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Color in the Winter Garden
Linda R McMahan, Ph.D.
Horticulturist and Botanist
Oregon State University Extension Service
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COLOR IN THE WINTER GARDEN
Expected & Familiar
Bracket the Season
Stars of Winter Bloom
Small Pleasures
Lesson from China
Oregon Native Plants for Winter
Beware Invasive Plants
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EXPECTED & FAMILIAR
Hardy cyclamen (Cyclamen coum), blooms winter & early spring—leaf patterns carry garden interest through other seasons
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EXPECTED & FAMILIAR
Early spring bulbs signal the end of winter
Snowdrops (Galanthus) and crocus
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EXPECTED AND FAMILIAR
Hellebores (Helleborus) of many kinds bloom even earlier!
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EXPECTED AND FAMILIAR
Winter daphnes such as Daphne odora ‘Marginata’ http://oregonstate.edu/dept/IDplants
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OTHER FAVORITES
Photos: Forsythia, Camellia japonica, Erica http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants
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BRACKET THE SEASON
Watch winter’s approach with colorful foliage and berriesPreview spring with a succession of bulbs and early bloomers
Ginkgo biloba & lungwort, Pulmonaria ‘Sisinghurst White’
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FALL COLOR
Catsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)Photo: Linda McMahan
Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia) photo: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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LATE BERRIES & SEEDS
India currant (Symphoricarpos arbiculatus)
Seeds of a single flower Peony
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Iris foetidissima, grown not for the flowers (usually pale blue) but for the persistent winter berries
STINKING IRIS
Orange berries of Iris foetidissima
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PIERIS JAPONICATraditional, tough, evergreen shrub, drought-tolerant, colorful new foliage and early flowers-many cultivars available
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FLOWERING QUINCE
Full size or dwarf Chaenomeles are early spring bloomers photo: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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THE STARS OF WINTER BLOOM
Focus on flowering shrubs
Create possibility of flowers
every day of the year
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WHITE “FORSYTHIA”
Abeliophyllum distichum, Fragrant blooms very early spring, multi-stemmed shrub to 5 ft
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SWEET BOXSarcocca confusa planted in a sheltered location, survives our Western Oregon winters and emits a strongly sweet fragrance from white flowers, followed by black berries
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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SASANQUA CAMILLIA
Camellia sasanqua, a less-known, smaller evergreen camellia, blooms in December. Can be trained to a trellis. Cultivars with white, pink and red flowers. Open habit.
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WINTER HAZEL
Corylopsis spicata and C. pauciflora (inset). Elegant deciduous shrubs, 6-8 feet, fragrant blooms early spring.
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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WITCH HAZEL
Hamamelis species and cultivars, many types with different blooms and bloom times. Some also have great fall color.
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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WINTER JASMINE
Jasminum nudiflorum, as the common name suggests, is strongly fragrant. Trailing habit good for slopes, may need support http://
oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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FRAGRANT WINTERSWEET
Chimonanthes praecox, another fragrant addition to the winter garden
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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ARTHUR MENZIES MAHONIA
Mahonia x media ‘Arthur Menzies’ From a seedling selected at Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum
http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
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SMALL TREASURES
Look carefully at plants you
already have
Winter garden reveals nature’s
flow
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NEW CONES ON CONFERS
Conifers often produce tiny male and female cones beginning in late winter—discover the cycles in your garden
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LEAF SHAPES & SKELETONS
Maple leaves in frost
Decaying magnolia leaf with vein patters
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TINY MOSSES SHINE IN DAMP COLD OREGON WINTERS
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EVERGREEN LEAVES OF OREGON GRAPE BACKLIT BY THE SUN
Berberis nervosa
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FALLEN CONES
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
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LICHENS In winter, lichens on trees swell with the additional moisture
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FERN FRONDS In late winter, fern
leaves (fronds) begin to unfurl creating fantastic patterns-bracken fern and sword fern shown
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BARK TAKES CENTER STAGE
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LESSON FROM CHINA
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USE GARDEN ART AND INNOVATIVE SCULPTURE
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OREGON NATIVE PLANTS FOR
WINTER
Red flowering currant, Ribes sanguineum, blooms Feb/Mar in shades of red, pink, and white, attract hummingbirds
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COLTSFOOT
Petasites frigidus at the McMinnville Public Library
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SPRING QUEEN Synthyris
reniformis blooms March in Western Oregon—delicate native wildflower
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SNOWBERRY Symphorocar
pus albus provides winter food for birds
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SILK TASSEL BUSH
Garrya elliptica from Oregon South Coast provides elegant drooping flowers in Jan/Feb. Large evergreen shrub
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OSOBERRY
Oemleria cerasiformis, the earlier native shrub to bloom in our forests
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A FINAL THOUGHT!
Please Avoid Invasive Species
Look for alternatives in
GardenSmart Oregon—free and
available for download at:
http://oregoninvasiveshotline.org
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ENGLISH HOLLY
Substitute with other Ilex such as winterberry or Meser Reserve holly shown below
Meser Reserve holly, Ilex x meserveae
Winterberry, Ilex verticillata
Bottom photos: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/
Photo: Linda McMahan
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THANK YOU!
Linda R McMahan, [email protected] by the author unless noted. Others used by permission of Pat Breen, Oregon State University--published at http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants © Oregon State University 2011. You may use this publication freely for educational purposes. For other uses, please contact the author