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Winter interest plants

This list is plants tagged for winter interest — evergreen mass, bark, berries, or silhouette when little else is active. The tag marks visual presence, not winter bloom unless the profile says so.
An evergreen shrub and a deciduous tree with bark can share this tag. Open a profile for hardiness — winter structure is not a promise if the plant dies to the ground in your zone.
What this tag means on a plant
- Winter interest is a season tag, not a winter-bloom list.
- Open a profile for zone before you count on winter structure.
- Evergreen (leaf persistence) and fall-interest lists are separate catalogs.
Plants for Winter interest plants (2601)
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Japanese Barberry 'Atropurpurea Nana'
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Greek Strawberry Tree
Full Sun20–40 ft (610–1220 cm)
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Strawberry Tree
Full Sun8–25 ft (240–760 cm)
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Spanish Bayonet
Full Sun5–10 ft (150–310 cm)
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Sweet violet
Full Sun6–10 in (15–25 cm)
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Sweet Violet 'Queen Charlotte'
Full Sun5–6 in (13–15 cm)
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Periwinkle 'Bowles's Variety'
Full Sun4–6 in (10–15 cm)
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Periwinkle 'Variegata'
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Prague Viburnum
Full Sun8–12 ft (240–370 cm)
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Chinese Ivy
Full Sun2–20 ft (60–610 cm)
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Asiatic Jasmine
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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American Pillar Arborvitae
Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
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Green Giant Arborvitae
Full Sun40–60 ft (1220–1830 cm)
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Tree Germander
Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
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Bald Cypress
Full Sun50–70 ft (1520–2130 cm)
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Common Snowberry
Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
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Snowberry 'Hancock'
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Golden Oats
Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
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Lamb’s Ear
Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
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Lamb’s Ear
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Kashmir Rowan
Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
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Hens and Chicks 'Peggy'
Full Sun4–6 in (10–15 cm)
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Hens and Chicks 'Pacific Blue Ice'
Full Sun3–4 in (8–10 cm)
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Little Bluestem 'Brush Strokes'
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Little Bluestem 'Blue Paradise'
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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Canyon Live Oak
Full Sun30–80 ft (910–2440 cm)
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Narrowleaf Firethorn 'Yukon Belle'
Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
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Narrowleaf Firethorn 'Gnome'
Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
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Flowering Cherry 'Accolade'
Full Sun20–25 ft (610–760 cm)
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Australian Laurel
Full Sun8–13 ft (240–400 cm)
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Karo
Full Sun8–12 ft (240–370 cm)
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California Foothill Pine
Full Sun20–80 ft (610–2440 cm)
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Colorado Pinyon
Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
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Japanese Andromeda 'Cavatine'
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Japanese Andromeda 'Bonfire'
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Colorado Spruce 'Bialobok'
Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
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Norway Spruce 'Pusch'
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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New Zealand Flax 'Dark Delight'
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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New Zealand Flax 'Amazing Red'
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Jerusalem Sage
Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
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Egyptian Star Flower 'Butterfly Red'
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Egyptian Star Flower 'Butterfly Deep Pink'
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Bitter Panicgrass
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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Switch Grass 'Shenandoah'
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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Brittle Prickly Pear
Full Sun2–8 in (5–20 cm)
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Blind Pricklypear
Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
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Maiden Grass 'Ghana'
Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
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Maiden Grass 'Flamingo'
Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
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Crabapple 'Brandywine'
Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
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Beal's Mahonia
Partial Sun10–12 ft (310–370 cm)
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Oregon Grape Holly
Partial Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
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Little Gem Magnolia
Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
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Japanese Honeysuckle 'Halliana'
Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
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Western Marsh Rosemary
Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
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Beloperone
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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Yellow Jacobinia
Partial Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
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Chinese Juniper
Full Sun2–60 ft (60–1830 cm)
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Cedar Oil Tree
Full Sun40–50 ft (1220–1520 cm)
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Railroad Vine
Full Sun4–6 in (10–15 cm)
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Inkberry 'Shamrock'
Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
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