Skagit County Master Gardener Foundation

Cultivating plants, people and communities since 1977

Featured here are plants that perform from September to March. Fall-blooming perennials, bright berries and brilliant foliage give way to bare branches and beautiful bark. Evergreen foliage, winter blooms and early bulbs make way for the onset of spring.

Fall and Winter Garden Plant List

#Botanical NameCultivarCommon NameTreeNative
1Actaea racemosa (cimicifuga)black snakeroot, black cohosh
2Aquilegiacolumbine
3Bergenia cordifolia 'Winter Glow'heartleaf bergenia, pigsqueak
4Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro'autumn camellia (pink)
5Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana gracilis'hinoki cypress*
6Cornus albatatarian dogwood, red twig dogwood
7Cyclamen coumcyclamen
8Eriocapitella hupehensisJapanese anenome
9Fothergilla majormountain witch alder
10Galanthus nivalissnowdrop
11Geraniumhardy geranium, cranesbill
12Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida'Chinese witch hazel
13Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'perennial sunflower
14Helleboruslenten rose
15Hylotelephium spectabile 'Autumn Joy', 'Herbstfreude'sedum, stonecrop
16Iris foetidissimastinky iris
17Jasminum nudiflorumwinter jasmine
18Morus alba 'Pendula'weeping mulberry*
19Myosotisforget-me-not
20Nandina domestica 'Firepower'heavenly bamboo
21Nigellalove-in-a-mist
22Opheopogon japonicusmondo grass
23Papaver nudicauleIceland poppy
24Polemonium caeruleumJacob's ladder
25Rhododendron degronianum 'Silver Skies'
26Eriocapitella hupehensisJapanese anenome
26Sedum spathulifoliummat-forming sedum, broadleaf stonecrop*
27Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'goldenrod
28Thalictrum aquilegiifoliummeadow rue
29Verbena bonariensispurpletop vervain
30Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn'