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So that the grave is not bare even in winter, we have put together an overview of the most beautiful hardy grave plants for you.
Planting graves in winter poses a special challenge for many of the bereaved: Because the persistent cold is a nightmare for many plants and so the selection of grave plants is quite limited. At the same time, the grave of your loved one should also look neat in winter. We will tell you here how you can create an attractive and varied grave planting in winter.
When autumn comes to an end, it's time to prepare the grave planting for the winter. Here you will find the most important points that need to be considered.
Grave planting for the winter: What to look out for
In order for a grave planting to remain attractive over the winter, autumn cleaning can be helpful: First, the autumn leaves in and around the grave should be raked up and disposed of in the compost. Faded flowers and diseased plants should also be removed - this not only ensures a more appealing overall picture, but also minimizes the risk of diseases and pests being transferred to the new winter planting or even spreading more strongly in the following spring. Finally, the cold-sensitive summer flowers should be replaced by winter-hardy plants. These often stay green even in winter and prevent the grave planting from looking sparse and empty.
Hardy grave plants
In order for the grave planting to look attractive and not desolate even in winter, one should rely on hardy grave plants. We have compiled the most beautiful plants for grave design in winter for you here.
1. Little Winterling
When the Little Winter Agaric (Eranthis hyemalis) stretches out its heads in February, the winter is already drawing to a close. Nevertheless, the flowering garden plant is a great addition to the winter grave planting. The plant is most impressive whenthere is still snow and ice on the ground - then the yellow flowers shine particularly intensely and form a wonderful contrast to the white snowy landscape. In addition, the ground cover is particularly grateful because it requires almost no care.
Easy-care, robust and evergreen - these three characteristics make the Waldsteinia (Waldsteinia ternata) a particularly popular groundcover for grave planting. Even in winter, the perennial plant scores with its light green carpet of leaves, which reliably suppresses weeds. Anyone who still gives the Waldsteinia a place in the grave planting in spring will also be rewarded: from April the plant, which is also known as the golden strawberry, produces countless yellow flowers.
3. Fat hen
The fat hen (Sedum), also known as stonecrop, is a popular plant in grave design. No wonder, after all, it is not only easy to care for and robust, but is also ideal for planting all year round. Even in winter, the fat hen can score with its attractive appearance and variety: Varieties such as the rock sedum (Sedum cauticola), the spatula-leaved sedum (Sedum spathulifolium ) and the large garden sedum (Sedum-hybrid 'Autumn Joy') are frost hardy down to -20 °C and covered with hoarfrost are real eye-catchers.
The name of the periwinkle (Vinca minor) already suggests it: the leaves of the small plant are an attractive dark green all year round. Especially in winter, the periwinkle is a popular plant for grave design, which can be used excellently as a structure plant or hardy ground cover. Its absolute robustness also makes periwinkle so popular in grave planting. If you also want to use the plant for the grave design in spring, you can also see the countless starry flowers of the plant.
5. Snowdrop
The snowdrop (Galanthus) is one of those flowering plants that can only be seen at the end of winter: between January andThe little flower shows its white blossoms in March, heralding the beginning of spring. The snowflake likes a particular location, tends to run wild and develops an ever-growing carpet of flowers year after year. Snowdrops can be particularly beautifully combined with evergreen shrubs and trees in the grave design. If you want to prevent the plant from spreading on its own, you can also arrange it in a plant bowl with other winter flowering plants, such as the various types of heather.
Anyone looking for an attractive, hardy groundcover for planting their graves will find what they are looking for in the cotoneaster (Cotoneaster dammeri): With its pretty, dark green foliage, the attractive groundcover is perfect as a structural plant. In addition, the cotoneaster scores with impressive, red berries. These captivate, especially in winter, with their striking contrast with the dark foliage. In addition, the carpet dwarf medlar is considered to be particularly easy to care for and reliably suppresses annoying weeds. You can also find more hardy ground covers here.
7. snow heather
The snow heather (Erica carnea) is the perfect candidate for an enchanting splash of color in the winter grave planting: With its bell-shaped flowers, which can take on all shades from white to bright pink, the plant attracts everyone's attention from December to April. At the same time, the snow heather, also known as winter heather or heather, is absolutely easy to care for and very hardy.
8. Christmas rose
The Christmas rose (Helleborus niger) is well known as a Christmas plant, but it is also ideal as a grave decoration in winter: the elegant white blossoms of the Christmas rose appear from November and even shine in frost and snow. Over time, the plant has developed into a symbol of hope that can be wonderfully integrated into the grave design. The hardy flowers are particularly attractive when planted in groups of three. But the combination with snowdrops also makes the robust Christmas rose shine.
9. Shinberry
An attractive look doesn't always have to go hand in hand with opulent flowers: the harpberry (Gaultheria procumbens) is a great example of how you can make a grave attractive without any flower decorations at all. The plant, also known as partridge berry, develops small, fiery red berries in autumn, which linger on the shrub even in winter. In addition, the plant impresses with a great, dark green foliage. When designing a grave, the cloudberry can be used almost universally. Whether as a soloist, in a winterly planted bowl or in combination with the snow heath or the Christmas rose - it always cuts a fine figure.
10. Common heather
From August to the end of January, common heather (Calluna vulgaris) presents us with its small, colorful flower buds. Despite its small flowers, the hardy plant surprises with an intense color scheme that can range from elegant white and delicate pink to various shades of red and violet. In fact, there are even varieties that not only score points with a beautiful color of the flowers but also with their leaves: Some heather varieties have yellow or orange leaves. But not only because of its pretty appearance, the common heather is ideal for planting graves in winter - the perennial plant is also surprisingly easy to care for.
After winter, spring is just around the corner. You can find out what you should consider when planting graves in spring in this article.