If you love gardening and like having houseplants, then this winter plant some winter shade plants in your balcony, room, or living space to add warmth and color to your home. Winter shade plants also produce lovely flowers and berries that can improve our mental well-being during the dreary cold months.
Best winter shade plants for pots
Let’s take a look at the best winter shade plants for containers;
Violas
Violas are a popular winter plant because they can bloom through the winter with proper care. It produces flowers that bloom in a wide range of colors, from white, pink, and yellow, to red, that can really brighten a room and even your mood. Violas should be placed in an area that receives partial shade. And although they don’t require a lot of care, they do need to be watered daily.
Wintergreen
Wintergreen is a popular variety of winter shade plants in western countries, especially during Christmas when it is used to decorate the house because of its vibrant red berries. This plant can thrive in full to partial shade. However, you must plant them in an area that cannot be accessed by children and pets because their fruit is toxic.
Camellias
Camellias are great outdoor and indoor winter plants that can be grown inside a pot. Its flower blooms in different colors even during winter and this makes them a great houseplant to decorate. However, they outgrow their pots easily and can be transplanted in a garden.
Pansies
Pansies can easily survive freezing weather conditions and also thrive during the summer months. This plant produces vibrant and fragrant flowers that can fill your space with a lot of joy and happiness. Pots are suitable for them to grow in. While taking care of pansies, make sure that you water them properly because they like a lot of water.
Primula
Primula is a classic indoor winter plant that blooms through the late winter and into spring. It also thrives in partial shade. You can promote the growth of new primula by transplanting your existing plant in the garden and then dividing them into clumps during summer and autumn.
Boxwood Hedge
The boxwood hedge is an easy-to-grow winter evergreen plant that can be potted in plants, hedges, or edging planting. They can withstand cold temperatures as they are tough plants. If you plan on growing this plant indoors, then rotate the plant frequently to balance the plant’s exposure to the sun.
Erica Carnea
Erica carnea is an evergreen plant that is low on maintenance, and disease and pest-free. It can easily withstand harsh cold weather but still requires a lot of sunshine to grow properly. It even blooms an abundance of pink and purple flowers during the winters.
Winter Irises
With their trademark jewel-like tones, winter irises can brighten the interiors of your house. This plant blooms with rich purple-blue flowers in mid-winter too.
Juniper
Evergreen junipers are great houseplant that boasts needle-shaped foliage and blue waxy berries. Although they grow as shrubs in the wild they can also be grown in large containers.
Clivia
Clivia is a popular winter shade indoor plant. Its defining characteristic is its dark-green long leaves and a cluster of small flowers that bloom in late winter. In cold weather, the clivia plant does not require a lot of water to keep its foliage moist. And it tends to grow well in well-drained soil that is rich in nutrients sourced from organic matter.
Hellebores
Hellebores are tolerant of extreme cold weather and are known for their fragrant and long-lasting flowers that bloom in a wide range of colors even when it is snowing outside. This plant requires well-drained organic soil and it can grow very well in shady locations as long as they are watered regularly.
