1. Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum): Winter jasmine blooms brilliant yellow and fragrant. This deciduous shrub brightens your garden when other plants are dormant.
2. Hellebores (Helleborus): Hellebores, often known as Christmas or Lenten roses, have gorgeous, long-lasting pink, purple, green, and white flowers. Many places have evergreens that grow in partial shade.
3. Pansies (Viola tricolor var. hortensis): Even in freezing weather, pansies blossom brightly. They provide beauty to winter gardens and come in many colors.
4. Heather (Calluna vulgaris): The hardy evergreen plant heather has small, bell-shaped winter blooms. It thrives in acidic soil and provides texture and color to the garden.
5. Winterberry (Ilex verticillata): Winterberry, a deciduous holly shrub with vivid red berries, brightens winter. It attracts birds.
6. Ornamental Grasses: Decorative grasses like miscanthus and fountain grass provide winter gardens structure and charm. Plummes and seed heads add movement.
7. Japanese Andromeda (Pieris japonica): Late winter blooming pendulous clusters characterize Japanese andromeda, an evergreen plant. Its early spring blooms and beautiful foliage make it popular.
8. Witch Hazel (Hamamelis): Witch hazel has spidery, aromatic blossoms in late winter–early spring. This deciduous shrub brightens the garden when most plants are dormant.
9. Winter Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana): Winter pansies are bred to tolerate colder conditions and bloom late fall, winter, and early spring. They vary in color and pattern.
10. Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger): Christmas roses are winter-blooming perennials with white or pink flowers that bloom during the holidays. It thrives in shade.