by Communications Coordinator | Jan 7, 2026 | What's In Bloom
May 2025 Aphrodite Sweetshrub Calycanthus x ‘Aphrodite’ I couldn’t resist highlighting the Aphrodite Sweetshrub – a plant that brings back fond childhood memories. I remember visiting a neighbor’s old home and smelling the sweet scent of Carolina Sweetbush, a...
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 7, 2026 | Bird of the Month
April 2025 Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is pleased to partner with Wild Birds Unlimited to support songbird populations at the Garden! Together, we have refurbished the feeder station and will be offering new opportunities for...
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 7, 2026 | What's In Bloom
April 2025 Stellar Pink Dogwood Cornus x rutgerensis The Stellar Pink Dogwood is a hybrid of the American Dogwood (Cornus florida) and Chinese Dogwood (Cornus kousa), developed by Elwin R. Orton Jr. at Rutgers University. Though modest in size, this upright...
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 7, 2026 | Bird of the Month
March 2025 Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is pleased to partner with Wild Birds Unlimited to support songbird populations at the Garden! Together, we have refurbished the feeder station and will be offering new opportunities for...
by Communications Coordinator | Jan 7, 2026 | What's In Bloom
March 2025 White Forsythia Abeliaphyllum distichum When I hear the common name “Forsythia,” I often picture a medium-sized shrub covered in bright yellow, bell-shaped flowers. The “White Forsythia” has similar small, white bell-shaped blooms,...
