MBG: Plants In Bloom

Missouri Botanical Garden: Plants in Bloom

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March 11 - March 17, 2005

Abutilon sachetianum, Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Acanthus montanus, Amorphophallus bulbifer, Androlepis skinneri, Aphelandra spp., Barringtonia racemosa, Bauhinia x blakeana, Begonia glandulosa, Begonia ulmifolia, Brugmansia rosea, Calathea burle-marxii 'Ice Blue', Calliandra haematocephala, Callisa fragrans, 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, Jatropha multifida, Juanolloa mexicana, Macleinia rupestris, Marcgravia rectiflora, Martinella obovata, Megaskepasma erythrochlamys, Passiflora yucatanensis, Persea americana (Avocado), Petrea volubilis, Pitcairnia andreana, Pitcairnia corallina, Quararibea pumila, Rondeletia leucophylla, Sapranthus micrantha, Spirotheca rosea, Strelitzia nicolai, Strongylodon macrobotrys (Green Jade vine), Thunbergia erecta, Thunbergia myosorensis, Vriesea ospinae.

Cohen Court

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Witchhazel).

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

English Woodland Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (Korean abelialeaf), Acer saccharinum (Silver maple), Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' (Glory-of-the-snow), Cornus mas (Corneliancherry dogwood), Corylopsis sinensis (Winterhazel), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Forsythia x intermedia 'Arnold Giant' (Border forsythia), 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 x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid 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 'Pink Lady' (Hellebore), Helleborus x hybridus 'Red Lady' (Hellebore), Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Narcissus 'February Gold' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' (Lungwort), Scilla mischtschenkoana (Tubergen squill), Scilla siberica (Siberian 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), Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke' (Flowering apricot), Prunus sp. (Early flowering cherry).

Heckman Bulb Garden

Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' (Glory of the snow), Crocus 'Dutch Yellow' (Crocus), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Crocus tommasinianus (Snow crocus), Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant' (Snow crocus), Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Negro Boy' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrops), Helleborus orientalis (Hellebore), Helleborus x hybridus 'Red Lady' (Hellebore), Hyacinthus orientalis (Common hyacinth), Iris reticulata 'Gordon' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Botanical iris), Iris reticulata 'Spring Time' (Iris), Leucojum aestivum (Summer snowflake), Muscari azureum (Grape hyacinth), Narcissus 'Gigantic Star' (Large-cupped daffodil), Narcissus 'Little Gem' (Trumpet daffodil), Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' (Scilla), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergiana' (Scilla).

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

Heckman Rock Garden

Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow), Eranthis hyemalis (Winter aconite), Forsythia 'Happy Centennial' (Forsythia), Helleborus niger (Christmas rose), Hyacinthus orientalis (Hyacinth), Iris histrioides 'Margarita' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Cantab' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'J.S. Dijt' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Joyce' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Pixie' (Iris), Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon grapeholly), Narcissus 'Mite' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Spider' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Viennese Waltz' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Scilla bifolia (Scilla), 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).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

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

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Corylopsis spicata (Winterhazel), Crocus tommasinianus (Crocus), Forsythia sp. (Forsythia), Hamamelis japonica 'Arborea' (Japanese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Carnea' (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis 'Sandra' (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).

Knolls

Forsythia sp. (Forsythia), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' (Lungwort).

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', Kalanchoe sp., Loropetalum chinense (Loropetalum), Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Primula malacoides (Fairy primrose), Viola hederacea (Australian violet). Pink jasmine (Jasminum polyanthum) in the hanging baskets perfume the air in this conservatory.

Lopata Azalea/Rhododendron Garden

Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia (Hybrid witchhazel), Magnolia denudata (Yulan magnolia), Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Deep Pink' (Korean rhododendron).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Annuals: Viola spp (Pansies).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Chionodoxa sardensis (Glory-of-the-snow), Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' (Snow crocus), Crocus 'Dutch Yellow' (Crocus), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Crocus tommasinianus (Crocus), Crocus tommasinianus 'Ruby Giant' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Negro Boy' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Vanguard' (Crocus), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Iris histrioides (Iris), Iris reticulata (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Cantab' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'George' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Gordon' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Marquérite' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Violet Beauty' (Iris), Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake), Narcissus 'Early to Rise' (Large-cupped daffodil), Narcissus 'Ellen' (Large-cupped daffodil), Narcissus 'Viennese Waltz' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' (Scilla), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana' (Milk squill), 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 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Firecracker' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Orange Beauty' (Hybrid witchhazel), Prunus sp. (Early flowering cherry), 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), 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' (Hellebore), Helleborus x hybridus 'White Lady Spotted' (Hellebore), Narcissus 'Peeping Tom' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Primula vulgaris 'Crayon' (Common primrose).

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Swift Family Garden

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Victorian Gardens

Acer saccharinum (Silver maple), Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow), Chionodoxa sardensis (Glory of the snow), Crocus spp. (Crocus), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrop), Mahonia sp. (Mahonia), Narcissus cyclamineus (Cyclamineus daffodil), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill).

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 'Panola Winter Blues Mixture' (Pansy).

Birch Mahaffey Carpenter Butterfly Pavillion
Annuals: Viola 'Purple Rain' (Pansy).

Christopher Biraben Butterfly Meadow
Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Narcissus 'Peeping Tom' (Cyclamineus daffodil).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Crocus sp. (Crocus), Forsythia 'Courtasol' GOLD TIDE (Forsythia), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose).

Foundation Plantings
Helleborus x hybridus (Ballard's Group) (Hellebore).

Fragrance Garden
Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle).

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).

Marilyn and Sam Fox Fruit Garden
Narcissus 'Juanita' (Large-cupped daffodil), Narcissus 'Slim Whitman' (Large-cupped daffodil), Narcissus 'Wild Carnival' (Large-cupped daffodil).

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).

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Iris reticulata (Iris).

USBank City Garden
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose).

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

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