what are good plants that will survive winter in the northeast?

Question

I am planting a pretty extensive landscape in eastern connecticut and would like some ideas for plants that will survive through the winter. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

There's so many perennial plants like Daylilly, Astilbe, Peony, Lily, & hardy Roses( especially Knockout roses) that will survive in your area. How about considering indigenous plants for the northeast:
http://www.nativetech.org/plantgath/plantgaht.htm
AMERICAN BEECH (Fagus grandifolia)
AMERICAN ELDERBERRY (Sambucus canadensis)
ASH (Fraxinus species)
BASSWOOD (Tilia americana)
BIRCH (Betula species)
BLUEBERRY(Vaccinium species)
BLUE FLAG (Iris versicolor)
BRACKEN FERN (Pteridium aquilinum)
DOGWOOD (Cornus species)
GROUND PINE (Lycopodium clavatum)
HICKORY (Carya species)
JUNIPER (Juniperus communis)
MAPLE (Acer saccharum)
MAPLE-LEAF VIBURNUM (Virburnum acerifolium)
MULTIFLORA ROSE (Rosa multiflora)
OAK (Quercus species)
PINE (Pinus species)
RED CEDAR (Juniperus virginiana)
RED TRILLIUM (Trillium erectum)
SOLOMON'S SEAL (Polygonatum biflorum)
SPICEBUSH (Lindera benzoin)
SPRUCE (Picea species)
SWEET FLAG (Acornus calamus)
TAMARACK (Larix laricina)
TREMBLING ASPEN (Populus tremuloides)
VIOLET (Viola species)
VIRGINIA CREEPER (Parthenocissus quinquefolia)
WATER LILIES (Yellow - Nuphar advena / White - Nymphaea oderata)
WILD GERANIUM (Geranium maculatum)
WILD SARSAPARILLA (Aralia nudicaulis)
WILD STRAWBERRY (Fragaria vesca)
WILLOW (Salix species)
WINTERGREEN (Gaultheria procumbens)
WITCH HAZEL (Hamamelis virginiana)
YARROW (Achillea millefolium)

Answer 2

For trees you can check out http://www.arborday.org who also has a plant hardiness zone indicator on its website. There are even some Magnolias that will survive the winter.
In general, if a plant is rated hardy for the zone you are in then it should be able to withstand the winters there, provided you shelter it from piercing winds. I live on a small lake in Michigan, and the winds blowing across the lake have managed to wipe out all but the hardiest species in the yard.
Some tried and true shrubs we have are:
Hosta Lilies
Lilac Bushes
Asiatic Lilies
Day Lilies
Roses
Holly bushes
Irises
Spearmint
Azaelas
If you are interested in growing edibles, you will be happy to know that apples, pears, peaches, blueberries, grapes, and others will definetly grow in the Northeast. Apples make a beautiful specimen tree.
Check out your local garden centers and plant nurseries in the spring and summer, and ask the gardeners there what they recommend. Also don't rule out natives for your yard, as they are already well-adapted for your area.

Answer 3

in case you're in Zones 8 and decrease, you will would desire to convey interior the fuschia nonetheless F Magellanica is supposedly hardy exterior to Zone 7. in case you're interior the better USDA zones the flora would be advantageous exterior. we've had success bringing them in for the wintry climate. Trimming them returned and putting them in a room, even the storage if it does no longer freeze. save them watered and the plant will start to sprout interior the Spring. placed exterior in Spring on condition that the possibility of frost has surpassed. you would be able to lose the flora nonetheless because of the fact the air interior the home is dry in wintry climate and fuschias do no longer constantly like this even whilst dormant interior the wintry climate. yet we've carried out it, so why no longer provide it a attempt.

Answer 4

Visit the gardens in your region, and you will find the answers you want to get, I bet. As far as I know, hostas and lenten roses are hardy in the up north. Good luck to your gardening.

Answer 5

most any type of fur tree