SOME PLANTS THAT SHINE IN THE WINTER
By Patty
| Latin Name | Common Name | Plant Type | Attractive Features | Peak | Conditions |
| Berries and Seedheads | |||||
| Aronia melonocarpa ‘Autumn Magic’ |
 Choke Cherry |
deciduous shrub | fall colour, shiny black berries | Oct-Jan | sun/p.shade |
| Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’ | “Beauty Berry” | deciduous shrub | unique colour of purple berries | Oct-Dec | sun/p.shade |
| Cornus mas | “Cornelian Cherry” | deciduous shrub | red berries in fall, spidery yellow flowers in Feb. | Nov-Mar | sun/shade |
| Cotoneaster sp. |  |
evergreen & deciduous | many varieties, orange, red and yellow berries | Nov-Feb | sun/avg H2O |
| Garrya elliptica ‘James Roof’ | “Silk Tassel Bush” | evergreen shrub | leathery green leaves, long catkins | Dec-April | sun/p.shade |
| Iris foetidissima | “Stinking Iris” | evergreen perennial | bright orange berries burst from seed capsules | Oct-Jan | sun/shade/DT |
| Mahonia x media ‘Charity’ | “Oregon Grape” | evergreen shrub | spiky foliage, yellow flowers on erect spikes | Dec-Feb | shelter hot/cold |
| Pyracantha spp. | evergreen shrub | red, orange or yellow berries, wall train is best | Oct-Feb | sun/p.shade | |
| Skimmia japonica | evergreen shrub | bright red berries, needs male & female | Nov- Feb | shade | |
| Symphoricarpos x ‘Magic Berry’ | “Pink Snowberry” | deciduous shrub | pink berries, suckering habit | Oct-Dec | sun/p.shade |
| Viburnum davidii | evergreen shrub | metallic blue berries, pink flowers | Oct-Jan | sun/shade | |
| Coloured Bark and Stems | |||||
| Acer griseum | “Paperbark Maple” | deciduous tree | cinnamon brown peeling bark | year round | prefers full sun |
| Acer palmatum ‘Japanese Sunrise’ | “Japanese Sunrise” | deciduous tree | bright coral red stems | Nov-Mar | part shade |
| Acer palmatum ‘Shidiva Gold’ | “Shidiva Gold” | deciduous tree | bark bright pea green for winter contrast | sun/p. shade | |
| Acer palmatum ‘Bijou’ |
 Japanese Maple |
deciduous tree | bright yellow/orange bark | sun/p. shade | |
| Acer pensylvanicum | “Striped Bark Maple” | deciduous tree | green bark with white stripes | Nov-Mar | part shade |
| Betula jacquemontii | “Himalayan Birch” | deciduous tree | chalk white bark | year round | sun/p. shade |
| Cornus alba ‘Siberica’ | “Redtwig Dogwood” | deciduous shrub | fiery crimsom upright stems | Nov-Mar | sun for best colour |
| Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’ | “Bloodtwig Dogwood” | deciduous shrub | orange – yellow to red stems | Nov-Mar | sun for best colour |
| Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’ | “Yellowtwig Dogwood” | deciduous shrub | bright yellow green stems | Nov-Mar | sun for best colour |
| Edgeworthia chrysantha | “Paper Bush” | deciduous shrub | attractive bark & fragrant yellow flowers | Dec-April | sun/p.shade |
| Salix ‘Flame’ | deciduous shrub | orange , bronze stems | Nov-Mar | sun | |
| Flowers & Fragrance | |||||
| Daphne odora | “Winter Daphne” | evergreen shrub | exceptionally fragrant pink tinged white flowers | Jan-Mar | p. shade |
| Edgeworthia chrysantha | “Paper Bush” | deciduous shrub | attractive bark & fragrant yellow flowers | Dec-Apr | sun/p.shade |
| Hamamelis spp. |
 Witch Hazel |
deciduous shrub | fall colour, fragrant flowers, yellow, orange, red | Year round | sun/p.shade |
| Iris unguiculars | “Algerian Iris” | evergreen perennial | blue with yellow tinge flowers | Dec-Jan | sun, dry |
| Lonicera fragrantissima | “Fragrant Honeysuckle” | deciduous shrub | very fragrant white flowers | Jan-April | sun/p.shade |
| Sarcococca spp. | “Sweetbox” | evergreen shrub | small white flowers Feb-March | Year round | p.shade/shade |
| Viburnum bodnantense ‘Pink Dawn’ |
Dawn Viburnum |
deciduous shrub | long lasting fragrant pink flowers,attractive bark | Nov-Feb | sun/p.shade |
| Corms and Bulbs | |||||
| Anemone nemorosa ‘Flore Pleno’ | spreading corm | double white flowers, summer dormant | Mar-Apr | p.shade/humus soil | |
| Cyclamen coum |  |
spreading corm | magenta pink or white flowers, marbled foliage | Dec-Feb | p.shade/shade |
| Eranthis hyemalis | “Winter Aconite” | spreading corm | bright yellow flower, summer dormant | Jan-Mar | p.shade/shade |
| Iris reticulata hybrids | bulbous perennial | white, yellow, blue, purple flowers to 12″ | Jan-Feb | sun/ p.shade | |
| Muscari sp. | “Grape Hyacinth” | bulbous perennial | many varieties, white, blues, voilet | Mar-Apr | sun/ p.shade |
| Nerine bowdenii | bulbous perennial | faintly scented pink flowers | Oct-Nov | sun/shade | |
| Scilla siberica ‘Spring Beauty’ |
 Squill |
bulbous perennial | deep blue flowers to 6″ | Mar-Apr | sun/p.shade |
| Schizostylis coccinea | “Crimson Flag” | bulbous perennial | white or pink flowers – divide often | Sept-Dec | sun |
| Great Foliage & Flowers | |||||
| Adiantum venustum | “Himalayan Maidenhair Fern” | evergreen fern | creeping rhizomes, black stems, delicate | Year round | light – deep shade |
| Arum italicum | “Lords and Ladies” | tuberous perennial | bold arrow shape leaf, orange berry spathe | Sept-June | p.shade/shade |
| Asplenium scolopendrium | “Hart’s Tonque Fern” | evergreen fern | bright green shiny fronds | Year round | p. shade |
| Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans’ | Plumosa Japanese Cedar” | conifer | soft feathery foliage, turns bronze in winter | Year round | sun/dappled shade |
| Elaeagnus pungens ‘Maculata’ | evergreen shrub | boldly marked yellow centres on leaf | Year round | sun/p.shade | |
| Helleborus argutifolius | “Corsican Hellebore” | evergreen perennial | pale green flowers, bold grey green foliage | Year round | sun/p.shade |
| Helleborus foetidus | “Stinking Hellebore” | evergreen perennial | bell shaped green flowers with purple margins | Year round | p.shade |
| Helleborus orientalis |
 Lenton Rose |
evergreen perennial | many flower colours from green, white to black | Year round | p. shade |
| Libertia peregrinans | “Bronze Sword’ | evergreen perennial | spikey bronze-green foliage, orange seedheads | Year round | sun/p.shade |
| Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ | “Black Mondo Grass” | evergreen perennial | black grass-like foliage, black seedheads | Year round | sun/p.shade |
| Phormium tenax ‘Yellow Wave’ | “New Zealand Flax” | evergreen perennial | bright yellow variegated strap-like leaf | Year round | sun/p.shade |
| Polystichum setiferum |  |
evergreen fern | soft feathery dark green fronds | Year round | light – deep shade |
| Branch Structure and Form | |||||
| Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ | “Contorted Hazel” | deciduous shrub | corkscrew branches and golden catkins | Nov-April | sun/p.shade |
| Hamamelis sp. | “Witch Hazel” | deciduous shrub | fragrant, fine spider-like flowers, fall colour | Jan/Feb | sun/p.shade |
| Parrotia persica |
 Persian Ironwood |
deciduous shrub | fall colour, great branching structure, silhouette | Oct-April | sun |
| Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’ | “Contorted Willow” | deciduous shrub | twisted stems, yellow green catkins | Nov-April | sun/p.shade |
