MBG: Plants In Bloom

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

IN DETAIL

March 4 - March 10, 2005

Abutilon sachetianum, Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Acanthus montanus, Androlepis skinneri, Aphelandra spp., Barringtonia racemosa, Bauhinia x blakeana, Begonia glandulosa, Begonia ulmifolia, Brugmansia rosea, Calathea burle-marxii 'Ice Blue', Calliandra haematocephala, Calvoa sessilifolia, Carica pubescens, Carissa wylei, Centradenia sp., Chamaedorea geonomiformis, Chamaedorea tenella, Cissampelos andromorpha, Clerodendrum splendens, Crescentia cujete, Crescentia portoricensis, Cuphea utriculosa, Dracaena bueana, Eucharis caucana, Exostema myrtifolium, Fuchsia regia, Heliconia scheidiana, Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hymenocallis tubiflora, Jatropha multifida, Juanolloa mexicana, Macleinia rupestris, Marcgravia rectiflora, Martinella obovata, Megaskepasma erythrochlamys, Myrciaria cauliflora, Passiflora yucatanensis, Persea americana (Avocado), Pitcairnia andreana, Pitcairnia corallina, Quararibea pumila, Rondeletia leucophylla, Spirotheca rosea, Thunbergia erecta, Thunbergia myosorensis, Vriesea ospinae.

Cohen Court

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose', Viola 'Clear Sky Yellow' (Pansy).

English Woodland Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (Korean abelialeaf), Acer saccharinum (Silver maple), Cornus mas (Corneliancherry dogwood), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop), Galanthus ikariae (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 'Pallida' (Witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Primavera' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' (Hybrid witchhazel), Helleborus niger 'Altifolius' (Christmas rose), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Helleborus orientalis 'Miller Hybrid' (Lenten rose), Helleborus 'Royal Heritage' (Hellebore), Helleborus x hybridus 'Red Lady' (Hellebore), Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Parrotia persica (Persian ironwood), Scilla mischtschenkoana (Tubergen squill), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' (Viburnum).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen' (Korean boxwood), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine), Prunus mume (Flowering apricot).

Heckman Bulb Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrops), Helleborus orientalis (Hellebore), Muscari azureum (Grape hyacinth), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergiana' (Scilla).

Annuals: Hyacinthus orientalis 'Splendid Cornelia' (Common hyacinth), Viola spp. (Pansies).

Heckman Rock Garden

Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Helleborus niger (Christmas rose), Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth), Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' (Iris), Iris histrioides 'Margarita' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Clairette' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Ida' (Reticulata iris), Iris reticulata 'Pixie' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Purple Gem' (Iris), Narcissus 'Spider' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Viennese Waltz' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Scilla mischtschenkoana (Scilla).

Herb Garden

Cornus mas (Cornelain cherry), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel). Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

Hosta Walk

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

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose' (Pansy).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Crocus tommasinianus (Crocus), Hamamelis japonica 'Arborea' (Japanese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Carnea' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Firecracker' (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), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' (Bodnanthense viburnum).

Kresko Family Victorian Garden

Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen' (Korean boxwood), Galanthus caucasicus (Snowdrop). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Linnean House

Begonia sp., Camellia chrysantha, Camellia 'Fragrant Pink', Camellia japonica 'Adolphe Audusson', Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena', Camellia 'Cinnamon Cindy', Camellia 'Crimson Candles', Camellia 'Freedom Bell', Camellia japonica, Camellia japonica 'California', Camellia japonica 'Choji-Raju', Camellia japonica 'C.M. Wilson', Camellia japonica 'Descanso Yuletide', Camellia japonica 'Dixie Knight', Camellia japonica 'Eleanor Hagood', Camellia japonica 'Elegans Chandleri', Camellia japonica 'General Dwight Eisenhower', Camellia japonica 'Gosho Zakura', Camellia japonica 'Hasumi-Shiro', Camellia japonica 'Julia France', Camellia japonica 'Kramers 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 'Nobilissima', Camellia japonica 'Nuccio's Gem', Camellia japonica 'Patti Ann Vorce', Camellia japonica 'Pink Herme', Camellia japonica 'Pink Pagoda', Camellia japonica 'Professor Charles S. Sargent', Camellia japonica 'Reeves Sweetheart', Camellia japonica 'Rosemary Kinser', Camellia japonica 'Tiffany', Camellia japonica 'Tinsie', Camellia japonica 'Tom Knudsen', Camellia reticulata 'Cornelian', Camellia reticulata 'Crimson Robe', Camellia reticulata 'Shot Silk', Camellia 'Valley Knudsen', Camellia x williamsii 'Buttons 'n' bows', Choisya ternata (Mexican orange), Cyclamen persicum (Florist cyclamen), Impatiens walleriana ‘Dazzler Bright Eyes', Jasminum sp., Kalanchoe sp., Loropetalum chinense (Loropetalum), Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose), Viola hederacea (Australian violet).

Lopata Azalea/Rhododendron Garden

Crocus sp. (Crocus), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia (Hybrid witchhazel).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Annuals: Viola spp (Pansies).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' (Snow crocus), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Iris histrioides (Iris), Iris reticulata (Iris), Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty' (Siberian squill). Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies), Viola cornuta (Horned violet).

Seiwa-En,The Japanese Garden

Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry), Cornus officinalis (Japanese corneliancherry), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Brevipetala' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Firecracker' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Salix discolor (Pussy willow).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Abutilon sp. (Flowering maple), Aristolochia californica (Birthwort), Babiana ecklonii Baboon flower), Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red' (Angelwing begonia), Begonia sp., Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark', Buxus balearica (Balearic boxwood), Callicarpa sp. (Beautyberry), Chamelaucium ciliatum (Wax flower), Clematis armandii (Clematis), Cneorum tricoccon (Spurge olive), Convolvulus cneorum (Silverbush), Corylopsis sinensis (Winterhazel), Crithmum maritimum (Sea samphire), Cuphea schumannii, Cuphea sp., Cyclamen 'Miracle Flame Mix' (Florist cyclamen), Cyperus sp. (Papyrus), Daphne odora (Winter daphne), Dichroa febrifuga (Dichroa), Edgeworthia papyrifera (Paperbush), Eriogonum arborescens (Wild buckwheat), Erysimum cheiri (Wallflower), Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii (Mediterranean spurge), Euphorbia dendroides (Spurge), Euphorbia millii 'Atlas' (Crown of Thorns), Euryops pectinatus 'Viridis' (Clanwilliam daisy),Helleborus sp. (Hellebore), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth), Impatiens walleriana 'Dazzler Blue Pearl', Iris japonica (Japanese iris), Jasminum angulare (Jasmine), Jasminum mesnyi (Primrose jasmine), Kalanchoe sp., Lachenalia sp., Lilium pardalinum (Leopard lily), Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry), Maesa japonica (Maesa), Michelia compressa (Michelia), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Nemesia fruticans (Nemesia), Ochna serrulata (Bird's eye bush), Orontium aquaticum (Golden club), Osteospermum 'Wildside' (African daisy), Oxalis articulata subsp. rubra (Sorrel), Pelargonium `Designer Salmon', Pelargonium sp.(Dwarf Stellar zonal geranium), Primula obconica 'Libre Deep Blue', Primula obconica 'Libre Lavender', Primula obconica 'Libre Mix' (German primrose), Rhynchospora colorata (Star grass), Rosa banksiae var. banksiae (Banksian rose), Ruscus aculeatus (Butcher's broom), Sarcococca ruscifolia (Fragrant sweet box), Sonchus hierensis (Milk thistle), Stachyurus praecox (Stachyurus), Teucrium fruticans (Tree germander), Teucrium marum (Cat thyme), Tulbaghia sp., Tulipa sp. (Tulip), Vaccinium sp., Viburnum japonicum (Japanese viburnum), Viburnum suspensum (Sandankwa viburnum), Viburnum tinus (Laurustinus).

Spoehrer Plaza

Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

Strassenfest German Garden

Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry), Galanthus elwesii (Snowdrop), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' (Witchhazel), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Helleborus purpurascens 'Red Power' (Hellebore), Helleborus x hybridus 'Pink Lady' (Hellebore), Helleborus x hybridus 'Red Lady' (Hellebore), Helleborus x hybridus 'White Lady Spotted' (Hellebore), Primula vulgaris 'Crayon' (Common primrose).

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Swift Family Garden

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Victorian Gardens

Crocus spp. (Crocus), Galanthus elwesii (Giant snowdrop), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Mahonia sp. (Mahonia).

Zimmerman Scented Garden

Lonicera fragrantissima (Fragrant honeysuckle). Annuals: Viola 'Skyline Copperfield', Viola sp. (Pansy).

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

AmerenUE Ground Cover Border
Primula 'Alejandra' (Primrose).

Bank of America Family Vegetable Garden
Annuals: Viola 'Purple Rain' (Pansy).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Crocus sp. (Crocus).

Fragrance Garden
Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop). Annuals: Hyacinthus orientalis (Common hyacinth), Viola 'Atlas Blueberry Mix', Viola 'Imperial Purple Passion Mix', Viola 'Yellow Mink'.

Gourd Arbor
Annuals: Viola spp. (Viola).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose). Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Purple Duet' (Horned violet).

Joseph F. Ruwitch Garden for All
Annuals: Viola 'Panola Springtime Mix' (Pansy).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty' (Scilla).

Maritz Apple Allee
Annuals: Viola 'Pandora's Box' (Pansy).

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel).

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

Mildred Lane Kemper Terrace Garden
Annuals: Viola 'Atlas Blueberry Mix', Viola 'Crown Yellow' (Pansy).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Buxus sinica var. insularis 'Wintergreen' (Korean boxwood).

USBank City Garden
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose).

Annuals: Viola cornuta (Horned violet), Viola 'Imperial Frosty Rose' (Pansy).

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