Winter Plants
Flowering shrubs that bloom in winter include:
heathers, heath, witch hazel, winter hazel, helleborus, daphnes,
hardy cyclamen, and andromeda. Winter interest can also come from
the exfoliating bark of River Birch, paperbark maple, Fringe
tree, and the colored bark of yellow and red twig dogwoods, and
flowering crabapples and cherries with their mahogany colored
bark. Colored fruits show up on the persistent crabs, winterberry
hollies, hawthorns and pyracantha. Evergreen plants such as
Lirope, rhododendron, pines and other evergreens, provide
excellent winter contrast and color. Blue trees can be considered
for winter such as spruce, juniper and cedar, while yellow cedar
is also of interest. Also consider evergreens and contrasting
foliage from plants such as vinca, pachysandra, juniper, boxwood,
yucca, coral bells, Autumn Joy Sedum, euonymus, and ornamental
grasses.