Your garden doesn't need to look barren and boring during the winter. Many hardy flowers bloom during cold temperatures to add color and remind us that warmer temperatures are just around the corner. From easy-to-grow bulbs such as snowdrops and crocuses to unexpected plants like ornamental kale and camellia shrubs, there's something perfect for every gardener out there.
Winter flowers such as poinsettias and winter jasmine add festive touches to holiday festivities, while adding Cyclamen (Cyclamen) adds hardiness and color from fall through spring - it even thrives in shady spots! Additionally, consider Pieris (Pieris x intermedia), an evergreen deciduous shrub with flower clusters ranging from green, pink or white depending on variety - it blooms from late winter through early spring!
Poinsettias are popular holiday plants, renowned for their red blooms. Indoor or outdoor cultivation options exist for these festive bloomers, which also can be grown as Christmas cacti with blooms in pink, red, purple or white. Christmas cacti come in various shapes and sizes for indoor display as well.
There are various other winter flowers, including Lenten Rose (Helleborus niger), winter pansies and viola (Viola spp). This perennial is commonly known as Lenten Rose because its flowers typically emerge early to mid winter in warm climates while, when grown in cooler regions, it typically waits until late winter or Lent before opening up its stunning rose-like blooms that feature double petals with bi-colored patterns or dramatic double petals for dramatic effects.
