Winter doesn’t have to be the time of year associated with no color. Some winter flowering plants can fill your outdoor space with color. Some nice low-maintenance winter plants can be found in your garden. You don't have to be a gardening expert to care for them; that's the best part. And with careful planning, you can have seasonal interest with many available varieties. So, check out our selection of plants that make a lovely winter addition to your garden this year.

Winter Plants

From evergreen shrubs and trees to winter flowering bulbs cold and hardy, some plants stretch the dash to winter gardens. You can also create colorful displays within your rock gardens, bedding plants, and containers positioned out of doors. But again the amount of color planting varietals will always be a matter of the USDA hardiness zone you are in. Of course, you can put cool-season annuals in all winter in any of the more temperate zones.

If your winter is very cold and snowy, it just follows that your winter color season goes on only until the first freezing. Hence, create a succession of interest with the following winter garden ideas with the best winter plants suited to your hardiness zone. You will find flora that can flaunt brilliant bark to colorful flowers growing well in the colder months. You could underplant the trees with some bulbs that have flowers that are sweetly scented. Here are some of the good options available out there. Read more about the Best winter care tips for houseplants.

1. Purple fountain grass

Purple fountain grass is a prevalent ornamental grass. It is loved and valued for its low maintenance and less care needs. It has graceful arching leaves rich burgundy, it adds a vibrant touch to the gardens and landscapes. In winter, long, feathery plumes rise and swing in the breeze with elegant grace, bringing dynamic movement into a scene. Ideal for borders, in containers, or mass planted, purple fountain grass does well in full sun with well-drained soil. Because it has low watering needs and is relatively pest- and disease-free, it is just perfect for those who need to add beauty yet hardiness to their gardens. Read more about Top 8 Ornamental Grasses - Guide on How to Choose.

2. Ligustrum Sinense Variegated Privet Tree

Do you crave a bright, regal splash of color and energy to grace and define points in your landscape? Ligustrum sinenses takes this challenge with great success to create focal points or divisions in your garden. Although technically classified as evergreen shrubs due to the consistency of their woody stems, they look so much like trees. With glossy foliage, panicles of fragrant white flowers during summer months, and the ability of adaptive pruning? Yes, we think these beauties need an audience. Ligustrum is a favored, vigorous group of plants that grow fast, bear evergreen foliage and require little maintenance. These shrubs create a stunning accent or hedge that is beautiful to look at with little effort for maintenance.

3. Ilex Crenata Soft Touch Holly Tree

The Ilex Crenata Soft Touch Holly Tree is a compact, evergreen shrub known for its dense, fine-textured foliage. With soft, dark green leaves that maintain their color year-round, this holly variety is a favorite for creating low hedges, borders, and foundation plantings. Unlike traditional hollies, it lacks the sharp spines, making it more user-friendly for gardeners. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and adapts well to various soil types, provided they are well-drained. The Soft Touch Holly's tidy, mounded growth habit and minimal maintenance needs make it an excellent choice for adding a touch of elegance and structure to any landscape. Read more about What Are the Types of Holly Tree and General Care. 

4. Little Zebra Miscanthus Compact Grass

Little Zebra Miscanthus Compact Grass is a naturally dwarfed cultivar of ornamental grass that has become wildly popular with modern gardeners and landscapers. This plant strengthens any landscape design with its unique green and yellow striped foliage, matched with feathery plumes, adding texture, motion, and interest. It is low maintenance and deer resistant, the plant will bear different growing conditions. It is ideal for a small garden or as a border plant. Versatile, with a distinctive appearance, Little Zebra Miscanthus Compact Grass is bound to be an excellent addition to your garden or landscape design.

Overall, Little Zebra Miscanthus Compact Grass is among the best selections for those wanting to give their gardens a filled look but with minimum effort. With such unique foliage and feathery plumes, it surely stands out in any landscape.

5. Camellias

This showy flower will be the first to bloom for winter and early spring. The blooming plants do well in pots but to make them bloom as early as fall, the Camellia sasanqua is a nice choice. The blooming plants do well in well-drained acidic soil. It is good to have them planted in the fall so they will already have roots. When your plants get to the point where they have outgrown your pots, then they can be placed in the garden where they will get some shade.

The pansies are the icon of the winter garden, growing well in pots. These winter plants grow well in cool temperatures. You will get foliage with blooms in your gardens from white to yellow flowers, depending on your variety. It's important to give morning sun to your container-grown pansies, then move them to some shade in the afternoon. Pansies are resistant to frost, so they are cold-hardy, growing from early spring through winter.

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