These shrubs offer showy berries , colorful foliage , and even flowers during wintertime .
Winter has a beauty all its own , especially when you admit plants with eye - catching features during the colder month . These shrubs offer outstanding winter interest group with their fragrant blooms , brilliant berries , colorful foliage , and strange bark . Some are at their salutary too soon in the season , some are a steady presence with evergreen plant foliage , and others start their show in recent wintertime , just before spring .
American Cranberry Bush
Despite its coming into court and name , American cranberry bush ( Viburnum opulusvar.americanum ) is not related toedible cranberries(Vaccinium macrocarpon ) , but is a type ofviburnum . Its crimson yield can last well into wintertime , and is a favorite of many shuttle species . This deciduous aboriginal shrub also offers white bloom in spring and colorful fall leaf .
grow term : Full sunshine to part tone and moist , well - drained dirt
Size:8 - 12 feet marvellous
Credit: Kevin Miyazaki
Zones:2–7
Blue Holly
Sometimes relate to as Meserve holly , blue holly ( Ilexxmeserveae)is one of the unfearing types that will do well in northern climates . This evergreen plant hybrid has glossy , spiny , blue - green foliage and dark red berries thatattract birds in winter . wait for female cultivars , such as ' China Girl ' ( shown here ) , ' profane Girl , ' and ' Blue Princess . ' To produce berries , they ’ll need a manly pollinator nearby , such as ' Blue Prince ' or ' Blue Boy . '
Growing precondition : Full sun to part shade in well drained soil
Size : Up to 15 feet tall
Credit: Blaine Moats
Zones:4–7
Camellia
You ’ll do a double take when you see the sensational white or pink blooms of acamellia(Camelliajaponica)appear in winter . It ’s abeloved industrial plant in the South , but breeder have created hardier varieties that extend the region where this bush can be develop . If you live in a colder region , look for ' Polar Ice , ' ' Snow Flurry , ' ' Winter ’s Hope , ' ' Winter ’s Rose , ' ' Winter ’s Star , ' and ' Winter ’s Charm . '
produce Conditions : Part specter in well - drain soil
Size : Up to 12 foot
Credit: Denny Schrock
Zones:7–9
Firethorn
Add some color to your wintertime garden withfirethorn(Pyracantha coccinea),which carry its bright orange - red berries well into the cold seasons . This evergreen to semi - evergreen shrub can beplanted as a hedging , espaliered against a wall , or trained on a treillage . Just watch out for its thorns . seem for unfearing cultivars to purchase , such as ' Lalandei , ' ' Mohave , ' and Yukon Belle .
Growing Conditions : Full Lord’s Day to part tint and well - drained soil
size of it : Up to 10 feet tall
Credit: Robert Cardillo
Zones:6–9
‘Sky Pencil’ Holly
Laurie Black
Pump up the wintertime garden ’s vertical social organization with ' Sky Pencil ' Nipponese Charles Hardin Holley ( Ilex crenata ) . This bush has a magniloquent , narrow-minded form thateasily outfit into small spaces . Unlike most Charles Hardin Holley , its leaves do n’t have sharp point , so it works well near paseo or other areas where mass may sweep against it . It also make for aneasy - care hedge . Buy both a male and a distaff plant life , so the female can be cross-pollinate and produce round , ignominious fruit in the crepuscle .
rise condition : Full sunlight to part spook in well - drained stain
Credit: Edward Gohlich
Zones:6–8
Inkberry Holly
Among the toughest hollies in dusty conditions is inkberry holly ( Ilex glabra ) . Named for its copiousness of black Charles Edward Berry during the winter , this evergreen plant shrub stays succinct with deep green , glossy leaf . This smaller eccentric of Buddy Holly draw a dumb hedge anddoesn’t require a lot of pruning . cultivar to think are ' Shamrock ' and ' Compact . '
Growing condition : Full sunlight to part shade
Size : Up to 8 feet improbable
Credit:Laurie Black
Zones:4–9
Winterberry
Bright ruddy berries make winterberry ( Ilex verticillata ) , or deciduousholly , a stunner , especially in a snow-covered landscape painting . Unlike the evergreen plant holly thatkeeps its sheeny green foliage class - round , possum haw sheds its leaves each fall . Look for a female cultivar , such as ' Sparkleberry ' or ' Winter Red , ' but you ’ll also need to institute a male pollinator nearby , such as ' Apollo ' or ' Southern Gentleman . '
grow Conditions : Full sunlight to part shade and moist , acidic soil
Size : To 12 feet marvelous
Credit: Denny Schrock
Zones:3–9
Paperbush
The strong fragrance ofpaperbush(Edgeworthia chrysantha)evokes springtime in the profoundness of winter . Thisdeciduous , multibranched shrubdrops its leaves in mid - December to reveal a simple silhouette of beautiful bark and flower buds . The white and yellowish clusters bloom in late wintertime to early springiness . Look for ' Snow Cream , ' ' Gold Rush , ' and ' John Bryant ' varieties .
sizing : Up to 6 feet tall
Zones:7–10
Credit: Cynthia Haynes
Winter Daphne
The stunning appearance andsweet fragranceofwinter Daphne(Daphne odora)can snap you out of the stagnancy . This rounded evergreen bush withvariegated leavesblooms in late wintertime to other spring . Plant it close to an entry or terrace so you could enjoy the rosy pinkish purple buds that unfold to weak pink or white hotshot - physical body flowers .
size of it : Up to 4 feet marvellous
Witch Hazel
The adorable scent ofwitch hazel(Hamamelis virginiana)is a pleasant surprise in the astuteness of winter . This deciduous shrub is want for its delicate , threadlike flower petal that bloom from late fall to former outflow . The flowers , which loop up at nighttime , but unfurl on a sunny day , orbit from jaundiced to red , depend on the cultivar .
Size : Up to 20 feet tall
Zones:3–8
Credit: Denny Schrock
Red Twig Dogwood
It ’s severe to miss the blood-red stems of red twigdogwood(Cornus sericea)in the wintertime landscape . Native to much of North America , in springiness and summer this deciduous bush has shiny unripened barque and leaves that turn deep bolshy to burgundy in the fall . To expose the best stem color , prune in other springto stimulate fresh growth . Some cultivars , such as ' Flaviramea ' or ' White Gold , ' display chicken staunch rather than red , and are sometimes called golden - sprig dogwood .
Size : Up to 9 feet improbable
Zones:3–7
Credit: Janet Mesic-Mackie
Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick
While its straining , spiral , corkscrew branch provide year - round interest group , Harry Lauder ’s walking stick(Corylus avellana’Contorta ' ) is well jazz for the visual pursuit it provides once it ’s shed its leaves to fully unveil the deform branch . Place this tree - like , deciduous shrub where you could savor its distinctive architectural form all winter , and late in the season , look for the showy yellowish catkins that hang from its branches .
Zones:4–8
Dwarf Arborvitae
A small to medium evergreen , dwarf arborvitae(Thuja occidentalis)provides wintertime interest when used as understructure planting or as a hedge . Dwarf varieties work out well insmall gardens , containers , and windowpane box . atomic number 79 leaf option are ' Filip ’s Magic Moment , ' which grows to about 6–8 foot in an erect , cone-shaped shape . ' Teddy , ' shown here , is a cute little ball of a plant with soft , feathery foliage that grows up to two pes marvelous over 10 years .
Size : Up to 7 feet
Japanese False Cypress
Anevergreen shrubwith a okay , easy phonograph needle or threadlike visual aspect , ' Golden swab ' is a assumed cypress ( Chamaecyparis pisifera)cultivar that adds a smart fortunate - green colour to the landscape . It shape a ground - hugging pitcher and is actually shagged or mop - like in appearance . Be heedful to plant ' Golden Mop ' or another of the dwarf cultivar , such as ' Dwarf Gold Thread ' ( shown here ) , or you could end up with a towering tree .
Size : Up to 70 feet high-pitched
Snowberry
Native to eastern North America , snowberry ( Symphoricarposalbus)always delivers a winter show with its Berry . Its cluster of attractive fruit start out pale green , then mature to pure white by late summertime to early fall , and the yield stay on on barren branches throughout the winter . Snowberry ’s vigorous roots make it a good choice forstabilizing soil on gradient .
size of it : To 6 metrical unit tall
Boxwood
No matter the season , you could rely onboxwood(Buxusspp . ) to add together voluptuousness to the landscape with its green sound looks . Most types are audacious to Zone 5 or 6 , but a few varieties offer better cold tolerance , which means they are less likely to get wintertime burn . Boxwood can be sheared into geometrical or even impulsive SHAPE , or allow for to arise of course .
Size : To 8 feet tall , depend on variety
Red Chokeberry
The small , lustrous fruits of red chokeberry ( Aronia arbutifolia ) ripen in recent summer and prevail well into winter . This deciduous aboriginal shrub also has white prime in spring that attract pollinator , and colorful drop leafage . Look for the mixture ' Brilliantissima ' for more abundant yield and promising fall color on compact flora .
size of it : To 8 feet improbable
Credit: Marty Baldwin
Credit: Jay Wilde
Credit: Dean Schoeppner
Credit: Marty Baldwin
Credit: Denny Schrock
Credit: Marty Baldwin
Credit: Marty Baldwin
