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
1Hebe albicans 'Red Edge'
2Skimmia japonicaskimmia - female
3Skimmia japonicaskimmia - hermaphrodite (berry bearing)
4Stachys byzantinalamb's ears
5Bergenia cordifolia 'Winter Glow'heartleaf bergenia, pigsqueak
6Helleboruslenten rose
7Amelanchier alnifoliaSaskatoon serviceberry**
8Cornus albatatarian dogwood, red twig dogwood
9Camellia sasanqua 'Kanjiro'autumn camellia (pink)
10Sedum spathulifoliummat-forming sedum, broadleaf stonecrop*
11Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn'
12Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete'miniature daffodil
13Rhododendron degronianum 'Silver Skies'
14Hylotelephium spectabile 'Autumn Joy', 'Herbstfreude'sedum, stonecrop
15Primulaprimrose
16Euonymus fortunei 'Golden Prince'
17Colchicum autumnaleautumn crocus
18Nandina domestica 'Firepower'heavenly bamboo
20Pinus strobus 'Blue Shag'eastern white pine*
21Crocus sieberisieber's crocus, snow crocus
22Nandina domesticaheavenly bamboo
23Galanthus nivalissnowdrop
24Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'perennial sunflower
25Morus alba 'Pendula'weeping mulberry*
26Jasminum nudiflorumwinter jasmine
27Polemonium caeruleumJacob's ladder
28Cyclamen coum
29Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'goldenrod
30Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway'Joe-Pye weed
31Nigellalove-in-a-mist
32Carex buchananiired rooster leather leaf sedge
33Opheopogon japonicusmondo grass
34Daphne burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'
35Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida'Chinese witch hazel
36Fothergilla majormountain witch alder
37Fratillaria michailovskiMichael's flower
38Actaea racemosa (cimicifuga)black snakeroot, black cohosh