Bloom month

Plants that bloom in December

8 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during December. Plan for reliable color in December and keep your borders from going quiet.

8 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 8 plants, 2 have been checked against outside sources; the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Ilex verticillata 'Spravy'

Full sunZones 3–98 ftHigh

Ilex verticillata 'FarrowBPop'

Full sunZones 3–94 ftHigh

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'

Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'

Full sunZones 3–98 ftHigh

Ilex verticillata

Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh

Camellia sasanqua 'Yuletide'

Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate

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