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Warm weather has brought forth flowers on a number of the witch-hazels in the Garden. You will see some x intermedia hybrids in flower as well as the Ozark and Chinese witch-hazels.
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You can also enjoy the sweet scent of winter and fragrant honeysuckles, the beauty of winter jasmine, and the stunning Christmas rose.
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Winter is also a wonderful time to appreciate the beautiful structure of trees around the Garden as well as views hidden in summer with foliage.
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The heavenly bamboo still has some fruit and the warm weather has brought out a few pansy flowers. Some hollies still have some fruit, but they slowly disappear as they are eaten by birds.
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The ornamental grasses remain lovely. Miscanthus will display their showy panicles until late winter.
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Some plants with noteworthy winter bark are Japanese stewartia, paperbark maple and river birch.
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Colorful bark on many of the shrub dogwoods adds bright colors to winter.
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In the Linnean House you can enjoy some early camellias as well as cyclamens and impatiens.
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The pines in the Japanese Garden are always picturesque. Also appreciate the many evergreen around the Garden, which add texture to the winter scene.
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