Most wintertime gardens are sorely lacking when it comes to color, foliage and texture. Here in the southern US, where the soil does not freeze, gardeners can have pretty winter flowers and fabulous foliage all year round.
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Iris unguicularis 'Dazzling Eyes'
Item #: 9823
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe, Northern Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris unguicularis 'Francis Wolseley'
Item #: 6636
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Iris unguicularis 'Winter Echoes'
Item #: 9981
Zones: 6b to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe, Northern Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Mahonia gracilis
Item #: 17824
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Nothoscordum sellowianum
Item #: 6448
Zones: 7a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 1" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Argentina
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Phlox 'Bedazzled Lavender' PP 31,168
Item #: 14269
Zones: 4a to 7b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Pulmonaria 'Dark Vader'
Item #: 4346
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Pulmonaria 'Diana Clare'
Item #: 10352
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash'
Item #: 2819
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Pulmonaria 'Silver Bouquet' PP 20,059
Item #: 8623
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Pulmonaria 'Trevi Fountain'
Item #: 4872
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 11" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp'
Item #: 1268
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Ruscus aculeatus 'Elizabeth Lawrence'
Item #: 5932
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: England, Iran, Mediterranean Europe, Southern Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: 04/26/2024Sold out -
Ruscus aculeatus var. angustifolius 'Chenault'
Item #: 9187
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price perNext crop available: 05/10/2024Sold out -
Ruscus aculeatus 'Wheeler's'
Item #: 1371
Zones: 7a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: England, Iran, Mediterranean Europe, Southern Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Ruscus x microglossum 'Eco Gardens'
Item #: 3425
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sarcococca x confusa
Item #: 2387
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sarcococca x confusa 'Western Hills'
Item #: 2717
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna 'Purple Stem'
Item #: 8597
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Himalayan Mountains
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis 'Winter Gem' PP 26,599
Item #: 18069
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Himalayan Mountains
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perSold outThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Trillium foetidissimum 'Baton Rouge'
Item #: 7103
Zones: 5a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Trillium foetidissimum 'Woodville'
Item #: 10408
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price perSold out -
Trillium x freatum 'Sweet Carolina Girls'
Item #: 11719
Zones: 5a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $34.00Regular priceUnit price per -
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Trillium ludovicianum 'Alexandria'
Item #: 16977
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price perSold out
More Information About Winter Flowering Plants
Got the winter blues? How about adding some winter pinks, yellows and purples to them? The best winter flowering plants including Helleborus, Cyclamen, Ranunculus and more.
Most wintertime gardens are sorely lacking when it comes to color, foliage and texture. Here in the southern US, where the soil does not freeze, gardeners can have pretty blooms and fabulous foliage all year round if they plan properly and include a variety of winter flowers in their landscape. Here at Plant Delights Nursery, we have a huge on-line catalog of perennials, which we have sorted through to create this mini-catalog of the best winter flower plants.
What are the best winter flowering plants?
Some of the best winter flowering plants include the curiously shaped, brightly colored, and intricately foliaged perennials: Cyclamen and Helleborus. Although their branches may be bare, the powerfully fragrant, honeycomb-like, upside-down flowers of Edgeworthia are real standouts in the garden.
Usually grown for their foliage, Sarcococca plants also have small but very fragrant flowers in the winter. You southern gardeners might not consider the normally heat-intolerant Primula for the winter garden. Our garden trials have revealed a nice selection of heat tolerant varieties of this dainty and pretty winter flower plant.
There are many more interesting winter flowering plants including certain species of Arum, Asarum, Aspidistra, Cardamine, Phlox, Eranthis, Eupatorium, Ipheion, Iris, Narcissus, Nothoscordum, Oxalis, Pulmonaria, Ranunculus, Trillium, and Veronica.
Why do some plants flower during the winter?
A better question to ask is "why do plants go dormant in the winter?". Plants go dormant during the worst weather of the year in order to conserve their energy for better times. In certain parts of the world, winter is the best time of year to grow and flower because due to geography, that is when the rains fall. Plants that are native to these parts of the world are winter flowering plants because it makes sense to grow in the winter and avoid the hot arid summers of their native homes. So winter flowering plants are not confused, they are crafty. When you are ready to buy winter flower plants for your garden, check out our online list of the best winter flowering plants for sale.
Check out our collections of perennials for other seasons: Spring Flowers, Summer Flowers, Fall Flowers.
Also, check out a few of our articles on winter gardening:
And be sure to check out our Gardening Unplugged video Winter Bones.