Blooms For Cutting
Common camellia (Camellia japonica)--A large evergreen shrub or small tree, this plant can grow 10 to 20 feet tall depending on selection and location. Blooms come in pink, red, white, and variegated colors. Camellias prefer fertile, well-drained, acid soil and light shade. They are best suited for the Middle, Lower, and Coastal South.
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Branches of red quince make a striking arrangement, as do the white blooms of 'Avalanche' narcissus.
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Flowering quince (Chaenomeles sp.)--An inconspicuous shrub most of the year, quince draws lots of attention when in bloom. Depending on the selection, it can grow from 3 feet to a towering 10 feet tall. Flowers range in color from pink, red, and white to orange. Some selections produce a fruit that looks like a small apple. Tolerant of most soils, it needs full sun to light shade. Blooms may be sparse on plants growing in the Coastal South.
Border forsythia or yellow bells (Forsythia x intermedia)--This broad, deciduous, mounding shrub grows to about 6 feet tall and wide. Sprays of bright yellow flowers line arching stems from late winter to early spring. A versatile plant that can be used to create a thick hedge, forsythia grows best in full sun to light shade.
Winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima)--This rather large, semi-evergreen shrub grows 10 feet tall x 10 feet wide. Several plants growing in a staggered row can form an impenetrable thicket. Their tiny white flowers aren't much to look at but are sweet-scented and excellent for cutting.
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This basketful of flowers shows the different sizes, shapes, and colors of camellias. They perform well in shady landscapes.
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Saucer magnolia or tulip tree (Magnolia x soulangeana)--This deciduous magnolia grows about 25 feet tall and works well in the residential landscape. Flowers are 6 inches wide and usually pink to purple, though some selections vary from white to dark reddish purple. It grows in full sun to partial shade. Blooms can be damaged by the cold. Star magnolia (M. stellata)--Growing around 10 to 12 feet tall, this is one of the smallest magnolias;it's often used in shrub borders or as a specimen. Straplike, multiple petals form a 3-inch-wide fragrant flower. Star magnolia takes full sun to partial shade. Its blooms are also vulnerable to cold weather.
'February Gold' daffodils (Narcissus cyclamineus 'February Gold')--One of the earliest bulbs to flower, it features classic yellow blooms with swept-back petals that spring to life each February. These bulbs will naturalize in the landscape, and deer and rodents won't eat them.
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