A Winter Interest Plant List

 

A Winter Plant List

Here we have a few suggestions for winter interest plants and there are certainly lots to choose from. Winter need never be dull.

Herbaceous

Bergenia

Euphorbia characias ‘Silver Swan’

Euphorbia martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’

Helleborus 'Tutu'

Helleborus hybrids

Helleborus x ericsmithii varieties

Libertia ‘Goldfinger’

Libertia’ Taupo Blaze’ (An evergreen Iris)

Alpines

Aubrieta

Arabis -   This plant is also in the

cabbage family like Aubrieta.

Primroses

Shrubs

Abelia
Callicarpa profusion
Camellia Sasangua series
Chimonanthus Pracox
Cornus ‘sibirica’ Midwinter Fire’ and Magic Flame’
Cornus Mas
Corylopsis spicata (Winter Hazel)
Corylus avellana ‘Contorted’( Tortured Hazel)
Cotoneaster
Daphne odora
Euonymus
Gaultheria
Hamamelis
Hebe ‘Mrs Winder’ Deep red foliageIlex (Holly varieties)
Leucothoa ‘Scarletta Rainbow’
Lonicera Winter Beauty
Lopomyrtus varieties
Loropetalium chinense ‘Day break’
Magnolia Stellata
Mahonia japonica ‘Bealei’
Mahonia xmedia ‘Winter sun’ or ‘Charity’
Nandina domestica (New varieties ‘Twilight’ and ‘Bright lights’)
Osmanthus burkwoodii
Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Gosgiki Tricolor’
Phormium varieties
Photinia ‘Pink marble’ ‘Little Red Robin’
Pittosporum ‘Tom Thumb’
Rhamus alaternus ‘Argenteovariegata’
Rubus Cocoa ‘Silver Fern’

Saraccoccoa

Skimma japonica– Combined male and female

Skimmia japonica ‘Kew White’

Skimmia_japonica_sensation

variety with both berries and flowers.

Viburnum  tinus ‘Eve Price’, Lisa Rose’(New)

Viburnum bodnantenses ‘Dawn’

Viburnum bodnantenses Charles Lamont

Climbers

Camelia – Never plant on an east wall.

Clematis cartmanii ‘Early Sensation.

Coronvilla valentine Glauca

Garrya Eyliptica James Roof

Jasminum  Nudiflorum (Winter Jasmine)

One of many evergreen Clematis varieties for early spring. 

Pyracantha

Trees

Acer Snake Bark Maple

Betula  ermanii ‘Polar Bear’

Betula Utilis Jacquemontii

Betula Utilis Siver shadow

Betula 'Youngii’ (weeping birch) – Pealing white trunk

Contoneaster - This is also a very tough evergreen tree which produces lovely berries.

Corylus colourna  ‘Te Terra Red’ (Turkish Hazel)

Eucalyptus

Prunus Serrula (birch bark cherry tree)

Prunus x subhirtella  ‘Autumnalis’ -  This tree can have flowers from November to March.

Quercus Ilex (Holm Oak or Holly Oak ) -  An evergreen tree.

Salix ‘Golden Curls’ (Twisted Willow)

Salix alba 'Britzensis'

Salix Kilmarnock (Dwarf Weeping Willow)

Heathers

Erica heathers

Grasses

Festuca glauca
Uncina rubra