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January, February, March - what do you grow?

18 years ago

Let's talk about what we should be planting right now for color and blooms in January, February, and March! This is the time that I know I personally don't know much about, so I'm hoping this will be useful to other Tennessee gardeners who are like me - just learning.

Let's use a format so it's easy for everyone to print this out then go online or to the nursery to get these plants if desired, and to know where to plant it, etc.

I'll go first:

Latin: Chionodoxa luciliae

Common: Glory-of-the-snow

Blooms in TN: February-March

Type: Bulb

Color: Blue; White; Blue-Violet; Pink (rare)

Height: Less than 6 inches tall

Requirements: Full sun

Pests: Nematodes; May be eaten by mice, chipmunks

Propagation: by division or by sowing seed in fall

Notes: Naturalizes well if kept moist while active

Do not mow foliage for 6 weeks after bloom

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Amazindirt (7a TN)
18 years ago
For late fall, winter, and early spring bloom, I grow:

pansies and violas
crocus (including verrrry early ones)
daffodils (a mix of early and later)
tulips (for later spring)
camellias ('Marie Bracey', 'April Dawn', 'Asakura', 'Northern Lights', 'Sparkling Burgundy', 'Stephanie Golden')
witch hazel (Hamamelis 'Jelena')
winterhazels (Corylopsis spicata, Corylopsis pauciflora)
daphnes (Daphne odora aureomarginata and Daphne 'Carol Mackie')
Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)

I would also grow winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima), but I wasn't successful in starting cuttings!
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farmerbell
18 years ago
For these dreary months, I grow:

winter jasamine
Lonicera fragrantissima (winter honeysuckle)
daffodils
tulips
crocus
hellebores
celandine poppy
bloodroot
foam flowers
anemones
dog-tooth violet
several other kinds of bulbs I planted last year but can't remember the names (old age!)

I'll probably think of more after I finish posting this. Good thread.
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wild_rose
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Say "Hello" to Hellebores! If you don't already grow these, head to your nearest garden center now! My hellebores start blooming in mid February about the same time as the earliest daffodils and hold their flowers until late spring to early summer. Not only that, they're evergreen and provide color to the winter garden. Need I say more?

Latin: Helleborus orientalis
Common: Lenten Rose
Blooms in TN: February-June
Type: Perennial
Color: Pale green, White, Pink, maroon - dark purple often with speckling inside
Height: to about 1 1/2 feet tall
Requirements: Shade to Partial Shade
Pests: relatively disease-free, but they can be affected by slugs, aphids, and black spot.
Propagation: Once planted they do not like to be disturbed, but they can be propagated by division in the fall or from seed
Notes: Evergreen, poisonous, medium moisture, low maintenance
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cannahavana
18 years ago
Iris unguicularis - Winter blooming Iris. Plant delights used to sell this one. Grows like a weed for us. Gotta love the Hellebores!

Rebecca
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Amazindirt (7a TN)
18 years ago
Ooooo, Rebecca -- that iris is a new one for me! I'll have to look it up!

And I gotta add a big Heck ya! on the bloodroot. It's one of my very favorite flowers of all time. :-)
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