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The very cold weather has closed up the snowdrops and winter aconite, but look for them to return on warm days. You can enjoy snowdrops in the Mauoleum area as well as several other locations around the Garden. Some winter aconite can be found in the Heckmann Bulb Garden.
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Flowers on the Chinese apricot and winter jasmine have been frozen but buds that are still tight should still open later as temperatures warm. In the Japanese Garden some pussy willows have a few very early catkins just beginning to push through their bud scales.
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Open flowers of the witch-hazels have also been damaged, but again, buds that are still tight should still open later. There will still be a nice showing of x intermedia hybrids as well as Chinese witch-hazels.
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As warm temperatures return there still should be some flowers to enjoy on the winter and fragrant honeysuckles. Open flowers on the hellebores have suffered, but tight buds will still open later.
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The colorful shrub dogwoods have been on this list for many weeks now and with good reason. They still add bright colors to the winter landscape, especially in late afternoon light.
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On these cold winter days be sure and enjoy the magnificent display of camellias in the Linnean House.
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You can also enjoy cyclamens and primroses. The fragrant olive still has a few sweet smelling flowers.
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You can also enjoy several floral treats in the Climatron while you warm up. You can enjoy bauhinia, glory bower and brunfelsia.
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Hong Kong orchid tree Bauhinia x blakeana
(lf)
Climatron
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Also of note is the fruit pod on the chocolate plant and the bush clock vine.
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Chocolate nut tree Theobroma cacao
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Climatron
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Bush clock vine Thunbergia erecta
(lf)
Climatron
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In the Temperate House enjoy Clanwilliam daisy, flowering maple, and paperbush.
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Don't miss the lovely wax flower, the cowslips, and the cyclamens.
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