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Fall color is still just starting but do come and view the striking sassafras near Tower Grove House and enjoy dogwoods in the English Woodland Garden, which are coloring up nicely. Also note the flowers on the common witchhazels.
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Maples and ashes are beginning to show color and as leaves fall the colorful fruit on many crabapples will be showy.
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Mums and pansies continue to be striking. The pansies will remain all winter to return in Spring to bloom with the spring bulbs.
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Chrysanthemum and mexican bush sage Chrysanthemum 'Yocecilia' CECILIA & Salvia leucantha 'Santa Barbara'
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Swift Vista
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Salvia guaranitica has been flowering all summer but now it's last flowers are especially showy in combination with orange fall colors. Mexican bush sage and pineapple sage remain very attractive.
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You can still find some of the wonderful toad lilies. And allow enough time to walk through the Japanese garden, the mum display and early fall color is well worth the walk to view.
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Roses and dahlias continue in flower.
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The beautyberries have attractive, showy fruit with a very bright unusual color. The lovely pinkish fruit of the spindletree should not be missed.
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The ornamental grasses remain lovely. Miscanthus will display their showy panicles until late winter. The red berries on the prickly ash in the Native Garden are still striking.
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Though past peak, fall asters are flowering throughout the Garden and are lovely. Take note of 'Jindai' and 'Purple Dome'.
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In the Kemper Center Bird Garden, you will see a great crop of red berries on the winterberry, which will provide many months of winter color. The bluestars have very nice fall color and some goldenrods are still showy.
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The Japanese anemones are nearly finished but the Monk's-hood in the Ottoman Garden is still striking. It has very unusual flowers.
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