Honeysuckle ‘Winter Beauty’ (Lonicera purpusii)

One of the earliest flowering perennials in the Northeast, ‘Winter Beauty’ has small white fragrant flowers with a blush of pink that appear in late winter or early spring. They are a welcome sight and carry a sweet fragrance that delights the gardener after a long winter. Honeysuckle ‘Winter Beauty’ blooms about the same time as Witch Hazel and is one of the first flowering plants for pollinators such as honeybees. It also makes a great hedge. Although a deciduous perennial shrub in northern zones, in warmer zones it remains evergreen especially when grown in full sun.