American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Bloom time
What blooms in February?
February is still winter for most gardeners, but late-winter bloomers begin in mild zones. Snowdrops, crocus, and daphne open as the soil starts to warm, so give them a spot that catches winter sun.
204 plants in the Rita's Garden Path library are recorded as blooming in February.
February bloomers at a glance
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Big blue stem
Andropogon gerardii
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Big blue stem
Andropogon gerardii 'Red October'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Bitter switchgrass
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Black hellebore
Helleborus niger
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
California buckeye
Aesculus californica
- USDA zones
- 7–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Carolina yellow jasmine
Gelsemium sempervirens
- USDA zones
- 7–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cherry laurel
Prunus caroliniana
- USDA zones
- 7–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese water-pine
Glyptostrobus pensilis
- USDA zones
- 7–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Wet
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest'
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Princeton Gold'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Imperialis'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Bonny Brook'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Fred Chittenden'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Gold Edge'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Wisley Supreme'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Jermyns Gold'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis 'Brevipetala'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis 'Sweet Sunshine'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Chinese witch hazel
Hamamelis mollis
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Christmas rose
Helleborus niger 'Altifolius'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Corsican hellebore
Helleborus argutifolius
- USDA zones
- 6–8
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Cyclamen
Cyclamen persicum
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Piggy Tails'
- USDA zones
- 3–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Dixieland'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Graziella'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Kirk Alexander'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Kitten'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Rigoletto'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Sarabande'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Jima'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'November Sunset'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis var. Condensatus 'Cabaret'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Pünktchen'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Nippon'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Eulalia
Miscanthus 'Purpurascens'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Feather reed grass
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Feather reed grass
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Overdam'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium to wet
Feather reed grass
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Avalanche'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium to wet
Flame of the forest
Butea monosperma
- USDA zones
- 10–12
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Forest lily
Veltheimia bracteata
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Part shade
- Water
- Medium
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