Category: What’s in bloom?

Phen…What? Phenology is one of the many -ologies — the study of something. In this case, it is the study of the timing of biological events that recur — usually on a seasonal basis, but I like to simply think of it as “let’s see...

No, bananas aren’t native to Missouri, but the pawpaw, otherwise known as the American custard apple or Missouri (or Indiana, Hoosier, Michigan or Nebraska) banana is. These small trees with big leaves tend to grow along streams and rivers in bottomland forests.

The umbrella-like leaves of red buckeyes offer habitat to birds and small animals. The flowers are an important food source for our native ruby-throated hummingbirds, especially since they bloom right at the time that the hummingbirds arrive in the St. Louis area from their migration north from southern Mexico and Central America. Note that the flowers are a hummingbird’s favorite shape (tubular) and color (red)! 

Ackert Plaza, a contemporary green space on the Loop. Five years after the installation of the eight feet tall bronze statue of the world’s most influential rock and roller Chuck Berry, Ackert Plaza finally has trees and a...

Spring is the time of flowering trees. We have Magnolias and Redbuds and Crabapples all competing for our attention…well at least for the attention of their pollinators, but we like to think those displays are for us.  Certainly...

We at U City in Bloom get lots of positive comments on the beds we create and maintain in University City and we love to hear your comments and questions.  Often people want to know what plants are there so we decided to share...

What’s in bloom?  Look up! Pink and magenta petunias all along Olive Blvd. in University City are now in place in the hanging baskets. Floral and hanging baskets brighten and improve the ambiance of streets in many cities...

It is February and yes, the earliest beginnings of Spring are emerging.  Winter Aconite, (Eranthis hyemalis) is in bloom in the flower beds at the U City Library.    It is planted in tuber form in the late summer or fall and is...