Shrubs and trees that flower on bare branches in winter
Wintersweet ( Chimonanthus praecox); fragrant
Cornelian cherry ( Cornus mas); autumn colour
Daphne blagayana; fragrant
Witch hazel ( Hamamelis species and cultivars); fragrant; autumn colour
Winter jasmine ( Jasminum nudiflorum)
Persian ironwood ( Parrotia persica); autumn colour
Winter cherry ( Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis')
Stachyurus praecox
Viburnum x bodnantense'Dawn' and V. farreri; both fragrant
Evergreen winter flowerers
Azara microphylla'Variegata'; scented
Clematis cirrhosavar. balearica; slight lemon scent
Daphne x burkwoodii, D. bholua'Jacqueline Postill', D. odora'Aureomarginata'; all fragrant
Silk-tassel bush ( Garrya ellipticaand G. x issaquahensis)
Lonicera x purpusii'Winter Beauty'; semi-evergreen; fragrant
Mahoniaspecies and cultivars; fragrant
Sarcococcaspecies; fragrant
Skimmia japonica cultivars; fragrant
Viburnum tinus'Eve Price'; lightly scented