What Flowers Will Flower During Winter?

Question

I am Looking to buy flowers/seeds that I can buy now that will flower during the winter months are there any that you can recommend?

Answer 1

I have seen Pansie's stick their little heads up through the snow and bloom.

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Answer 2

Inside or outside, and where are you? For inside many orchid varities will flower with minimal light, as will some catcus, christmas varities. Those are inside plants here. Most plants won't flower because of the light requirement.

Answer 3

It depends on your zone but in general hellebores are very showy.

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Many bulbs such as yellow aconite, white Snowdrops (Galanthus), pink Cyclamen species with silver figures on green the leaves, varied Crocus, and Anemone blanda are perfect grown with Pulmonaria.

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Chionodoxa is called Glory of the Snow for good reason.

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There are two types of small early Iris; Iris reticulata and I. unguicularis.

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Erythronium or trout lilies are a perfect pale yellow

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Many Pimula species or hybrids bloom as early as February & March in zone 7-8.

Bergenias can be wonderful early bloomers.

Bergenia omeiense 'Appleblossom'

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Bergenia omeiense 'Snow Chimes'  http://www.northwestgardennursery.com/pl...

Shrubs can bloom and be very fragrant in winter.

Camellia sasanqua is both smaller & first to bloom before the more common C. japonica

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Chimonanthus praecox- Winter sweet is very fragrant

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Hamamelis (Witch Hazel) Diane is darker than Arnold's Promise but both are very fragrant. Mine blooms in Feb. in zone 7b

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Mahonia aquifolium (Oregon Grape) smells like Lily of the valley

http://www.paghat.com/oregongrape.html

Daphne odora is the common winter daphne.

Chaenomeles (Japanese quince)

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Sarcococca is another for fragrance.

http://www.humeseeds.com/efsarco.htm

Answer 4

Don't forget bulbs as well. They will be for sale in the early autumn and there are several to choose from that will flower winter/early spring....

Winter aconites, scilla, snowdrops, snowflakes (like snowdrops but taller and a bigger flower) crocus and dwarf iris.

Winter flowering jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum) you would have to buy a plant.

Heathers come in a variety of colour.

Violas and pansies will flower through winter and into spring. Both can be bought reasonably cheaply as bedding plants.

Others to think about...grasses, look beautiful with frost on them.

Cornus...coloured stems, red, black and yellow.

Heucheras...No flowers in winter but beautiful coloured foliage that stays all year round.

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Daphne mezereum. Can be fussy about location and can be an expensive plant but if you can get it to grow it is stunning and scented!

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Lonicera fragrantissima (honeysuckle shrub)

Sarcococca...scented

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