Winter Gardening

[opabinia51]

What oh what do I plant for winter plants? What can I plant to add some colour to my garden in Fall and Winter? Here is a list of plants that you can plant to solve both of these problems:

euonymus alatus 'Compactus'
Sedium "Autumn Joy", Miscanthus spp
Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelene', Cryptomeria japonica 'Gyoku Ryu'
Nerine bowdenii
Skimmia japonica, male from
Skimmia japonic, femaile form (need both to get fruit)
Hellebours xhydridus, Galanthus spp, Adiantum vensutrm (Burgandy, just gorgeous!)
Iris foetidissima 'Variegata', Berginia 'Bressingham Ruby'
Jasminium nudiflorum
Arum italicam 'Pictum'
Camellia sasanqua
Eranthis hyernalis
Helleborous argutifolius (white)
Elaeagnus pungens
Asplendium scolopendrium
Adiantum venustum
Loniceara standishii
Cornus sanguiniea 'Mid Winter Fire"
Garrya elliptica
Styrax japonica
Nandina domestica
Pernettya mucronata (Food for birds in winter)
Helleborous foetidus

[opabinia51]

Calluna vulgaris
Rhododendron "Sir Charles Lemon"
Daphne bholua -flower and fragrance (big time fragrance)
Dapne dodora (a bit more forgiving that Daphne bholua) (a warning though Daphne's as a whole are prone to dying without notice)
Helleborus niger (also white)
Iris unguicularis (Blooms in January)
Magnolia stellata
Ilex aquifolium 'Aure Marginata'
Salix 'Flame" (Wow, you want to add some colour to your garden?)
Elaegnus pungens (I'm a huge fan of this genus. I think it is Elaegnus multiflora that has a common name of Goumi that is edible)
parrotia persica (Good for Fall colour)
Cornus sanginea 'Mid-Winter Fire'
Hamamelis molis (Also good for Fall colour)
Rubus cockburnianus
Miscanthus spp (Ornamental Grasses for Fall and Winter interest)
Hamamelis mollis (blooms in winter)
Helleborus argutifolius
Corylus avellana
Arbutus unedo

Sarcoccus sp (has black berries and smells like a potporri shop)
The president of my organic gardening club and I snatched several
berries from this plant and are both going to plant them and grow
up our own plants.

[The Helpful Gardener]

Opa, that Euonymus you led the thread with is already illegalized in two states here in the Northeast and soon to be in my state as well. I might hold that one off...Eleagnus is another bird borne invasive here, so beware the genus, you northeast gardeners...

But Helleborus niger 'Ivory Prince' is my favortie perennial, and Crnus 'Midwinter Fire' is exceptional; thanks for the list Opa

[opabinia51]

No problem. So Elaegnus is an invasive back East it it? Interesting. These things are good to know.

[grandpasrose]

I just looked, and I can't find either Elaegnus or Eonymus on any of the invasive or noxious plant lists.

Val

[opabinia51]

Thanks for looking Val, did you look at the BC Invasives plant list that I posted on the site before?

[grandpasrose]

I have all the lists - US, Canadian, all the provinces, bookmarked so I can just check them whenever I want. So yep I did!!

Val

[The Helpful Gardener]

Lots of invasive listings on this plant...

http://www.vnps.org/invasive/inveleag.htm

http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/dnh/fselum.pdf

http://explorebiodiversity.com/problem_plants/species/Cherry%20Silverberry.htm

http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/russianolive.html

Nice article by Wayne Mezzitt that mentions them...

http://www.westonnurseries.com/New_Site_Pages/Articles_Autumn_Seven_Invasives.htm

Here's Ohio...

http://www.athensconservancy.org/invasives.shtml#autumnolive

Texas says it's a bad 'un...

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/wildscapes/guidance/plants/invasives/

And check out the list of states here...

http://tncweeds.ucdavis.edu/esadocs/documnts/elaeang.html

Make no mistake, this is a bad guy for most of us, and when it warms up some more, hows it gonna treat y'all up nowth? Here it comes...

http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/ottawa/forest_management/botany/invasive_folder/index_ottawa_national_forest.htm

[grandpasrose]

I just got a seed catalogue in the mail (Canadian) that was selling Russian Olive!! It's a wonder what that invisible line in the sand does isn't it?

Val

[The Helpful Gardener]

It mentions in the Ottawa article that it still is for sale even though it is moving north. Still available in most states here I believe; probably still a few DOT's using it (they are most responsible for spreading it). Illegal for sale in my state, thank you...

Scott