What flowers to grow when it gets cold? A rundown of 21 super cold-hardy flowers

Amur Adonis

Also known as Amur adonis (Adonis amurensis). It is naturally distributed in Northeast China, the Korean Peninsula, and Russia.

Just from the name you can tell it must be cold-hardy, right? Indeed, it lives up to its name: before the ice and snow have fully melted, it already pushes its bright flower buds up through the ice, making people marvel at its tenacious vitality!

Daylily

This is actually what we often call the "forget-your-worries grass," and it is also China's mother's flower. The widely used garden cultivar 'Stella de Oro' daylily can be planted outdoors in Northeast China too~ overwintering is no problem at all! Blooming period is May to July.

Toadflax

Toadflax (Linaria), ahem, never mind the name, it's a bit, well, not the prettiest, but its branches and leaves are delicate and fine, and its flower shape and colors are quite distinctive too. As a potted plant, cut flower, or the like, it's really quite good! It is distributed in Northeast China, North China, and other regions. Blooming period is April to May.

Obedient Plant

Obedient plant, obedient plant, this name may have been given rather casually, but the flowers it produces are anything but casual. The small flowers stand in neat rows along the flower spikes, very orderly, and the colors are rich too, including white, deep peach red, rose red, and lilac. It can overwinter outdoors in Northeast China~ and can be used as a cut flower. Blooming period is July to September. Oh, by the way, it also has another name: false dragonhead!

Perennial Flax

Produced in northern China, it is also widely distributed from Siberia in Russia to Europe and West Asia. The pale blue small florets open in early summer, like a cool breeze in summertime.

Garden Phlox

Its panicles look a bit like hydrangea flowers, so people also call it sky-blue phlox. The flowers come in pale red, red, white, purple, and other colors. In China, from the north down to the Shenyang area, it can overwinter outdoors. Blooming period is July to September.

Moss Phlox

When in bloom it is like a pink carpet, and it is hailed as a "flowering lawn" and "colorful carpet." At -8°C, its leaves still remain green, and at -32°C it can still overwinter. It can bloom in both spring and autumn.

Balloon Flower

The balloon flower's buds look like a filled bundle, so it is also called bundle flower. Legend has it that when the balloon flower blooms, it represents happiness arriving once again. Blooming period is July to August. It is distributed in North China, outdoors~ and is not afraid of freezing~

Asparagus

The young shoots of asparagus are also called "asparagus," and enjoy the reputation of "king of vegetables." It is both cold-tolerant and heat-tolerant, and can be grown from the subarctic zone to the subtropical zone~ its distribution range is quite wide! By the way, if you grow it at home, by autumn you can enjoy its fruit!

Blackberry Lily

Blackberry lily (Belamcanda chinensis) is an iris family plant. Its flower shape is graceful and flowing, with spots on the flowers, which reminds me of a leopard, quite interesting. It is also distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, and other provinces in China. Blooming period is June to August.

Chinese Iris

With light blue flowers, it is a groundcover flower with extremely strong adaptability. It feels like this one is quite common~ It is also distributed in Northeast China and other regions. Not only cold-tolerant, but also tolerant of high temperatures, drought, waterlogging, and saline-alkali conditions! What a tough plant! Blooming period is May to June.

Showy Stonecrop

Showy stonecrop (Hylotelephium spectabile) is also a cold-hardy plant. Based on practical use, it can also be planted outdoors in Northeast China. However, the first thing I notice is the word "stonecrop" - it is said that this is also a medicinal herb~ It blooms with pink-white flowers in summer, and in winter the flower heads persist, which looks quite distinctive too~ Blooming period is July to October.

Bleeding Heart

Each small flower is like a little pouch hanging from the branch, very cute! It is cold-hardy, and can be planted as far north as Liaoning. Blooming period is April to June.

Soapwort

Soapwort, hmm, it sounds like a very tough flower! This flower blooms in summer, with pale red or white flowers, and has strong adaptability to the environment. It can also be planted outdoors in Northeast China~

Tiger Lily

Just like its name, its outermost petals are curled, with brown spots, and it is very ornamental. It can also overwinter outdoors in Northeast China~ Blooming period is July to August.

Large-Flowered Larkspur

Also called delphinium, because when it blooms its flower shape is distinctive and closely resembles a swallow. It has strong cold resistance, and in China it is distributed as far north as Heilongjiang! The fact that it can survive in such northern places is enough to show its cold hardiness, right! It is even distributed in Siberia! The flower color is an elegant blue-purple, and it can be used as a cut flower.

Lily of the Valley

Lily of the valley flowers dance in the wind as they fall, just like snow, so grasslands with lily of the valley are also called "silver-white paradises." There are wild distributions in Northeast China and other regions. Blooming period is May to June.

Hosta

Hosta leaves are round and lovely, and the flowers are elegant and fragrant. In Northeast China there are varieties such as purple-flowered hosta and Northeast hosta, with strong cold resistance. Blooming period is July to September.

Columbine

Columbine, blooming with pale purple flowers. Its petals look very distinctive too; the slight indentations and darker color bring out such a unique beauty.

Chinese Violet

It blooms in early spring, dotting the lawn and giving a touch of surprise to those longing for spring. It has strong cold resistance, and is also distributed in Northeast China.

Jerusalem Artichoke

The flowers are like small sunflowers, blooming so passionately under the clear sky, wildly brilliant. Its vitality is extremely tenacious; in high-altitude cold desert areas at -40°C, as long as the tubers are not exposed, it can still grow. Blooming period is August to September.