What Blooms in February

Hellebore

The Lenten Rose. Elegant nodding blooms that thrive in deep shade.

Crocus

One of the first signs of spring, pushing through snow with jewel-toned cups.

Lenten Rose

Nodding flowers in late winter when nothing else is blooming. Evergreen foliage adds year-round structure to shade gardens.

Snowdrop

Delicate nodding bells that bloom fearlessly in late winter cold.

Winter Aconite

Buttercup-yellow blooms that push through frozen ground before the crocuses.

Witch Hazel

Spidery, fragrant blooms on bare branches when nothing else dares.

Arnold Promise Witch Hazel

Spidery yellow flowers with sweet fragrance on bare branches in late winter. The earliest tree to bloom.

Chinese Witch Hazel

Spidery yellow, sweetly scented flowers bloom on bare branches in late winter.

Manzanita

Smooth red bark with urn-shaped flowers that feed hummingbirds in late winter. Sculptural beauty.

Camellia

Glossy evergreen with rose-like blooms in the depths of winter.

Carolina Jessamine

One of the first vines to bloom each year, smothering itself in fragrant bright yellow tubes in late winter and early spring.

Coral Aloe

Flat coral-orange rosettes produce vivid flower stalks in late winter. One of the hardiest aloes.

Meyer Lemon

Sweetly scented white blossoms appear intermittently year-round and set thin-skinned lemons.

Winter Daphne

Clusters of pink buds open to white, intensely scented blooms in late winter.

Wintersweet

Highly fragrant waxy yellow flowers open on bare stems in midwinter.