Thankfully, there are plenty of hardy evergreen plants that withstand temperatures below freezing.
And you wont have to wait until the spring to see fresh green foliage and flowers.
Plant some early bloomers, such as snowdrops, thatemerge in late wintereven through a snow cover.
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Here’s a collection of plants that look good in chilly temperatures.
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The heart-shaped dark green leaves are sometimes marbled with silver lines.
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The plant is toxic to pets.
Also called Lenten or Christmas rose, hellebores are among the earliest perennial flowers to bloom with rose-like blossoms.
The plant is toxic to humans and pets.
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Pansy
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Winter pansies are the cold-hardiest ofall pansies.
The flowers on winter pansies are slightly smaller than other pansy types.
These tough beauties grow best in cool weather and can withstand both freezing temperatures and snow cover.
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Primrose
For primrose, cool temperatures are a necessity.
The plant requires a winter chill to survive and bloom.
Primroses are evergreen but, on the downside, they are short-lived so be prepared to replace them annually.
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Primroses are toxic to humans and pets.
Their foliage disappears by late spring or summer as the bulbs go dormant.
Snowdrops are toxic to humans and pets.
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The gray-green wooly leaves form a soft mat.
In regions with mild winters, rock cress may remain evergreen.
Native to the forests and high mountains of China and Siberia, bergenia is not heat-tolerant.
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The leaves are rounded, lobed, hairy, and evergreen or semi-evergreen depending on the climate.
It is hardy in USDA Zones 6-10.
Unfortunately, however,Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis)spreads aggressively and it classified as invasive.
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The lemon-scented foliage is green in the summer and turns golden in winter.
It tolerates light to moderate foot traffic.
The plant releases its lemon scent when its leaves are stepped on.
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Angelina Stonecrop
Depending on how much sun exposure it gets.
Angelina stonecrop features chartreuse or golden needle-like foliage.
In the fall, the evergreen foliage takes on an orange or rust tone.
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The plant has a moderately fast growth rate, but it may take a year or two to flower.
Wintergreen has a moderate to slow growth rate.
It is native to Eastern North America and forms a dense yet well-behaved mat of foliage.
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Golden ragwort (not to be confused with ragweed) is native to Eastern North America.
It has a clump-forming growth habit and narrow blade-shaped leaves.
It has a wide native range in North America but its only evergreen regions with mild winters.
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The plant is native to eastern North America, Europe, and Japan.
The evergreen foliage of heather changes and intensifies in hue during cooler temperatures.
Depending on the punch in, the foliage develops a bronze, yellow, reddish, or silvery cast.
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Bearberry
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This low-growing native evergreen shrub is commonly used as a groundcover.
The glossy, leathery dark green foliage turns bronze or reddish-purple in the winter.
The berries in the fall serve as a food source for bears, birds, and other wildlife.
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Its evergreen foliage is so dense that songbirds use the fern foliage for cover in winter.
Unlike other ferns, it does not spread.
It has shiny evergreen leaves and bears trumpet-shaped fragrant, yellow flowers in the spring.
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Carolina jessamine is toxic to humans and pets.
In the winter, the large, pointed flower buds stand out.
They are toxic to humans and pets.
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It is toxic to humans and pets.
Winter Protection for Camellias in Temperate Climates.
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