Winter Flowers for Zone 9

16 plants that bloom Dec through Feb in USDA hardiness zone 9.

Winter gardens reward the patient. A handful of tough bloomers flower through cold months, and evergreen structure becomes the star of the show.

SpringSummerFallWinter
Z3Z4Z5Z6Z7Z8Z9Z10Z11
Colors
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7
4
4
4
3
Types8 Perennials6 Shrubs1 Vine1 Bulb
Dec
3 plants
Jan
9 plants
Feb
15 plants
Anna's Red Hellebore
Anna's Red Hellebore14-18"
Perennial · Jan-Apr · Z4-9

Wine-red outward-facing blooms above silver-marbled foliage. Bred to face the viewer, not the ground, like older hellebores do.

Camellia
Camellia6-12'
Shrub · Jan-Dec · Z7-9

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

Cape Honeysuckle
Cape Honeysuckle6-10'
Shrub · Jan-Nov · Z9-11

Clusters of vivid orange-red trumpets bloom from fall through spring. Evergreen in mild climates and a hummingbird magnet in every month it flowers.

Hellebore
Hellebore12-18"
Perennial · Jan-Apr · Z3-10

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

Ivory Prince Hellebore
Ivory Prince Hellebore12-16"
Perennial · Jan-Apr · Z4-9

Outward-facing ivory blooms blushed with pink and chartreuse. Compact, tidy, and one of the longest-blooming hellebores in the catalog.

Manzanita
Manzanita2-6'
Shrub · Jan-Mar · Z7-10

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

Meyer Lemon
Meyer Lemon4-8'
Shrub · Jan-Dec · Z9-11

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

Penny's Pink Hellebore
Penny's Pink Hellebore14-18"
Perennial · Jan-Apr · Z4-9

Outward-facing rose-pink blooms with veined petals, held above marbled foliage. One of the showiest hellebores ever bred.

Wintersweet
Wintersweet6-15'
Shrub · Jan-Feb · Z7-9

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

Carolina Jessamine
Carolina Jessamine10-20'
Vine · Feb-Apr · Z7-9

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

Coral Aloe
Coral Aloe18-24"
Perennial · Feb-Apr · Z9-11

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

Lenten Rose
Lenten Rose12-18"
Perennial · Feb-Apr · Z4-9

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

Onyx Odyssey Hellebore
Onyx Odyssey Hellebore14-18"
Perennial · Feb-Apr · Z4-9

Fully double black-purple blooms that look almost theatrical. The darkest hellebore available, and worth the hunt to find one.

Tete-a-Tete Daffodil
Tete-a-Tete Daffodil6-8"
Bulb · Feb-Apr · Z3-9

Miniature golden trumpets, two to three per stem, on a tiny plant. The earliest daffodil and the best one for containers and the front of the bed.

Winter Daphne
Winter Daphne2-4'
Shrub · Feb-Mar · Z7-9

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

Bird of Paradise
Bird of Paradise3-5'
Perennial · Mar-Dec · Z9-10

Sculptural, crane-like flowers in orange and blue. Unmistakable.

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