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Plants for Winter Interest

Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’Compact Strawberry TreeLarge red berries and small white bells together

Aspidistra elatiorCast Iron PlantLarge leathery upright evergreen leaves, shade

Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’Profusion BeautyberryMetallic purple berries in fall on bare stems

Calluna vulgaris ‘Robert Chapman’Robert Chapman HeatherGolden foliage, red in winter, summer bloom

Carex ‘Ice Dance’Variegated Running SedgeSpreading variegated grass-like groundcover

Ceanothus gloriosus ‘Point Reyes’Point Reyes CeanothusTall spreading groundcover, red stems, blue flwr.

Ceanothus ‘Victoria’Wild LilacSmall shiny leaf, profuse bloom in spring, native

Cedrus deodara ‘Snow Sprite’Dwarf Deodar CedarWhite tips, light color, needs some shade

Chamaecyparis obtusa ‘Mariesii’Variegated Dwarf HinokiScale-like leaves in flattened sprays, Chimonanthus praecox Wintersweet Extremely fragrant pale yellow flower in winter

Choisya ternataMexican OrangeBright green shiny leaves, fragrant spring flower

Cistus ‘Elma’Elma Rock RoseWavy edge evergreen, long leaf, white flower

Convolvulus cneorumBush Morning GlorySilver evergreen leaves, small shrublet

Corokia cotoneasterCorokiaBlack twiggy twisted stems, tiny leaves, unusual

Coprosma (Bronze form)CoprosmaTwiggy, small bronze leaves, unusual

Cornus stolonifera Redtwig DogwoodNative, bright red winter stems, suckering

Cornus stolonifera ‘Flaviramea’Yellowtwig DogwoodYellow winter stems, nice against evergreens

Cryptomeria elegans ‘Compacta’Plume CryptomeriaFuzzy textured conifer, bronze in winter

Cupressus glabra ‘Blue Ice’Blue Ice Arizona CypressSmall silvery blue cord-like mesh effect

Erysimum linifolium ‘Variegatum’Variegated WallflowerShort lived evergreen, rosy mauve flowers

Euphorbia amygdaloides ‘Purpurea’SpurgeDeep purple winter color, POISONOUS SAP!

Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfeniiWulfenii SpurgeBluish foliage, chartreuse flowers in winter

Halmiocistus sahuciiHalimium x CistusShrubby evergreen groundcover, white flower

Hebe ‘Amy’Amy Shrub VeronicaPurple tipped evergreen, purple flowers z8b

Iris foetidusGladwyn IrisEvergreen, pods open to show red berries

Plants for Winter Interest

Jasminum nudiflorumWinter JasmineNon-fragrant yellow flower, hummingbirds

Kerria japonica Japanese RoseSlender green stems, golden flowers

Leptodermis oblongaLeptodermisLow mounding shrub, small fragrant flowers

Lunaria annuaMoney PlantBiennial, self-seeding, showy seed skeletons

Morus australis ‘Unryu’Contorted MulberryFast growing, large leaf, good for cutting

Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Variegatus’Variegated False HollySlow growth, lights up dark corners

Pinus strobus “Nana’Dwarf E. White PineCompact growth, soft blue/green needles

Pittosporum tobiraTobiraShiny cupped leaves, fragrant spring flowers

Podocarpus macrophyllusJapanese Yew PineNarrow upright shrub, slow, extra wide needles

Pyracantha ‘Harlequin’Variegated FirethornEvergreen, red berries, THORNS!

Rhododendron ponticum ‘Variegatum’Silver Edge Rhody4’ tall, clean variegation, purple flower

Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens’Purple SageEvergreen culinary herb, dusky purple color

Sedum spectabile ‘Autumn Joy’Autumn Joy StonecropShowy seedheads, showy rosy summer flowers

Thujopsis dolobrata ‘Nana’Dwarf Elkhorn CypressLow shrub with elkhorn like branches

Tsuga canadensis ‘Albospica’White Tipped HemlockNew growth tipped white, intermediate size

Tsuga canadensis ‘Cinnamonea’ Dwarf HemlockCopper tips on small rounded evergreen

Viburnum bodnantenseFragrant ViburnumDeciduous winter bloom Dec-March

Viburnum tinus ‘Robustum’Roundleaf LaurustinusBurgundy winter buds open white, blue berries

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