My Top 5 Winter Flowering Plants - Plus Lots More

[@JimPutnam]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone. Thanks for following along this crazy 2020!!

[@AnnikaMystica]

Thank you for all the great videos, Merry Christmas from Hungary!

[@karenlatham4053]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you!

[@foggybottomz]

I'm glad I came across your videos this year. I'm a newbie urban gardener in 7b in Texas. Thanks for the realness and great content! Take care and have fun and be safe on your roadtrip! (I think you said you and your son are embarking soon)

[@P_Belle]

You Mr HortTube were consistent calm amidst 2020's storms. 🌿🌹🌲

[@mybahe1]

Hey there Jim! You are a true gardener with a sure love for all things plants, shrubs and trees....thanks for acknowledging those of us who live in a zone where everything is asleep for the winter.😔 Just love all the pretty flowers you get to enjoy! Thank you for sharing!🌺

[@jeffzimmerman25]

I'm in 7a OK and have a row of 12 October Magic/Yuletide Camellias different colors and they are all in bloom currently. This is the 2nd winter in the ground. Last year they didnt bloom but I'm super happy with their performance this year! Someday I'll have a beautiful screen.

[@johnmorris7302]

So happy you are back. You have been missed! Merry Christmas

[@jtrose6995]

Yay shorts! Yay winter flowering plants!

[@melanonymous]

Perfect timing. My mom was just asking about what can possibly bloom in winter, here in Georgia zone 8. Needless to say, I forwarded this video to her to watch. You're great as always. Happy Holidays to you & your pooches!

[@shawnfox7393]

Loquat tree is another really nice winter flowering plant for zones 8-10. You can smell a mature loquat tree blooming from a block away and the large evergreen leaves make it a nice ornamental tree even though they rarely produce fruit in zone 8 where I am.

[@ljones98391]

Sarcococca, a January favorite. Merry Christmas, Jim. Your channel is a life saver for me.

[@rdarrett3635]

Happy holidays! Thanks for being my go to guy for factual, horticultural knowledge on all plants. You make me want to know more about plants rather than just planting them.

[@eleanorcapulong8781]

You always talk about osmanthus... I ventured into a nursery that happened to be neighboring an auto body shop I was waiting on. It was 10 o'clock in the morning and there was this fragrance just filling the air so I tracked it as it got stronger- none other than osmanthus! Such a lovely fragrance!

[@katiekane5247]

Osmanthus & Daphne are about my favorite scents. There's a night blooming Jasmine in Florida that I overwintered for a few years that's even stronger scented & of course, orange blossoms. Reminds me of winter vacations to Florida as a kid.

[@eleanorcapulong8781]

I'm on the Ga/Fl border right by the coast. Confederate jasmine is evergreen for me and because we get plenty of rain, it's everblooming. It smells heavenly at all times.

[@passepartoot]

I'm a recent Zone 4 (MN) refugee now in zone 8. I enjoy the spring (to me) color, but I'm not accustomed to seeing it this time of year. I was walking the dog yesterday and passed a both a forsythia and autumnalis cherry in flower. Behind them were some tall trees still holding onto their fall leaves. Autumn and spring are slow-motion, long-lasting seasons in the South. Two weeks of NearWinter. And that's just fine with me.

[@katiekane5247]

I grew up in N. Ohio & N. Illinois, moved to Georgia 38 years ago. Don't know how I survived up north. I love that we have 4 seasons here but NOT months of bleak cold. Only things I miss are dependable tulips & old fashioned Lilacs. When I first saw pansies planted in October, I couldn't believe it. I can have flowers 365 down here!

[@hobbitlady7568]

I also have a love for hellebores! The leaves are just so dang sturdy and deep green, and then you add in the blooms when nothing else is (in Ohio for me) they are just perfect. I have a large shade garden to fill with them once mine start reproducing more (I hope). I also love my pieris japonicas so much and I have added two so far around the edge of my woods. One was only $5 on clearance and it has made a remarkable comeback. So fun to watch them. Can't wait for the February blooms :)

[@leo110211]

Those were really lovely, winter flowering always feels so special this time of year!

[@terriebutler6737]

Oh my Gosh, you just sold me on Pieris Japonica. You’re the best HortTube man EVER 😁

[@jennifernash4638]

I love hellebores I just wish they weren't so pricey! I noticed Logan's still has a nice selection so I might stop by there and pick up a few in the next few weeks. I also feel really fortunate to live in zone 7. We just have such a great variety available to grow here and I love that we really can plant year round within reason.

[@eileenchang2173]

Jennifer, you are fortunate to have the variety at this time of year. I am looking at the Christmas Eve snow fall we are getting and my hellebore will only bloom in March. It’s a really dull time of year for us up here in 🇨🇦. It is amazing how these plants can survive -20°C weather.

[@katiekane5247]

Look for seedlings around established clumps. Even the older varieties are nice to have.

[@xiomaramartinez3212]

Wishing you and family the best today and always!! May God bless you each and every day

[@olsonlr]

My favorite winter blooming plant is the extremely fragrant chimanthus Praecox (winter sweet)

[@jacobr3193]

Merry Christmas!

[@loriswain8140]

Happy Holidays Jim, Holly & Griffin. Can’t wait to watch more projects and get more inspiration from you in 2021.

[@triciaofcarrolltoon9339]

Merry Christmas and a happy gardening new year.

[@karenlatham4053]

They're all beautiful! thank you!

[@GardenerPhyl]

Merry Christmas 🎄 Jim! All the best for 2021.

[@karenschwartz5209]

Thank you Jim. Merry Christmas.

[@shervegas]

Merry Christmas Jim I really enjoyed all the beauty you brought to my world this year. Thank you and Happy New Year!

[@ChrisieCouncil]

Merry Christmas! Thankful for your channel! God bless!

[@kelj7711]

Thanks, Jim! Great video! Merry Christmas!

[@terriebutler6737]

Bought a Soft Caress Mahonia back in August thanks to your awesome videos. Placed it in a container on my porch here in 7b/8a. Beautiful evergreen, tough shrub. Absolutely LOVE it. Nice to maintain greenery on my porch this time of year. Thanks for all your brilliant suggestions Jim. Your the best! HAPPY NEW YEAR 💥💥💥

[@mimilynn3669]

Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you and yours.

[@marucunucuagadisan6572]

first flower to blom in my garden in February its primrose, crocus and some dwarf tulip

[@janetleeharrison]

Merry Christmas/Hanukah/Holidays to you & your family! Going to have lows in the 20's here in Jacksonville for a couple days after this front pushes through. So I think your shorts may have made their last appearance for a while, LOL. But I do hope it warms up quickly as I absolutely hate cold weather. Only 7 days to go until 2021! WOW & thank goodness! 😜

[@Les-OZZYTHEOSCAR]

Nice video Jim. Merry Christmas !

[@katiekane5247]

Got an arctic blast last night here in N. Georgia with rain to ice to snow. Down to 19° overnight, sun today though. Wish Alaska had NOT sent this down here. I grew up in the north & def DON'T miss it! Merry Christmas Jim, looking forward to much more plantings in the new year!

[@gardencali-arkansasstyle6995]

I love the details of leaves🌱

[@lauradaniel7596]

Merry Christmas Jim to you and your family.

[@southbridgeforestHOA]

never knew that helabores were bread to be upright flowers. very cool.

[@JeanTOM-qb5dm]

REALLY HELPFUL, Jim! And Merry Christmas to you!

[@calsimeth1588]

More favorites please!

[@lorilawton9546]

Another great video! Merry Christmas🎄

[@RAFV07]

Thank you Jim for another awesome vid. Looking forward to part ll

[@RAFV07]

And Happy Holidays

[@CoraBlu080605]

I needed a small shrub to go under my front picture window (120 inches across) so I planted to arborvitae to either side and ordered five Nandi a firepower, s plant I never would have thought to plant had not I watched your channel. They are baby plants I ordered and I can’t wait to plant them out here in Michigan z6a .

[@bohnnco]

Thanks for the tip on Pine Knot. I’m sure you’ve made the drive to Big Bloomers in Sanford NC. They seem to have a nice hellebore collection and they’re generally affordable.

[@christinasanders2742]

Merry Christmas Jim! Thanks for all the helpful information this year. Can't wait for more. My helebore are starting to set their buds. I only have three. Would love to have lots more. My camellia was beautiful until a really cold night got all of its blooms.

[@marycampbell4160]

Awesome tips

[@catherineivy7461]

Glad ur in my area, SC. Thank u for sharing

[@carolinamoonslilenglishgar8580]

Thanks Jim, always really enjoy your informative vlogs Merry Christmas 🎄

[@NoVaCitrusGrower]

Great video and topic. I love any kind of winter color -- heck, even winter green. One you didn't mention is Sarcococca. Right now, my Sarcococca orientalis is blooming up here in Virginia. Seems a bit early for my zone 7a, but I'll take it. Great Genus. My deer don't bother it either.

[@mikenealon4042]

wow this post is truly a christmas gift well done! i secretly had my fingers x'd edgewortia'd be a feature vs a mention, but, amazing stuff you got there! ps....new mahonia varieties, somewhat slow to get up and running?? slow being ok with me. happy holidays to all

[@jack6964]

Merry Christmas!! Thanks for the tip on where to get hellebores!!

[@judymiddleswart9350]

MERRY CHRISTMAS JIM AND HAPPYNEW YEAR!! Love your videos the more the merrier for me!! Thanks so much!!😀🌲❤️

[@annadavis6361]

Perfect! Thank you! I am working on my shade garden! Zone 7b Zebulon NC

[@lotsofdifferentthingstosee7521]

Great video and Merry Christmas to you :)

[@sandramulchahey8268]

Thank you, just the information I needed.

[@charlesbale8376]

Great info, thank you for sharing.

[@susanwalkergirl]

Thank you Jim...wishing you and your family and Happy New Year. I was wondering what plant can we plant near our home. We have a brick house and the backyard faces west. Our home and the whole development is pretty new. Would our flowerbeds that we put in benefit by putting earthworms in the soil? Thank you!

[@singvnfamilyvlog5]

Hi 👋

[@christinetullmann3532]

Thank you Jim and Merry Christmas to you and your family! You gardeners have helped us through this year more than you"ll ever know and I appreciate it. I'm in 6b so I am hopeful when I see a Zone 6 in parentheses. Does this indicate a more hardy variety like you mentioned with the camellias or that it can survive in 6 but might not be evergreen? Thanks so much!

[@Sunny14136]

Thanks for the nice video, Jim. I also really like camelias and have several planted. An ongoing issue I've had is that the petals turn brown quickly. Have you found any way to prevent that from happening? Thank you. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@ryanstauffer6785]

Hi Jim, in the video you did at Camellia Forest about cold hardy fall bloomers, you mentioned wanting to go back later to show the spring-blooming varieties... did that ever happen?

[@andreacannon9228]

Where did you say you can order hellebores?

[@annebeck2208]

Belated merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you! Can you try to help me understand how 7b/8 in NC is different than 7b/8 in the pacific northwest in regard to winter flowering plants. I figured you of all people would have some idea if it is the day length or day heat or just what. My Encore Azalea just isn't blooming and I don't know what I am doing wrong...there just must be a some difference, since it is the same zone.

[@lauradaniel7596]

For the online mail order, was it PineKnot?

[@dbzennie7474]

I don’t see any of the flowers you named in Texas in December

[@tamtrinh6883]

3:50 love the fragrant flowers but I didn’t smell it at nursery.

[@katiekane5247]

Once the sun hits it, the scent grows. Some are definitely stronger than others, kind of like Calycanthus, sweet shrub, highly variable.

[@tamtrinh6883]

@@katiekane5247 wow, I’ll get it if it’s really worth it.

[@ElizabethM824]

Thanks for all the great plant info. I need more wintering flowering shrubs in my yard as we have hummingbirds here year round in the Seattle area and they need nectar sources in the winter.

[@rdarrett3635]

Year round? Wow.

[@ElizabethM824]

@@rdarrett3635 Yes we have Anna Hummingbirds here year round. But I do feel bad for them in the winter when it gets really cold. We are zone 8B here so winters are usually mild but we do get down into the teens but it usually doesn't last long. I have heated feeders for nectar for them in the winter.

[@P_Belle]

2:50 - winter daphne *are* expensive!

[@dorindajenkins7825]

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[@liz4816]

When you live in upstate new york 😭😭😭

[@cynthiabercaw3462]

Are you single? I think you're after my heart.

[@cathybrown8334]

I call dibs onJim !😜

[@cynthiabercaw3462]

@@cathybrown8334 So he IS single. Hahaha.

[@katiekane5247]

Me first! Heck, I'll share 😃

[@cynthiabercaw3462]

@@katiekane5247 Hahahaha! I notice he hasn't answered us yet!

[@ikillprettythingz7947]

I'm supposed to give my coin bag a break but..

[@pamkubik132]

Talk to fast for me !

[@HandcraftedintheFoothills]

Merry Christmas!