Enjoy flowers, even in winter!
Not everyone is lucky enough to live where winters are mild. But that doesn’t mean you have to deny yourself winter flowers — it just means that they may come in late fall or very early spring. Here are nine favorite winter-blooming shrubs, divided into three regions where they’re reliably hardy.
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Winter-blooming shrubs for the West
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Camellia (Camellia japonica) (in photo)
Type Shrub Blooms Red, pink or white blooms in late fall to early spring Light Full sun to part shade Size 3 to 20 ft. tall, 3 to 10 ft. wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 6 to 8 -
Laurustinus viburnum (Viburnum tinus)
Type Evergreen shrub Blooms Pink buds open as waxy, fragrant white flowers in late winter; full sun to part shade Size 6 to 12 ft. tall, 6 to 10 ft. wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 7 to 10 -
Paper bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha)
Type Shrub Blooms Fragrant yellow blooms in late winter Light Full sun to part shade Size 4 to 6 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 7 to 10
Winter-blooming shrubs for the Midwest
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Flowering quince (Chaenomeles spp.) (in photo)
Type Evergreen shrub Blooms Scarlet, pink or white blooms in early spring Light Full sun to part shade Size 2 to 8 ft. tall, 3 to 10 ft. wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8 -
Harry Lauder’s walkingstick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’)
Type Shrub Blooms Tan catkins dangle from twisted branches in late winter Light Full sun to part shade Size 8 to 10 ft. tall, 6 to 8 ft. wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8 -
Pussy willow (Salix discolor)
Type Shrub Blooms Fuzzy silver catkins in late winter Light Full sun to part shade Size 6 to 25 ft. tall, 4 to 15 ft. wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 3 to 7
Winter-blooming shrubs for the East
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Winterhazel (Corylopsis pauciflora) (in photo)
Type Shrub Blooms Fragrant primrose yellow flowers in early spring Light Full sun to part shade Size 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 6 to 8 -
Winter daphne (Daphne odora)
Type Shrub Blooms Fragrant pink blooms in early spring Light Full sun to part shade Size 3 to 4 ft. tall, 2 to 4 ft. wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 7 to 9 -
Winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima)
Type Shrub Blooms Lemon-scented white blooms in early spring Light Full sun to part shade Size 6 to 10 ft. tall and wide Hardiness Cold hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8
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