{"id":3378,"date":"2015-01-28T10:25:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-28T18:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=3378"},"modified":"2023-11-28T09:10:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:10:26","slug":"looking-closer-at-the-plants-that-have-kept-me-engaged-in-the-winter-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/plants\/looking-closer-at-the-plants-that-have-kept-me-engaged-in-the-winter-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking closer at the plants that have kept me engaged in the winter garden&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/gardens\/finding-that-elusive-winter-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A couple weeks ago<\/a> I wrote: \u201cmy garden is finally a place where I find myself winter engaged.\u201d Today I thought I&#8217;d\u00a0focus on a few of those plants, the ones that keep me sane through the winter. Key plants that look good, individual things that I can concentrate\u00a0on. A garden with layers and layers of interest isn\u2019t as needed in the wintertime, I don\u2019t spend that much time outdoors. Something that grabs my attention and briefly pulls me into the garden is all I ask. An occasional unexpected surprise is nice too, a sort of reward for my time and investment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are three categories my winter-interest plants fall into. First are the evergreen stalwarts, the plants that just always look good (Old Man Winter permitting).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First off\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/14632\/agave-weberi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agave weberi<\/a>, because who doesn&#8217;t want a big bad agave right outside your door?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Agave-weberi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3384\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Agave-weberi.jpg\" alt=\"Agave weberi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"962\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Agave-weberi.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Agave-weberi-300x281.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4091\/schefflera-taiwaniana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schefflera taiwaniana<\/a>, I lusted after this plant for what seemed like forever. My desire\u00a0was not misplaced as it&#8217;s lived up to the hype.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155110\/Schefflera-taiwaniana.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3401\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155110\/Schefflera-taiwaniana.jpg\" alt=\"Schefflera taiwaniana\" width=\"827\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155110\/Schefflera-taiwaniana.jpg 827w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155110\/Schefflera-taiwaniana-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 827px) 100vw, 827px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><!--more--><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you like the S. taiwaniana you&#8217;ll love <a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/6780\/schefflera-delavayi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Schefflera delavayi<\/a>.\u00a0Both species look a little tender but have proven to be quite tough. Stars of my winter garden.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Schefflera-delavayi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3400\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Schefflera-delavayi.jpg\" alt=\"Schefflera delavayi\" width=\"1024\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Schefflera-delavayi.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Schefflera-delavayi-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Schefflera-delavayi-400x284.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although there are some who feel palms don&#8217;t &#8220;belong&#8221; in Portland I certainly don&#8217;t fall into that group.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/644\/trachycarpus-fortunei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trachycarpus fortunei<\/a>\u00a0lends a touch of the tropical but is hardy to USDA Zone 7.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155109\/Trachycarpus-fortunei.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3402\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155109\/Trachycarpus-fortunei.jpg\" alt=\"Trachycarpus fortunei\" width=\"793\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155109\/Trachycarpus-fortunei.jpg 793w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155109\/Trachycarpus-fortunei-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The second category is made up\u00a0of plants that change in some way over the winter, or have a characteristic that becomes more obvious and thus\u00a0appreciated.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s true what they say, winter in Portland can be a touch grey. The silver glow of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/5041\/lupinus-albifrons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lupinus albifrons<\/a>\u00a0is lovely year round but really stands out during the darker months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Lupinus-albifrons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3396\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Lupinus-albifrons.jpg\" alt=\"Lupinus albifrons\" width=\"891\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Lupinus-albifrons.jpg 891w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Lupinus-albifrons-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The blooms of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/10235\/callistemon-viridiflorus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Callistemon viridiflorus<\/a>\u00a0are\u00a0striking, but the seed pods left behind add interesting structure in every\u00a0season.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155123\/Callistemon-viridiflorus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3386\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155123\/Callistemon-viridiflorus.jpg\" alt=\"Callistemon viridiflorus\" width=\"830\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155123\/Callistemon-viridiflorus.jpg 830w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155123\/Callistemon-viridiflorus-243x300.jpg 243w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/402\/magnolia-laevifolia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnolia laevifolia<\/a>\u00a0carries these fuzzy brown buds all through autumn and winter. They&#8217;re almost as fetching as the blooms.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Magnolia-laevifolia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3397\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Magnolia-laevifolia.jpg\" alt=\"Magnolia laevifolia\" width=\"965\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Magnolia-laevifolia.jpg 965w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155115\/Magnolia-laevifolia-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 965px) 100vw, 965px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cold weather turns the petioles of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/3824\/daphniphyllum-macropodum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daphniphyllum macropodum<\/a>\u00a0(and the variegated version shown up top) a bright &#8220;look at me&#8221; pink.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Daphniphyllum-macropodum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3387\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Daphniphyllum-macropodum.jpg\" alt=\"Daphniphyllum macropodum\" width=\"969\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Daphniphyllum-macropodum.jpg 969w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Daphniphyllum-macropodum-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 969px) 100vw, 969px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And the finally, the \u201cwinter\u201d bloomers are a most welcome addition. Who doesn&#8217;t love the promise of spring in the form of January flowers?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ll ever become one of those gardeners who gets all giddy over hellebores, but I wouldn&#8217;t be without a few of them.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/11567\/helleborus-x-hybridus-jade-tiger-winter-jewels-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Helleborus x hybridus &#8216;Jade Tiger&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Helleborus-x-hybridus-Jade-Tiger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3393\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Helleborus-x-hybridus-Jade-Tiger.jpg\" alt=\"Helleborus x hybridus 'Jade Tiger'\" width=\"922\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Helleborus-x-hybridus-Jade-Tiger.jpg 922w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Helleborus-x-hybridus-Jade-Tiger-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This was an impulse purchase last winter, I had no place in my garden for another small tree &#8211;\u00a0naturally I bought it anyway.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/299\/hamamelis-mollis-early-bright\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamamelis x intermedia &#8216;Early Bright&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0has an amazing fragrance and I look forward to it getting big enough that I have to prune it, indoor branches!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Hamamelis-x-intermedia-Early-Bright.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3392\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Hamamelis-x-intermedia-Early-Bright.jpg\" alt=\"Hamamelis x intermedia 'Early Bright'\" width=\"897\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Hamamelis-x-intermedia-Early-Bright.jpg 897w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Hamamelis-x-intermedia-Early-Bright-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 897px) 100vw, 897px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4245\/arctostaphylos-austin-griffiths\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arctostaphylos x &#8216;Austin Griffiths&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0is covered in flowers this year, the hummingbirds have already discovered it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Arctostaphylos-x-Austin-Griffiths.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3385\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Arctostaphylos-x-Austin-Griffiths.jpg\" alt=\"Arctostaphylos x 'Austin Griffiths'\" width=\"953\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Arctostaphylos-x-Austin-Griffiths.jpg 953w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155124\/Arctostaphylos-x-Austin-Griffiths-279x300.jpg 279w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 953px) 100vw, 953px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4803\/euphorbia-rigida\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euphorbia rigida<\/a>, not quite flowers but they&#8217;re working towards it.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155120\/Euphorbia-rigida.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3390\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155120\/Euphorbia-rigida.jpg\" alt=\"Euphorbia rigida\" width=\"1024\" height=\"855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155120\/Euphorbia-rigida.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155120\/Euphorbia-rigida-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watching the tips change and color up is my kind of entertainment.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155121\/Euphorbia-rigida-close-up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3389\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155121\/Euphorbia-rigida-close-up.jpg\" alt=\"Euphorbia rigida close up\" width=\"753\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155121\/Euphorbia-rigida-close-up.jpg 753w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155121\/Euphorbia-rigida-close-up-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also true I never stop looking for new (to me) plants that look particularly attractive this time of year. Not that I have room in my garden, but you know&#8230;a gardener is always looking for more plants! Visiting nurseries continues throughout the winter months, and yes living in a USDA Zone 8 climate does help. Our nurseries always have plants for sale&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/525\/pinus-contorta-var-latifolia-chief-joseph\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinus contorta &#8216;Chief Joseph&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0is a favorite of the nurseries in the winter months. This tiny \u00a0little guy was selling for $59.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155112\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX-59.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3398\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155112\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX-59.jpg\" alt=\"Pinus contorta 'Chief Joseph' at PDX 59\" width=\"1024\" height=\"931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155112\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX-59.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155112\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX-59-300x272.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t bother to see what the larger ones were going for.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3399\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX.jpg\" alt=\"Pinus contorta 'Chief Joseph' at PDX\" width=\"968\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX.jpg 968w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155111\/Pinus-contorta-Chief-Joseph-at-PDX-283x300.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m on a green on green variegation kick right now\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/8677\/euphorbia-x-martini-ascot-rainbow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euphorbia x martinii &#8216;Ascot Rainbow&#8217;<\/a>\u00a0fits the bill nicely (and I&#8217;ve bought three!).<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Euphorbia-x-martinii-Ascot-Rainbow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3391\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Euphorbia-x-martinii-Ascot-Rainbow.jpg\" alt=\"Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'\" width=\"1024\" height=\"813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Euphorbia-x-martinii-Ascot-Rainbow.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155119\/Euphorbia-x-martinii-Ascot-Rainbow-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/217\/drimys-lanceolata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drimys lanceolata<\/a>, oh those red stems!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Drimys-lanceolata-at-PDX.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3388\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Drimys-lanceolata-at-PDX.jpg\" alt=\"Drimys lanceolata at PDX\" width=\"851\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Drimys-lanceolata-at-PDX.jpg 851w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155122\/Drimys-lanceolata-at-PDX-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I was intrigued (to say the least) when I spotted\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/4945\/illicium-floridanum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illicium floridanum<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Illicium-floridanum-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3394\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Illicium-floridanum-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illicium floridanum 1\" width=\"890\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Illicium-floridanum-1.jpg 890w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155117\/Illicium-floridanum-1-260x300.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nice foliage, and those flowers! I quickly learned why it&#8217;s common name is stink bush, and backed away. Perhaps a good one for gardeners who like to look out their windows in the winter and not actually venture outside?<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155116\/Illicium-floridanum-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3395\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155116\/Illicium-floridanum-2.jpg\" alt=\"Illicium floridanum 2\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155116\/Illicium-floridanum-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/01155116\/Illicium-floridanum-2-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A couple weeks ago I wrote: \u201cmy garden is finally a place where I find myself winter engaged.\u201d Today I thought I&#8217;d\u00a0focus on a few of those plants, the ones that keep me sane through the winter. Key plants that look good, individual things that I can concentrate\u00a0on. 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