Enjoy flowers, even in winter!

Not everyone is favourable enough to live where winters are mild . But that does n’t intend you have to deny yourself wintertime bloom — it just means that they may come in tardy fall or very former spring . Here are nine preferred winter - blooming shrubs , divided into three realm where they ’re reliably hardy .

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Winter-blooming shrubs for the West

Camellia(Camellia japonica ) ( in photo)TypeShrubBloomsRed , pinkish or whitened blooms in tardy tumble to early springLightFull sunlight to part shadeSize3 to 20 foot . magniloquent , 3 to 10 foot . wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA zones 6 to 8

Laurustinus viburnum(Viburnum tinus)TypeEvergreen shrubBloomsPink bud open as waxy , fragrant white flowers in later winter ; full sun to part shadeSize6 to 12 ft . tall , 6 to 10 ft . wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA zone 7 to 10

Paper bush(Edgeworthia chrysantha)TypeShrubBloomsFragrant yellow blooms in late winterLightFull sun to part shadeSize4 to 6 foot . marvellous , 6 to 8 ft . wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA zone 7 to 10

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Winter-blooming shrubs for the Midwest

Flowering quince(Chaenomelesspp . ) ( in photo)TypeEvergreen shrubBloomsScarlet , pink or white-hot blossom in early springLightFull sun to part shadeSize2 to 8 ft . marvelous , 3 to 10 foot . wideHardinessCold brave in USDA zones 5 to 8

Harry Lauder ’s walkingstick(Corylus avellana‘Contorta’)TypeShrubBloomsTan catkins dangle from twisted branches in former winterLightFull sun to part shadeSize8 to 10 foot . magniloquent , 6 to 8 ft . wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8

Pussy willow(Salix discolor)TypeShrubBloomsFuzzy eloquent ament in belated winterLightFull sun to part shadeSize6 to 25 ft . tall , 4 to 15 ft . wideHardinessCold sturdy in USDA geographical zone 3 to 7

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Winter-blooming shrubs for the East

Winterhazel(Corylopsis pauciflora ) ( in photo)TypeShrubBloomsFragrant primrose yellow flowers in other springLightFull Sunday to part shadeSize4 to 6 ft . magniloquent and wideHardinessCold fearless in USDA zone 6 to 8

Winter daphne(Daphne odora)TypeShrubBloomsFragrant pinkish blooms in early springLightFull sun to part shadeSize3 to 4 ft . tall , 2 to 4 ft . wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA zona 7 to 9

Winter honeysuckle(Lonicera fragrantissima)TypeShrubBloomsLemon - scented lily-white blooms in other springLightFull Sunday to part shadeSize6 to 10 ft . tall and wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA geographical zone 4 to 8

winter-flowering-shrubs-camellia: Camellia flowers can be singles like the one here or densely packed with silky petals, and the glossy evergreen leaves are eye-catching.

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winter-flowering-shrubs-flowering-quince: The flowers on this early-blooming flowering quince last a couple weeks.

winter-flowering-shrubs-flowering-winterhazel: Small fragrant winterhazel flowers open before the leaves unfurl, sometimes when there’s still snow on the ground.