December 25, 2007
Ornamental Shrubs for Winter
Winter blooms add beauty to the landscape in certain areas. Consider these ornamental shrubs:
Camellia – Hardy to zones 6 or 7. large winter flowers
Senna (Cassia spp.) - can be either evergreen or deciduous and most are tropicals and attract a large number of butterflies.
Flowering Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) – Hardy to zone 5. winter flowers are highly attractive to birds and produce fruits but are usually tinier and more bitter than edible quince varieties.
Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox) – Hardy to zero degrees. - late winter , the wintersweet blooms on bare branches with aromatic flowers.
Winterhazel (Corylopsis spicata) - sweet scented, bell shaped flowers that appear in dangling clusters
Primrose Jasmine (Jasminum mesnyi) – Zones 8-10. evergreen shrub with beautiful yellow flowers but not fragrant.
Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima) – Zones 4-9. winter blooming shrub has highly fragrant flowers that appear as tiny white, or cream colored blooms in late winter.
For more information on these shrubs see http://shrubs.suite101.com/
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