In article , montuiiri
wrote:

can anyone advise me of what other plants i can grow to get winter
colour at this bleak time of year.

many thanks

Will

Hardy Cyclamen coum &amp Cyclamen hederifolium are autumn & winter
bloomers. Hepatic nobilis is a similarly small shade-tolerant perennial
that blooms in winter before arrival of its new leaves.

Winterblooming honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima, a shrub rather than a
vine) has fragrant white blooms in winter, followed by spring berries.

The hybrid heathers Erica x darleyensis called "Winter heather" or "Darley
heaths" bloom in the winter, need lots of sun.

Several species of crocuses designated "Snow crocuses" begin blooming in
January for the earliest, others in February. Crocus etruscus & C.
korolowski & C. ancyrensis are the earliest (Jan/Feb). The winter-crocus
Crocus laevigatus var fontenayi blooms even earlier, Dec/Jan. Here's an
overview of the snow crocuses I grow:
http://www.paghat.com/snowcrocus.html

Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn' is a deciduous shrub that blooms in winter.

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) has its berries big & red for winter,
good as blooms. Callicarpa bodinieri has neon-violet berries in winter.

Evergreen sarcococca has small tubular vanilla-scented flowers in winter.

Camellia sasanqua is a semi-climbing camellia with many varieties that
bloom depending on variety from September to February.

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