Prunus subhirtella var. autumnalis (Rosebud Cherry)
Bloom Time: December to April
Sun Requirement: Full sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts birds and bees
Tolerates: Tolerates winter cold better than most flowering cherries
Native to North America: No
Zones: 4 to 8
Other: This elegant cherry tree blooms in flushes from late fall to early spring with masses of delicate pale pink flowers.
Location: Blevins Japanese Garden
Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Full sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Provides early season food for bees and other pollinators
Tolerates: Deer
Native to North America: No
Zones: 3 to 7
Other: A small perennial that blooms in late winter with bright yellow buttercup flowers.
Location: Howe Garden
Carpinus betulus ‘Columnaris Nana’ (European Hornbeam)
Bloom Time: March
Sun Requirement: Full sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Food source for birds and small mammals
Tolerates: Urban Pollution
Native to North America: No
Zones: 4 to 8
Other: A dwarf, columnar tree with attractive branch structure that makes a good hedge.
Location: Blevins Japanese Garden
Chimonanthus praecox (Fragrant Wintersweet)
Bloom Time: February to March
Sun Requirement: Full sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts pollinators and songbirds
Tolerates: High resistance to disease and insects
Native to North America: No
Zones: 7 to 9
Other: Makes an excellent winter flowering specimen shrub and is sweetly fragrant.
Location: Carell Dogwood Garden
Pinus mugo ‘Tyrolean’ (Dwarf Mugo Pine)
Bloom Time: N/A
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Moths and other pollinators
Tolerates: Deer
Native to North America: No
Zones: 2 to 7
Other: Compact, mounding evergreen shrub perfect for a rock garden.
Location: Blevins Japanese Garden
Juniperus virginiana ‘Burkii’ (Eastern Red Cedar)
Bloom Time: N/A
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Low to Medium
Wildlife: Food source for birds and small mammals
Tolerates: Deer, Drought, and Erosion
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 2 to 9
Other: This is a narrow pyramidal cultivar that featuers bluish-sliver foliage.
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter Jasmine)
Bloom Time: January to March
Sun Requirement: Full sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: N/A
Tolerates: Heavy Shade
Native to North America: No
Zones: 6 to 10
Other: Blooms with bright yellow flowers on willowy stems in late winter.
Location: Robinson Family Water Garden
Ilex verticillata ‘Winter Gold’ (Winterberry)
Bloom Time: May to June
Sun Requirement: Full sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium to High
Wildlife: Attracts birds
Tolerates: Erosion and Wet Soil
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 3 to 9
Other: Noted for its dense, heavy fruiting of orange berries that stay on bare stems throughout the winter.
Location: Howe Garden
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