Winter Flowers for Zone 6 Climates
Zone 6 is a pretty medium climate in the United States and winter temperatures don’t usually go below 0 to -10 degrees F. (-18 to -23 C.). Zone 6 gardeners can enjoy a nice mix of cold climate-loving plants, as well as some warmer climate-loving plants. In zone 6 you also have a longer growing season in which to enjoy your plants. While northern gardeners are pretty much stuck with only houseplants to enjoy in winter, zone 6 gardeners may get blooms on winter hardy flowers as early as February.
What are Some Hardy Flowers for Winter?
Below is a list of winter blooming flowers and their bloom times in zone 6 gardens: Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis), blooms begin February-March Reticulated Iris (Iris reticulata), blooms begin March Crocus (Crocus sp.), blooms begin February-March Hardy Cyclamen (Cyclamen mirabile), blooms begin February-March Winter Aconite (Eranthus hyemalis), blooms begin February-March Icelandic Poppy (Papaver nudicaule), blooms begin March Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana), blooms begin February-March Lentin Rose (Helleborus sp.), blooms begin February-March Winter Honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima), blooms begin February Winter Jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum), blooms begin March Witch Hazel (Hamamelis sp.), blooms begin February-March Forsythia (Forsythia sp.), blooms begin February-March Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox), blooms begin February Winterhazel (Corylopsis sp.), blooms begin February-March
