Get Some Colourful Blooms Now

It's winter and the brilliant, beautiful colours of summer and autumn are few and far between. However, this does not have to be the case with your garden and patio. You can enjoy some colourful blooms even in the coldest months.

Whether you have your plants in containers or growing outside in the garden, you can definitely have colourful flowers blooming during the winter months. Having colours around you during winter is great for boosting your spirits and keeping you in a cheerful mood.

6 Plants That Bloom in Winter

1. Holly

There's a reason so many Christmas wreaths are made of holly. Most varieties are evergreen, providing bright green foliage all year long. Their vivid red berries are the showstoppers, though — perfect for adding colour to a winter garden.

2. Cranberry Bush

Similar to holly, cranberry bush produces bright red berries that appear in the autumn and last well into winter. Unlike holly, it loses its leaves every year — but does so in style, turning stunning shades of yellow and purple in autumn.

3. Pansies

Pansies are one of the most cheerful winter flowers you can grow. Available in a huge range of colours, they thrive in cool temperatures and can even survive light frost. Perfect for containers on a patio or windowbox.

4. Hellebores (Christmas Rose)

Hellebores bloom from midwinter onwards and are incredibly elegant — nodding white, pink, or deep purple flowers that appear when almost nothing else is in bloom. They are perennials, so they come back year after year.

5. Winter Jasmine

Winter jasmine produces cheerful yellow flowers on bare green stems from late autumn right through winter. It's a climber, perfect for growing against a wall or fence, and needs very little maintenance once established.

6. Cyclamen

Cyclamen produce beautiful flowers in pink, red, white, and purple throughout winter. They are happy in pots indoors or out (hardy varieties can survive outside) and add wonderful colour to a winter garden.