Evergreen Flowering Plants

29 plants

Most gardeners discover this too late: a garden of all deciduous plants looks like bare sticks in winter. Evergreens give you something to look at in February and provide the dark green backdrop that makes spring flowers glow. In colder zones, options are limited but valuable: boxwood, holly, some rhododendrons. In zones 7 and warmer, the palette opens up considerably.

Angel's TrumpetShrubMay-Oct
Angel's Trumpet
Huge pendant trumpets release intense evening fragrance over a long warm-season bloom.
Z9-11
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
BergeniaPerennialMar-Apr
Bergenia
Bold rubbery leaves provide year-round structure and turn burgundy in winter. Early pink flowers arrive with the hellebores.
Z3-8
Blue Oat GrassGrassJun-Jul
Blue Oat Grass
Compact clumps of steel-blue blades provide year-round color and texture.
Z4-9
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
Carolina JessamineVineFeb-Apr
Carolina Jessamine
One of the first vines to bloom each year, smothering itself in fragrant bright yellow tubes in late winter and early spring.
Z7-9
CrossandraShrubMay-Oct
Crossandra
Glossy leaves and asymmetrical apricot-orange blooms held in tight spikes. Firecracker flower, blooms steadily in heat that wilts other tropicals.
Z10-11
CrossvineVineApr-May
Crossvine
Tubular orange-red trumpets line this vigorous semi-evergreen vine in spring, attracting every hummingbird in the neighborhood.
Z5-9
FirespikeShrubSep-Nov
Firespike
Tall spires of brilliant scarlet tubular flowers light up the fall garden. Hummingbird candy that thrives in the heat and humidity of the Gulf South.
Z8-11
GardeniaShrubMay-Aug
Gardenia
Glossy evergreen foliage frames intensely fragrant white flowers from late spring into summer.
Z8-11
Hawaiian HibiscusShrubMar-Nov
Hawaiian Hibiscus
Large tropical blooms in vivid colors appear repeatedly from spring through fall.
Z9-11
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
Lenten RosePerennialFeb-Apr
Lenten Rose
Nodding flowers in late winter when nothing else is blooming. Evergreen foliage adds year-round structure to shade gardens.
Z4-9
MandevillaVineMay-Oct
Mandevilla
Glossy vines are covered in showy trumpet flowers from early summer to frost in warm climates.
Z9-11
ManzanitaShrubJan-Mar
Manzanita
Smooth red bark with urn-shaped flowers that feed hummingbirds in late winter. Sculptural beauty.
Z7-10
Meyer LemonShrubJan-Dec
Meyer Lemon
Sweetly scented white blossoms appear intermittently year-round and set thin-skinned lemons.
Z9-11
Onyx Odyssey HelleborePerennialFeb-Apr
Onyx Odyssey Hellebore
Fully double black-purple blooms that look almost theatrical. The darkest hellebore available, and worth the hunt to find one.
Z4-9
Oregon GrapeShrubMar-Apr
Oregon Grape
Holly-like evergreen with yellow flower clusters followed by blue berries. Tough, shade-loving native.
Z5-9
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
PierisShrubMar-Apr
Pieris
Chains of lily-of-the-valley flowers dangle over colorful new growth. Year-round structure for shady borders.
Z5-8
Pink DipladeniaShrubMay-Oct
Pink Dipladenia
Bushy form with glossy foliage and abundant pink trumpets suited to pots and borders.
Z9-11
Pink PlumeriaTreeMay-Oct
Pink Plumeria
Clusters of pink, sweetly scented blooms cover this classic tropical tree in summer.
Z10-11
PlumbagoShrubMay-Nov
Plumbago
Sky-blue phlox-like clusters bloom nonstop in warm climates. The blue flower that thrives where most blues melt in summer heat.
Z9-11
SalalShrubMay-Jun
Salal
Leathery evergreen groundcover of Pacific Northwest forests. Urn-shaped flowers lead to edible berries.
Z6-9
Southern MagnoliaTreeMay-Jul
Southern Magnolia
Huge glossy-leaved tree bearing enormous lemon-scented white flowers. The quintessential symbol of the Deep South's summer.
Z7-9
Sweet OliveShrubMar-Nov
Sweet Olive
Small clustered flowers perfume the garden with an apricot-like scent over a long season.
Z8-11
Twinspike Coral BellsPerennialMay-Jul
Twinspike Coral Bells
Warm amber-caramel foliage that glows in the shade garden all season. The flowers are just a bonus.
Z4-9
White PlumeriaTreeMay-Oct
White Plumeria
Highly fragrant white flowers with yellow centers appear in clusters on succulent branches.
Z10-11
Winter DaphneShrubFeb-Mar
Winter Daphne
Clusters of pink buds open to white, intensely scented blooms in late winter.
Z7-9

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