Winter

What Blooms in January

12 plants

January is the most underrated month for gardeners willing to look closely. In zones 7 and warmer, witch hazels thread spidery flowers through bare branches while the rest of the garden sleeps. Snowdrops push through frozen ground before anything else dares to move. Hellebores that carried their buds through December finally begin to open, nodding their petals toward the cold soil. In the coldest zones, this month belongs to seed catalogs and the quiet work of planning.

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HelleborePerennialJan-Apr
Hellebore
The Lenten Rose. Elegant nodding blooms that thrive in deep shade.
Z3-10
Anna's Red HelleborePerennialJan-Apr
Anna's Red Hellebore
Wine-red outward-facing blooms above silver-marbled foliage. Bred to face the viewer, not the ground, like older hellebores do.
Z4-9
Ivory Prince HelleborePerennialJan-Apr
Ivory Prince Hellebore
Outward-facing ivory blooms blushed with pink and chartreuse. Compact, tidy, and one of the longest-blooming hellebores in the catalog.
Z4-9
Penny's Pink HelleborePerennialJan-Apr
Penny's Pink Hellebore
Outward-facing rose-pink blooms with veined petals, held above marbled foliage. One of the showiest hellebores ever bred.
Z4-9
SnowdropBulbJan-Mar
Snowdrop
Delicate nodding bells that bloom fearlessly in late winter cold.
Z3-8
Witch HazelShrubJan-Mar
Witch Hazel
Spidery, fragrant blooms on bare branches when nothing else dares.
Z3-8
Chinese Witch HazelShrubJan-Mar
Chinese Witch Hazel
Spidery yellow, sweetly scented flowers bloom on bare branches in late winter.
Z5-8
ManzanitaShrubJan-Mar
Manzanita
Smooth red bark with urn-shaped flowers that feed hummingbirds in late winter. Sculptural beauty.
Z7-10
CamelliaShrubJan-Dec
Camellia
Glossy evergreen with rose-like blooms in the depths of winter.
Z7-9
Cape HoneysuckleShrubJan-Nov
Cape Honeysuckle
Clusters of vivid orange-red trumpets bloom from fall through spring. Evergreen in mild climates and a hummingbird magnet in every month it flowers.
Z9-11
Meyer LemonShrubJan-Dec
Meyer Lemon
Sweetly scented white blossoms appear intermittently year-round and set thin-skinned lemons.
Z9-11
WintersweetShrubJan-Feb
Wintersweet
Highly fragrant waxy yellow flowers open on bare stems in midwinter.
Z7-9

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