Here we go again! Another snowstorm is in full force with over 12” predicted, on top of 3 feet we’ve already received in the past 10 days. Being the ‘perennial’ optimist that I am, rather than growl under my breath as I shovel snow, I decided to think of remarkable plants that have ‘snow’ in their name.
Here are ten plants that I quickly thought of (I’ve grown 6 out of the 10):
‘Snow Storm’ Spirea
Flowering shrub. Sun, blooms spring – early summer, 3’-5’ tall, Z4-8, Deer resistant. Photo Proven Winners
‘Summer Snowflake’ Viburnum
(Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum) Flowering shrub. Sun – Part Sun, blooms summer-fall, 5’-8’ tall, Z5-8. Unlike other viburnums, the lacecap flowers bloom into the fall. Photo Monrovia
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Flowering shrub. Sun – Part Shade, pink flowers in summer but the showy white berries in fall are the main attraction, 3’-6’ tall, Z3-7, Deer resistant
Snow Day ‘Blizzard’ Pearl-Bush (Exochorda)
Flowering shrub. Sun-Part Sun, blooms spring – early summer, 5’-6’ tall, Z4-8. Photo Proven Winners
‘Snow Fairy’ Blue Mist Shrub (Caryopteris divaricata)
Flowering shrub. Sun, blooms late summer-fall with ageratum-like flowers, 2’-3’ tall, variegated green and white leaves, Z6-8 (I’ve grown this for years in my zone 5 garden). Photo Plant Delights Nursery
‘Yuki Snowflake’ Deutzia
Flowering shrub. Sun-Part Sun, blooms spring –early summer, 12”-24” tall, Z5-8, burgundy foliage in fall. Photo Proven Winners
Snow-in Summer (Cerastium tomentosum)
Perennial. Sun, blooms spring (then shear back flowers for a stunning silver carpet of leaves), 6”-8” tall in bloom, Z3-8, Deer resistant. Photo Bluestone Perennials
‘Snowdrift’ Astilbe
Perennial. Part Sun – Shade, blooms early summer, 18”-24” tall, Z4-8, Deer resistant. Photo PerennialResource.com
‘Snow Thimble’ Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Biennial. Sun – Part Shade, blooms early summer –mid-summer, 3’ tall, Z-4-8, Deer resistant. Photo Bluestone Perennials
‘Snow Princess’ Alyssum (Lobularia)
Annual. Sun – Part Sun, spring – fall, 4”-8” tall, fragrant. Photo Proven Winners
Flowering shrub. Sun, blooms spring – early summer, 3’-5’ tall, Z4-8, Deer resistant. Photo Proven Winners
(Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum) Flowering shrub. Sun – Part Sun, blooms summer-fall, 5’-8’ tall, Z5-8. Unlike other viburnums, the lacecap flowers bloom into the fall. Photo Monrovia
Flowering shrub. Sun – Part Shade, pink flowers in summer but the showy white berries in fall are the main attraction, 3’-6’ tall, Z3-7, Deer resistant
Flowering shrub. Sun-Part Sun, blooms spring – early summer, 5’-6’ tall, Z4-8. Photo Proven Winners
Flowering shrub. Sun, blooms late summer-fall with ageratum-like flowers, 2’-3’ tall, variegated green and white leaves, Z6-8 (I’ve grown this for years in my zone 5 garden). Photo Plant Delights Nursery
Flowering shrub. Sun-Part Sun, blooms spring –early summer, 12”-24” tall, Z5-8, burgundy foliage in fall. Photo Proven Winners
Perennial. Sun, blooms spring (then shear back flowers for a stunning silver carpet of leaves), 6”-8” tall in bloom, Z3-8, Deer resistant. Photo Bluestone Perennials
Perennial. Part Sun – Shade, blooms early summer, 18”-24” tall, Z4-8, Deer resistant. Photo PerennialResource.com
Biennial. Sun – Part Shade, blooms early summer –mid-summer, 3’ tall, Z-4-8, Deer resistant. Photo Bluestone Perennials
Annual. Sun – Part Sun, spring – fall, 4”-8” tall, fragrant. Photo Proven Winners