Comments on: What can I grow that flowers in winter in the UK?

By: David H

David H — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:02:59 +0000

Mahonia-smells of lily of the valley
Camellia – some species flower from November
Winter flowering jasmine – yellow flowers on bare stems
Winter flowering honeysuckle – a favorite of hummingbird moths
Sarcococca- dwarf evergreen shrub with white scented flowers
Helleborus niger – known as the Christmas Rose
Winter pansies – large flowers in lots of colors, good for containers
Snowdrops – some specialist varieties will be flowering around Christmas
dwarf Narcissi – last year I had them in flower on New Years Day
Crocus – plenty of color variety, flower earlier in pots.
Ornamental Cabbage – not really flowers, but great fun

Your best bet is to keep an eye on what local garden centres use, and ask people that live locally and have good gardens for advice, I live in the South West and there's always something to cheer me up.
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By: lindsey d

lindsey d — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:55:59 +0000

pansies and wallflowers will give you plenty of colour in winter in your garden as you can get them both in a variety of different colours. hopefully we don,t have white christmas to cover them !!!!!!
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By: hasicit

hasicit — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:23:59 +0000

wallflowers .pansys.bulbs
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By: Intersexual

Intersexual — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:58:59 +0000

Winter Garden – Cambridge University Botanic Garden.
… depths of winter as any other part of the Garden would be in summer. … Winter Garden brings together coloured stems, coloured leaves and winter flowers …

http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/WinterGarden.htm
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I am a professional horticulturist, organic head gardener and in the past 40+ years I was a head gardener in the south of England, in charge of a Southern University Nursery, a head gardener on two private estates in the midlands. Since having a back problem and a brain injury, I have lost my ability to concentrate so full time work is impossible and plant names sometimes go amiss. I do a few hours gardening a month just to keep my hand in. The gardening tips are free but not the manual work.

By: scotkat

scotkat — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:10:59 +0000

Winter pansies ,cyclamen is nice just now ,Bellis ,polyanthus ,and of course the beautiful Hellabores.
If you can get hold of a yuletide camelia they flower at Christmas time.

Are you North in UK or South as for the climate.

Hope you get what you want.

You can get ideas at different times of the seaons by going to garden centres and really other gardens.

And if we get snow we all look the same .
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By: Spawnee

Spawnee — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:27:59 +0000

Christmas (or Winter) Box (Latin name: Sarcococca) has highly scented flowers from late December through to Early March. It's scent is amazing for the time of year. It is fully hardy and is an evergreen shrub. It comes in various sizes, I have the dwarf varriety that grows no bigger than a couple of feet high. It has shiney dark green leaves, with small white flowers!
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By: a-and-a

a-and-a — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:42:59 +0000

heleborus niger (christmas rose) Various heaths and heathers
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By: Hogfather

Hogfather — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:04:59 +0000

try winter jasmine get yourself a few evergreen bushes as well.Holly looks good berries etc and variated foliage will perk you up no end .
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By: The Best

The Best — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:43:59 +0000

Winter flowering jasmin (has yellow flowers and is evergreen)
bulbs – crocus, daffs, snow drops, tulips, aconite

loads more here – look:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft%3Aen-us%3AIE-Address&rlz=1I7SKPB&q=Winter+flower+plants+uk
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By: dels replies

dels replies — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:04:59 +0000

Pansies
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