What flowers can I plant in a flowerbed that will survive winter?

[Peanutbutterandnutellanutter]

It gets the sun
Want something that will add colour and survive winter frosts
Thanks

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if you want winter bedding, then what's in the shops now is designed to do well over winter. Mostly pansies and polyanthus. Also bung in some bulbs while you can - crocus, snowdrops, little iris.

Tha makes sense, thanks

Where are you? My aunt lives 700 miles north of me on a hillside, so what survives for me often hasn't a hope in her garden.
winter aconite snowdrops and crocus, followed by early narcissi.
Some shrubs are hardy, winter jasmine and winter honeysuckle do well for me.

Cyclamen are good for shadier spots

I have skimmia plants dotted about for height and structure. They have nice glossy green leaves and clusters of pinky-red buds which last all winter.

In front of them I have pansies, cyclamen and primrose. I've to plant a few miniature daffodil and tulip bulbs too

I have an evergreen clematis too (freckles).

Sarcococca hookeriana var digyna have the tiniest most indistinct flowers with a glorious, intoxicating scent. Or try Sarcococca ruscifolia 'Dragons Gate' which is more delicate in shape. I have them either side of the front door and along the garden path. They tuck in well among showier plants and make good ground cover. Erica- the heathers- work well too if you like them. Try Erica carnea ‘Springwood White’.

If you have space then Witchhazel- Hamamelis is super scented with leaves that blaze with Autumn colour. Same for Chimonathus and Stachyrus- both scented Spring flowering shrubs. Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' and some of the other varieties have scent and flowers as do the Daphnes. Coronilla Valentina is lovely, again it is a shrub. Abeliophyllum distichum is pretty with white flowers like Forsythia.

Trollius, Aconites and Winter Iris (Iris unguicularis var. angustifolia) are all bulbs that survive deep snow - the variety "Walter Butt" is one of the best – a clear, silver striated blue. Same with Chiondoxa and Scilla. Frittilaria are another bulb that come in the Spring. Hepatica transsilvanica Blue Eyes flowers early in spring/late winter. Gentiana verna alba flowers late winter and makes a good Alpine plant for ground cover. Viola tricolor - Johnny Jump Up is another good bedding plant for underplanting.

Foliage wise, try the grass Acorus gramineus - Sweet Flag. In the winter, it has beautiful texture and green, white and chartreuse colors. Ophiopogon planiscapus has black strap like leaves and looks amazing in the snow and frost.

I have Cyclamen Coum, Hederifolium and Neapolitaneum although they flower better late Autumn and early Winter. Bergenia 'Bach' is a lovely winter perennial. Or try the variety 'Eroica'.

Clematis napaulensis has large clusters of flowers in early winter- pendulous, scented greeny-yellow bells with attractive red-purple stamens.

Tree wise, Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' has white flowers throughout winter from November till early Easter time and the Japanese Apricot, Prunus mume 'Beni-Shidare' has red pink heavily scented late winter blooms but needs shelter.

The winter flowering honeysuckle, Lonicera fragrantissima and Lonicera x purpusii 'Winter Beauty are semi evergreen, scramble happily along a wall and are heavily scented.

The Hellebores work hard for their money- try the white 'Niger' underplanted with tiny violets (species) and the 'Orientalis' in vars, different shades of pinks or purples and reds.