Winter and Holiday Themed Plants

Betula ‘Crimson Frost’ – A medium-sized tree that grows well in moist soil and has purple foliage. Bright autumn foliage is highly attractive in either orange, red or yellow colors.

Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ – Likes shady, moist soil and provides lots of interest during the growing season with silver and green variegated foliage.

Camellia ‘Winter Joy’, ‘Winter’s Snowman’, ‘Winter’s Star’, ‘Yuletide’, and ‘Pink Icicle’ – Camellias are beautiful evergreen shrubs that often boast winter flowers. Find out more about Growing Camellias.

Chamaecyparis ‘Snowkist’, ‘Snow’ – Both these false cypress conifers are dwarf cultivars but ‘Snowkist’ is a variegated form while ‘Snow’ is nearly pure white.

Coleus ‘Christmas Candy’ – Coleus is a popular annual plant for containers because of the lovely variegated foliage in red and green.

Crabapple (Malus) ‘Snowdrift’, ‘Winter Gold’, ‘Spring Snow’, ‘Winter Banana’, ‘Northpole’ – Crabapples are lovely year-round ornamental trees that provide winter fruit, spring flowers, summer foliage and fall colors.

Helleborus orientalis ‘Winter Queen’ – An evergreen shade perennial with winter flowers, the ‘Winter Queen’ Christmas rose has brighter red and pink blooms than many other hellebores making them an excellent choice for snowy gardens. Find out more about Growing Hellebores.

Heuchera ‘Snow Angel’, ‘Snow Fire’ – Coral bells have tall flower stalks that make good cut flowers and attractive variegated foliage. Both have green leaves with white, snow-like, variegations.

Hosta ‘Christmas Tree’, ‘White Christmas’ – Hostas are excellent shade perennials. Find out more about Growing Hosta Plants.

Ilex ‘Yule Glow’, ‘Winter Gold’, ‘Winter Red’ – Beautiful red berries or yellow berries make holly plants a favorite shrub for winter gardens.

Lilac ‘China Snow’, ‘Avalanche’ – Both of these lilacs have white or near white flowers each spring that are highly fragrant.

Mock Orange (Philadelphus) ‘Dwarf Snowflake’, Blizzard’, ‘Minnesota Snowflake’, ‘Snowbelle’, ‘Snow Velvet’, ‘Desert Snow’ – Mock Orange trees are lovely ornamental trees that are typically deciduous but a few are evergreen. Mock orange trees are small trees, growing between 3-18′ tall.

Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ – A medium height daffodil with large 3-4″ flowers that are bright white with yellow center cups that appear every spring and are planted in the fall.

Pinus wallichiana ‘Frosty’ – A large pine tree, this evergreen conifer grows over 30′ tall and has yellow or white tipped needles that give it a frosted appearance.

Plectranthus ‘Frosted Jade’ – A fuschia-like annual plant with green and white variegated leaves.

Polemonium ‘Snow and Sapphires’ – A lovely variegated polemonium. Find out more about Growing Polemonium Plants.

Prunus ‘Snow Fountain’ – A beautiful white, weeping cherry tree that is highly ornamental for any landscape.

Rosa ‘Burgundy Iceburg’ – An award-winning Floribunda rose with deep-pink, nearly purple, double flowers that are highly fragrant.

Sedum spectabile ‘Frosty Morn’ – ‘Frosty Morn’ is a stonecrop sedum that is highly variegated with green and white foliage. Late summer through late autumn blooms make this a nice addition to the Fall Garden.

Spirea media ‘Snowstorm’, ‘Snowmound’, ‘Pink Ice’ – A summer blooming shrub with large clusters of tiny flowers, the ‘Snowmound’ is a dwarf form while the ‘Snowstorm’ grows to 6′ tall though both have white flowers. ‘Pink Ice’ of course has pink flowers but also interesting, variegated foliage that has pinkish tints when newly emerged.

Viburnum plicatum ‘Summer Snowflake’, ‘Igloo’ – A deciduous shrub with spring flowers and summer berries that often has beautiful autumn foliage as well.