February Color
Japanese magnolias
 Taiwan cherry
Prunus campanulata
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Walter's Viburnum
Viburnum obovatum "Walterii"
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Flowering quince
Chaemoneles species
Open, deciduous shrub 6-10 ft high, equal spread.
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Blooms: Red, pink or white flowers on attractive, zig-zagging branches that have scattered, thorn-like spurs.
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Height: 6 - 10 ft. with equal spread.
Soils: Average, well-drained garden soil is best, but tolerates most conditions.
Light: Sun to part shade.
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Can be pruned heavily, if necessary, after blooming.
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Campernelle jonquil
(Narcissus jonquilla cultivar)
A Southern heirloom jonquil,which is one of the most reliable early spring-blooming
jonquils for our region. It does not need cold winters to bloom well.
Southern-grown strains are best; campernelles produced in Holland are not well
adapted here.
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Blooms: Buttery yellow, highly fragrant blooms.
Leaves: Reed-like foliage
Height: To 18 inches high.
Soils:Tolerates a wide variety of soil conditions, clay or sand, wet to dry.
Light:Needs at least a half day of winter sun to bloom well.
Uses: it readily naturalizes in lawns and gardens, spreading to make sizable
clumps.
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permission
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Snowflakes
Leucojum aestivum
An old Southern heirloom, it blooms reliably, even in very mild winters.Robust,
leafy early spring bulbs.
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Blooms: Drooping white bells in February.
Leaves: Strap-like dark green foliage
Height: 12 to 18 inches high, spreads to make a small, dense mound.
Soils: Very adaptable.
Light: Needs a few hours of winter sun to bloom well.
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Carolina and swamp jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens and Gelsemium rankinii
Evergreen vines
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Blooms: Bright yellow flowers in late winter and early spring(Carolina flowers are fragrant).
Leaves:
Height:15 or 20 feet.
Soils: Very adaptable, tolerates almost any soils.
Light: Will adapt to even heavy shade, but blooms best with at least 6 hours of sun.
Uses:Vines are pest free, but very aggressive, so should be planted where they can be
trimmed away from trees and shrubs. The two species are similar, though swamp
jessamine tends to bloom a little earlier, has flowers that are not fragrant,
and tolerates very wet conditions. Both are Southeastern U.S. natives.
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