame Mix' (Florist cyclamen), Cymbidium sp. (Orchid), Epilobium canum (California fuchsia), Eriogonum arborescens (Wild buckwheat), Farfugium japonicum (Farfugium), Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel), Hydrangea macrophylla (Hortensia), Impatiens sp., Jasminum angulare, Jasminum sambac 'Jewel of India' (Arabian jasmine), Jasminum tortuosum, Millettia reticulata, Nemesia fruticans, Pelargonium 'Designer Hot Coral', Pelargonium `Designer Salmon', Pelargonium sp.(Dwarf Stellar zonal geranium), , Petunia 'Hurrah Blue Improved', Rosa 'Sunsprite' (Floribunda rose), Ruellia brittoniana 'Katie', Trachelium caeruleum (Throatwort), Turraea obtusifolia (South African honeysuckle).

Spoehrer Plaza

Annuals: Acorus gramineus 'Ogon', Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red' (Begonia) Canna 'Red Futurity' (Canna).

Strassenfest German Garden

Abelia x grandiflora (Glossy abelia), Aconitum carmichaelii 'Arendsii' (Monk's-hood), Anemone hupehensis var. japonica 'Prinz Heinrich' (Japanese anemone), Anemone x hybrida 'Konigin Charlotte' (Japanese anemone), Helenium 'Rotgold' (Sneezeweed), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Alpengluhen' (Bigleaf hydrangea), Knautia macedonica (Knautia), Pulsatilla vulgaris subsp. grandis 'Papageno' (Pasque flower), Salvia nemorosa 'Rosenwein' (Sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Blauhuegel' (Sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Rosakonigin' (Sage), Silene vulgaris (Bladder campion).

Swift Family Garden

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies). Aquatics in the pools include: Acorus gramineus 'Ogon' (Grassy-leaved sweet flag), Caladium 'Freida Hemple' (Caladium), Canna ‘Black Knight’, Canna 'Endeavor' (Canna), Carex sp. (Sedge), Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush), Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’, Colocasia esculenta 'Black Marble' (Taro), Cyperus involucratus 'Gracilis' (Cyperus), Cyperus papyrus (Papyrus), Cyperus papyrus ‘Nanus’ (Dwarf papyrus), Echinodorus cordifolius 'Marble Queen' (Texas mud baby), Echinodorus osiris (Mellon swords), Glyceria maxima 'Variegata' (Manna grass), Gymnocoronis spillanthoides (Water snowball), Hemigraphus alternata (Redflame ivy), Juncus effusus 'Spiralis' (Corkscrew rush), Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower), Ludwigia sedoides (Mosaic plant), Nelumbo lutea (Water lotus), Nelumbo nucifera, Nelumbo nucifera 'Momo Botan' (Sacred lotus), Nymphaea ‘Albert Greenberg’, Nymphaea ‘Annie Emmett’, Nymphaea ‘Baghdad’, Nymphaea ‘Blue Spider’, Nymphaea ‘Jennifer Rebecca’, Nymphaea ‘Miami Rose’, Nymphaea ‘Moon Shadow’, Nymphaea ‘Pink Champagne’, Nymphaea ‘Pink Passion’, Nymphaea ‘Purple Zanzibar’, Nymphaea ‘Red Flare’, Nymphaea ‘Rosa de Noche’, Nymphaea ‘Star of Siam’, Nymphaea ‘Star of Zanzibar’, Phalaris arundinacea 'Strawberries and Cream' (Ribbon grass), Pontederia cordata (Pickerel weed), Saururus cernuus (Swamp lily), Schoenplectus lacustris subsp tabernaemontani 'Zebrinus' (Club rush), Typha latifolia 'Variegata' (Cattail), Typhonodorum lindleyanum (Giant arum), Victoria cruziana (Santa Cruz waterlily).

Swift Perennial Border

Anemone 'Alba' (Japanese anemone), Buddleia x weyeriana 'Honeycomb' (Butterfly bush), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Ceratostigma), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' (Orange coneflower), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Sage).

Zimmerman Scented Garden

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' (Common lavender).

Annuals: Lavandula x intermedia (Lavender).

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

AmerenUE Ground Cover Border
Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant' (Bugleweed), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago), Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' (Bloodtwig dogwood), Cornus sanguinea 'Winter Beauty' (Bloodtwig dogwood), Delosperma cooperi (Ice plant), Rosa 'Happy Trails' (Miniature rose), Rosa 'Electric Carpet' (Rose), Rosa 'Flower Carpet Red' (Shrub rose), Thymus serpyllum 'Pink Chintz' (Wild thyme), Thymus serpyllum var. coccineus 'Coccineus' (Wild thyme), Veronica spicata 'Nana' (Speedwell).

Bank of America Family Vegetable Garden
Rosa 'Carefree Beauty (™)' (Shrub rose).

Annuals: Angelonia angustifolia (Summer snapdragon), Begonia 'Babywing Pink' (Begonia), Gaura 'Karalee Petite Pink' (Gaura), Penstemon 'Liliput Rose', Viola 'Panola Winter Blues Mixture' (Pansy).

Birch Mahaffey Carpenter Butterfly Pavillion
Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic aster).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Achillea 'Paprika' (Yarrow), Allium thunbergii 'Ozawas' (Ornamental onion), Armeria maritima 'Rubrifolia' (Sea thrift), Aster ericoides 'Snow Flurry' (Heath aster), Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Pixie' (New England aster), Begonia grandis subsp. evansiana (Hardy begonia), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago), Chrysanthemum 'Single Apricot' (Garden mum), Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchard' (Clematis), Clematis x jackmanii (Jackman clematis), Gaura lindheimeri 'Siskyou Pink' (Gaura), Geranium 'Jolly Bee' (Cranesbill), Geranium 'Tiny Monster' (Cranesbill), Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride', Heuchera villosa 'Purpurea' (Coral bells), Kalimeris pinnatifida 'Hortensia' (Kalimeris), Kalimeris yomema 'Aurea' (Kalimeris), Nepeta x faassenii 'Blue Wonder' (Nepeta), Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Filagran' (Russian sage), Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Little Spire' (Russian sage), Persicaria amplexicaule 'Firetail' (Mountain fleece flower), Persicaria 'Compton's Form' (Mountain fleece flower), Physostegia virginiana 'Vivid' (Obedient plant), Salvia nemerosa 'Caradonna' (Sage), Salvia transylvanica (Sage), Salvia x sylvestris 'Blue Hill' (Salvia), Salvia x sylvestris 'Mainacht' (Sage), Stachys macrantha 'Superba' (Big betony), Stachys macrantha 'Hummelo' (Big betony), Tamarix ramosissima 'Pink Cascade' (Tamarisk), Tradescantia 'Hawaiian Punch' (Spiderwort), Tradescantia 'Little Doll' (Spiderwort), Tradescantia 'Snowcap' (Spiderwort), Tricyrtis formosana 'Gates of Heaven' (Toad lily), Tricyrtis hirta (Toad lily), Tricyrtis 'Lemon Lime' (Toad lily), Tricyrtis macrantha subsp. macranthopsis (Toad lily), Tricyrtis 'Shirohotogisu' (Toad lily), Tricyrtis 'Sinonome' (Toad lily), Verbascum chaixii (Nettle-leaved mullein), Verbascum chaixii 'Album' (Nettle-leaved mullein), Verbascum 'Jackie' (Verbascum), Veronica longifolia 'Blue Giant' (Long leaf speedwell), Veronica 'Waterperry' (Veronica), Vinca minor (Periwinkle).

Foundation Plantings
Hypericum beanii (St. John's wort).

Fragrance Garden
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Rosa 'Abbaya de Cluny(®)' (Hybrid tea rose), Rosa 'AUSday THE ALEXANDRA ROSE (Shrub rose), Rosa 'AUSsemi' THE HERBALIST (Shrub rose), Rosa 'Gruss an Aachen' (Floribunda rose), Rosa 'Linda Campbell' (Hybrid rugosa rose).

Annuals: Viola 'Atlas Blueberry Mix', Viola 'Imperial Purple Passion Mix', Viola 'Yellow Mink' (Pansy).

Gourd Arbor
Annuals: Viola spp. (Viola).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Anemone 'Alba' (Japanese anemone), Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago), Corydalis 'Blackberry Wine' (Corydalis), Dicentra 'Luxuriant' (Bleeding heart), Geranium 'Gerwat' ROZANNE (Cranesbill), Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' (Pincushion flower).

Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Purple Duet' (Horned violet).

Jordan Ornamental Shade Garden and Overlook
Cimicifuga simplex 'White Pearl' (Bugbane), Geranium 'Rozanne' (Cranesbill), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Endless Summer' (Bigleaf hydrangea), Hydrangea macrophylla 'Forever Pink' (Big leaf hydrangea), Rosa 'Dortmund' (Kordesii rose), Rosa 'Fourth of July(™)' (Large-flowered climbing rose), Rosa 'Golden Showers' (Large-flowered climbing rose), Tricyrtis formosana 'Samurai' (Toad lily), Tricyrtis 'Togen' (Toad lily).

Joseph F. Ruwitch Garden for All
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Fuji White' (Balloon flower), Rosa 'Savaclend' CLIMBING RAINBOW'S END (Climbing miniature rose).

Annuals: Viola 'Panola Springtime Mix' (Pansy).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Agastache 'Firebird' (Giant hyssop), Helianthus salicifolius 'Low Down' (Sunflower), Lonicera sempervirens (Trumpet honeysuckle), Mirabilis jalapa (Four o'clock).

Annuals: Ipomoea tricolor 'Rose Silk', Salvia vanhouttei 'Caribean Coral'.

Low Maintenance Garden
Aster tataricus 'Jindai' (Tatarian aster), Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage), Veronica spicata 'Blue Charm' (Spiked speedwell).

Lucy and Stanley Lopata Prairie Garden
Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem), Aster novae-angliae (New England aster), Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic aster), Salvia azurea var. grandiflora (Blue sage), Solidago speciosa (Showy goldenrod).

Maritz Apple Allee
Andropogon glomeratus (Bluestem), Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Overdam' (Feather reed grass), Clematis 'Evijohill' JOSEPHINE (Clematis), Hemerocallis 'English Pixie' (Daylily), Muhlenbergia capillaris (Pink muhlygrass), Rosa 'Constellation' (Hybrid tea rose), Rosa 'Jeanne Lajoie' (Climbing miniature rose), Rosa 'Savared' RED SCENTSATION (Miniature rose), Rosa 'Savaseat' SEATTLE SCENTSATION (Miniature rose), Rosa 'Scrivluv' BABY LOVE (Miniature rose), Vinca minor (Periwinkle).

Annuals: Eragrostis 'Wind Dancer' (Love grass), Viola 'Pandora's Box' (Pansy).

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Chelone glabra (Turtlehead), Helianthus divaricatus (Sunflower), Impatiens capensis (Jewelweed), Phlox maculata (Meadow pholx), Rudbeckia laciniata (Tall coneflower), Solidago hispida (Goldenrod), Tradescantia virginiana (Spiderwort).

Members' Entry Court Garden
Annuals: Chrysanthemum sp. (Garden mum), Viola cornuta 'Rebel White' (Horned violet), Viola 'Accord Daffodil Mix' (Pansy).

Mildred Lane Kemper Terrace Garden
Saccharum ravennae (Ravenna grass).

Annuals: Viola 'Atlas Blueberry Mix', Viola 'Crown Yellow' (Pansy).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Rosa chinensis 'Mutabilis' (China rose), Rosa 'Nearly Wild' (Floribunda rose).

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Allium stellatum (Prairie onion), Aster oblongifolius (Aromatic aster), Heterotheca camporum (Golden aster).

USBank City Garden
Rosa 'Radrazz' KNOCK OUT (Shrub rose).

Annuals: Thunbergia alata 'Blushing Susie' (Black-eyed Susan vine), Viola cornuta (Horned violet), Viola 'Imperial Frosty Rose' (Pansy).

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