Nature may appear dormant but some plants keep working hard, even in the depth of winter, to produce stems, seedheads, and even flowers to delight our eyes. Here are 20 of the best and most reliable for December until March.

Trees				Shrubs
Acacia dealbata				Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’
Acer griseum				Cornus alba ‘Baton Rouge’
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii				Daphne bohlua ‘Jacqueline Postill’
Prunus serrula				Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Pallida’
Prunus x subhirtella				Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Tom Thumb’
Herbaceous perennials				Bulbs
Bergenia ‘Overture’				Anemone blanda
Epimedium x versicolor ‘Sulphureum’				Crocus tommasinianus
Erysimum ‘Bowles’s Mauve’				Cyclamen coum
Helleborus argutifolius				Galanthus nivalis
Libertia peregrinans				Iris ‘Harmony’ (Reticulata)