Don't miss out on flowering plants even in winter!

Most plants go into winter dormancy. They rest and gather new energy for the upcoming season, when they will grow and bloom again. This is what garden owners love about them: fresh greenery, colorful flowers, and a lush appearance. So, what can you do to still enjoy the garden in winter? The best approach is to look for the rarer varieties that have chosen the cold season to bloom.

Let's start with a little botanical wonder. The Christmas Rose (Helleborus) peacefully sleeps while other plants produce buds and flowers. It only shows its evergreen leaves. However, as soon as the first frost appears, it awakens to bloom. Throughout the Christmas season, it displays its surprisingly large flowers in pure white. A fantastic companion through the winter months. If a hard frost is still delayed and the time before Christmas is rather mild, the Fragrant Viburnum (Viburnum farreri) reveals its botanical artistry. With its beautiful snowball-like flowers, it brings a preview of snow and ice to the garden, along with a delightful sweet fragrance! A top-tier winter fragrance provider!

Let's move from white to colorful blooms. The Witch Hazel (Hamamelis) immediately catches the eye. No winter day is dull or dreary when this bizarre beauty blooms. This magnificent sight was likely the reason why dowsers would cut branches from this plant, attributing mysterious powers to it. Let a yellow-flowering and a red-flowering variety grow together! Another yellow winter bloomer is the Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), which shines with its elegant foliage until autumn, then bids it farewell in winter. Instead, it offers its frost-resistant flowers. A tree has also chosen early winter for its blooming period. The Alstonia shows best in larger gardens and parks, as it grows quickly and tall. It flaunts its impressive foliage throughout the year and in November, it adorns itself with delicate green-white flowers.

Do you love having rare plants in your garden? With Chimonanthus (Calycanthus praecox), you can bring an extravagant shrub into your garden. The Chinese winter bloomer is green-leaved in summer, and when the cold arrives, it produces delicate cup-shaped flowers just below the branches. A marvelous exotic plant that delights with its magnificent flowers from Christmas into early spring. The expressive bloom is not only a feast for the eyes but also exudes an intense vanilla-like fragrance. A sunny and sheltered location allows this extraordinary plant to thrive all year round.

Once the Christmas season is over and the new year begins, winter reaches its peak. Soon, it will be time for the snowdrop (Galanthus) to poke its pretty white bell-shaped flowers out from under the snow. January becomes a month of blooms. In February, the first crocuses (e.g., Crocus tommasinianus) are coaxed out by the winter sun and last until spring. By the end of this winter month, the winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) appears, dotting the snow with yellow spots. Soon, the spring bloomers will follow, and the garden year begins anew. A dedicated gardener doesn't need to miss out on their beloved flowers, even in winter!