If you are looking for plants that can decorate your house with green leaves all season long, even in the harsh winter, this article is for you today. Most of us always know that plants will wilt after the first exposure to cold winter winds, but there are some plants that don’t mind the harsh cold weather. And these are 11 plants that will keep your garden attractive in winter and early spring. Check them out with us.
When you look at them, they are so beautiful, aren’t they? Each has their own beauty, and of course they will bring your garden with their own mesmerizing beauty. Giving them a spot in your garden will fill your boring winter, they will diffuse the gloomy air and make a vibrant garden a great alternative.
#1 Wintergreen boxwood
This plant can be a great addition to your conservatory as it does not shed its leaves in winter and can even survive under snow cover. You can grow these versatile foliage plants in hedges, patios, entryways, and garden edges.
#2 Blue Spruce
Colorado blue spruce is one of the best winter garden plants that look beautifully draped in snow. It displays a unique silver-blue-green color all year round and grows in a pyramid shape. It’s a perfect conifer for large backyards and open landscapes.
#3 Evergreen holly
Holly is a member of the genus Ilex in the family Aquifoliaceae, which includes 480 evergreen and deciduous species, many of which have striking green leaves. You can grow a variety of holly for the design of a hedge or use them as a barrier plant as well.
#4 Hellebore
Hellebore is an ideal choice for the conservatory as it blooms during the darkest month of the year. Hellebore’s strong, deep-growing root structure helps this plant survive cold winters, but remember to protect it from the harsh winter breezes.
#5 Winter Daphne
Winter Daphne has yellow-edged leaves and pink flower buds that bloom in white fragrant flowers in late winter and early spring. You can grow this fragrant flowering plant on a patio or in a shady garden.
#6 Japanese Andromeda
Pieris japonica is a broad-leaved evergreen shrub that stays green all winter. New foliage grows in red in spring and turns dark green in winter. It begins to flower for 2-4 weeks in late winter and early spring, producing a bouquet of copper pink flowers.
#7 Honeyweed
Honeyweed is also known as the blue shrimp plant native to the Mediterranean region. It is drought tolerant and thrives on neglect. When the outside temperatures are colder, the leaves of the honeyweed plant turn deep blue.
#8 Partridge Berry
The partridge berry is a low-maintenance, showy plant. It produces white, fragrant flowers with attractive foliage and scarlet berries. You can grow them around ponds, under trees, or as ground cover.
#9 Sweet Alyssum
Sweet Alyssum is a cool season flower that can be grown in fall and winter in frost free climates. It produces tiny fragrant flowers with black or red berries.
#10 Winter Honeysuckle
Winter honeysuckle is an easy-to-grow, drought-tolerant plant that produces white flowers with a lemony scent in winter. You can grow them as a barrier or background plant. Be careful of the plant as it can be attacked by thrips or aphids.
#11 ‘Emerald Green’ Arborvitae
This plant is a semi-dwarf variety with a narrow pyramidal structure that retains the bright green color of its foliage even through winter. You can grow this arborvitae strain as a barrier or hedge plant.