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Many camellias are blooming in the Linnean House. Peak bloom in this conservatory typically occurs in mid to late February.
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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.
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A few precocious clumps of Giant snowdrop (Galanthus elwesii) blooming in the Mausoleum and the English Woodland Gardens are testimony to the exceptionally mild early winter weather.
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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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