Woodie’s Picks: Four Cold-Hardy Plants For Early Spring Color
Despite popular belief, you do not need to wait until April to enjoy all the beauty and color that spring has to offer! Lucky for you, several cold-hardy plant varieties can bring a rainbow of color and beauty to your early-season landscape!
In this blog, we will discuss the benefits of planting early-season color and introduce a few varieties of plants that are already or soon-to-be exploding with color and beauty!
Reasons To Plant Early Spring Color
Brighten Up Your Space
Many gardeners incorporate early-season plants into their landscapes to brighten up outdoor spaces from the dullness of winter. With most plants still leafless and dormant, early-season bloomers can lift spirits and brighten dull areas of your landscape with ease.
Support Early Season Pollinators
Another benefit to planting early is the support of your local pollinators! Early on in the season, pollinators often struggle to find pollen and nectar sources because plants and blooms are scarce. By incorporating early-season flowers into your landscape, you are directly supporting the pollinators!
Prolong Your Garden Season
A final reason you may want to get some early-season color out in your yard is to prolong your gardening season! So long as the ground is not frozen and the chance of frost has passed, you can get out in the garden and get to planting!
Coldy Hardy Favorites For Early Spring
Helleborus Anna’s Red
First on our list of early-season plants to bring bold color is Helleborus Anna’s Red. This romantic, cold-hardy bloomer boasts deep burgundy blooms with golden centers and silvery evergreen foliage. Hardy to zones 4-9, Anna's Red Helleborus grows well in a wide range of climates and produces blooms from late winter through to early spring! Resistant to deer and rabbits, Helleborus are long-lived perennials that provide exquisite blooms year after year!
Golden Euonymus
Next on our list of early season colors is not a bloomer but is no less vibrant and beautiful! Thriving in USDA zones 6 through 9, Golden Euonymus is a compact evergreen shrub that boasts a similar appearance to a boxwood shrub but with unique green and gold variegation. The Golden Euonymus is a versatile bush that boasts year-round color and is adaptable to a wide range of growing conditions. The shrub is popular for use around the foundation of your home, in yard borders, and low hedges.
Euphorbia Ascot
Rainbow
If your early spring yard is void of color, consider planting the rainbow! Euphorbia Ascot Rainbow foliage is a stunning mix of lime greens, reds, and peachy salmon hues. Hardy to growing zones 6 through 9, this heat-tolerant, water-wise choice keeps its colorful foliage year-round. You can also look forward to an explosion of unique fluorescent blooms with neon edges and crimson-red centers.
Winter Jasmine
Last on the list of early-season color plants we cannot get enough of is Winter Jasmine. This deciduous perennial shrub is actually a member of the olive family! Native to Tibet and central China, this golden yellow bloomer emerges in a cascade of golden yellow blooms typically as soon as January! Hardy to USDA zones 6 through 10, Winter Jasmine enjoys conditions of full sun and well-draining soils. These rapid viners are perfect for trellises, draping along fence lines, and growing on pergolas.
Shop Early Season Plants Online
Whatever early-season plants you decide on, you will be pleasantly surprised by the elaborate show of color and beauty these plants bring to your landscape. Shop our wide range of plants online today and enjoy convenient delivery directly to your doorstep!