Regional Picks: Late-Winter Interest – Southern Plains

1. ‘HGC Pink Frost’ Hellebore

Name:Helleborusballardiae‘HGC Pink Frost’

USDA Hardiness Zones:5 to 9

Size:12 to 15 inch improbable ; 24 inches broad

Conditions : Full to partial shade ; well - drain soil ; drought tolerant once established

Nothing beats the winter blues like a false hellebore in bloom . With a spectrum of colors from burgundy and white bud to subdued pink bloom , ‘ HGC Pink Frost ’ hellebore adds sunniness to the garden from mid - January through March . stand up atop lovely , silver - light-green foliation , blooms face up and outwards rather than nod to the ground as in erstwhile - fashioned varieties , allowing their natural beauty to shine . ‘ HGC Pink Frost ’ is thoroughgoing for wintertime container , append vividness when little else is blooming . These long - lived perennials are cervid repellent and make an splendid evergreen land cover song in shade .

2. Cardinal Candy™ Linden Viburnum

Name:Viburnum dilatatum‘Henneke’

Zones:5 to 8

Size:4 to 5 feet tall and wide

condition : Full sunlight to partial shade ; intermediate well - drained soil ; tolerates grasp of soil conditions

Cardinal Candy ™ viburnum is at its best in the off - time of year . Though deciduous , this intrepid bush delights nurseryman throughout the wintertime month with bright red fruits ( stone fruit ) , which cohere to subdivision from fall through spring and which appeal songbirds . Plant it against a dark evergreen background to give the Chuck Berry an supernumerary daddy . Of course , there is stack to admire during the growing time of year . Spring brings a blush of creamy livid efflorescence , hold in large rounded clusters above abstruse green , wrinkled foliage .

3. ‘Snow Sprite’ Deodar Cedar

Name:Cedrus deodara‘Snow Sprite’

Zones:7 to 9

Size:4 pes tall and wide

Conditions : Full Sunday to fond shade ; average to dry , well - drained soils

A graceful dwarf evergreen with noteworthy colouring , ‘ Snow Sprite ’ is the perfect specimen for even the pocket-size garden . Shining year - unit of ammunition with eloquent - green foliage , this dwarf deodar cedarwood grows slowly in an irregular hammock . As plants historic period , a loss leader may develop , which can be prune to maintain the mounding substance abuse or leave behind in place to slowly carry the plant life skyward . New ontogenesis is near blanched , turning a creamy yellow colouring material . ‘ Snow Sprite ’ is tolerant of full sun in milder regions but call for partial subtlety in the hot South to prevent lead burning . ‘ Snow Sprite ’ lights up shady corner of the garden .

4. ‘Soft Caress’ Mahonia

Name:Mahonia eurybracteata‘Soft Caress’

Size:3 feet tall and 3½ foundation wide

Conditions : Partial Sunday to shade off ; moist , well - drained soil , tolerates clay

Few plants are as elegant as ‘ balmy Caress ’ mahonia . This evergreen plant shrub brook magnificent , fine - textured foliation that provide the soft look of bamboo without the maintenance headaches . Colorful blossoms and fruit enrich the winter landscape with slender inflorescences of bright yellow flower survey by unique silver - drab Chuck Berry that tie songbirds to the garden . Despite its delicate appearance , ‘ Soft Caress ’ is a elusive plant and is versatile in software . It can be planted in a slew , used as an emphasis , and it even works well in large containers .

Kimberly Toscano of Stillwater , Oklahoma , go her formal training in horticulture with her cacoethes for design to educate and inspire nurseryman .

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