Winter Garden Blossoms

While the vast majority of my garden is dormant in December, there are still some gorgeous standouts that withstand frosty weather. Some, like Alyssum, Calendula, Dianthus, Lavender, Rudbeckia, Snapdragons, Woolly Blue Curls and Yarrow, actually bloom all year long.

Here’s what’s blooming in my December garden:

• Abutilon
• Alyssum
• Anemone
• Bacopa
• Black Sage – Salvia mellifera
• Calendula
• Cyclamen
• Daisy ‘Snowland’ – Leucanthemum paludosum
• Dianthus
• English Daisy – Bellis perennis
• Flax
• Galanthus – Snowbell
• Gazania
• Iceland Poppy – Papaver nudicaule
• Lavender – Lavandula multifida
• Nasturtium
• Nigella
• Ornamental Cabbage – Brassica oleracea
• Ornamental Kale
• Osteospermum
• Pandorea jasminoides
• Pansy – Viola t. var. hortensis
• Paperwhite
• Primula
• Rose ‘Iceberg’ – Rosa
• Rudbeckia
• Salvia coccinea
• Scabiosa
• Scarlet Bugler – Penstemon centranthifolius
• Snapdragon – Antirrhinum majus L.
• Stocks – Matthiola incana
• Woolly Blue Curls – Trichostema lanatum
• Yarrow – Achillea millefolium