Cold-Hardy Plants for Northern Gardens and Landscapes
Plants that Can Survive Cold Northern Winters
By Brad Sylvester, published Sep 03, 2008
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Gardening in the Northern Climates poses the special challenge of finding cold-hardy plants that can survive the extreme cold. Fortunately, there are many. You have only to look around as you travel along the old country roads of New England to see examples of plants that have not only survived, but thrived from the original plantings generations ago. Ornamental Sweet Peas and Tiger Lilies are some of the most winter-hardy perennial flowers around and from single plantings have often multiplied to thousands of plants over as much as a hundred years or more alongside the old stonewalls of country farms. Here is a list of some favorite cold-hardy plants for the North.Cold-Hardy Perennial Flowers
Crocus: What discussion of cold-hardy plants doesn't start with the tiny crocus? The colorful crocus is almost always the first to poke up through the spring snow to let us know that winter is done. Small leaves and oversized blossoms are characteristic of the crocus. Soon after flowering the plant dies back to prepare for the next spring. Many people bury crocus bulbs throughout their lawns since they are often up and gone before the lawn needs to be mowed in the spring.
Tiger Lily: These tough as nails perennials provide large bright orange flowers to brighten any landscape. Tiger Lilies will spread as the underground bulbs multiply. Established sets can be dug up and moved to new locations. No northern winter is too cold for this New England favorite.
Black-eyed Susan: The bright and distinctive flowers of the black-eyed Susan are present in farm fields, meadows and riparian borders across the North. They make an excellent addition to property edges that border on overgrown. Large bright flowers are plentiful and last for most of the summer.

Cold-Hardy Plants for Northern Gardens and Landscapes
Phlox is another great choice that will add bright color to your landscape year after year.
Credit: Brad Sylvester
Copyright: Brad Sylvester
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Takeaways
- There are winter-hardy flowers that can provide color in your garden all summer long.
- Many winter-hardy perennials reproduce prolifically and can be transplanted as they multiply.
- Apple trees are so hardy they often outlive the house where they were planted.
Did You Know?
The winter-hardy crocus often grows up through the last of the spring snow in New England.Resources
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