Nature never stops. Only seldom does she even slow down. My favorite plants of January prove that gardening is a twelve month sport. Tropical, mild winter, and Chicago winter hardy plants made the list. Check out these chimaphilic flora.
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Plant |
Attribute |
Hardiness |
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Spruce (Picea) |
Large evergreen. |
Cold winters. Northern climates and mountains |
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Beech (Fagus) |
Large tree with smooth, gray bark and decorative cigar-like buds. |
Mild to cold winters. Temperate climates |
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Crabapple (Malus) |
Coloful fruit that attracts wildlife and fine twigs that hold snow. Similar to hawthorn. |
Mild to cold winters. Temperate climates |
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"Ivory Prince" Hellebore (Helleborus) |
Evergreen perennialm, decorative leaves. Honorable mention to stinking hellebore, majorcan hellebore. |
Mild to cold winters. Temperate climates |
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Edgeworthia (Edgeworthia) |
Velvety buds and tubular flowers |
Mild winter |
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"Winter Sun" Mahonia (Mahonia) |
Bright yellow flowers on evergreen foliage, attracts honeybees. |
Mild winter |
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Amaryllis (Hippeastrum) |
Large coloful flowers. Pot up several rounds of bulbs for successive blooms. |
Subtropical |
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Paperwhites (Narcissus tazettas) |
Fragrant daffodil like flowers with tiny cups. Pot up several rounds of bulbs for successive blooms. |
Subtropical |
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Butterfly Orchid (Phaleonopsis) |
Colorful, long lasting blooms on epiphytic houseplant |
Tropical |
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Ludisia (Ludisia) |
Spikes of small white flwoers with fuzzy, decorative leaves |
Tropical |
