Foamflower
Tiarella cordifolia
For New Hampshire gardens in the White Mountains & northern hardwoods, an evergreen anchor that never goes bare, spreading 1–2 ft and for loam ground.
- Part shade
- Average
- 6–12 in
- Blooms Apr–May
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New Hampshire · Zones 3–6
Native Evergreen Plants in New Hampshire
Native shrubs, groundcovers, and ferns that hold their leaves through winter for year-round green, screening, and cover. Every species here is genuinely native to New Hampshire and the wider flora of the Northeast and hardy through zones 3–6 — proven performers for New Hampshire's cool, humid continental climate across White Mountains & northern hardwoods, not a generic list. Local standouts include Foamflower and Bearberry. Evergreen natives carry the garden through the bare months, giving structure, privacy, and winter shelter for birds when the deciduous plants have dropped their leaves. Site broadleaf evergreens out of harsh winter wind and afternoon sun to prevent leaf scorch, and water them deeply going into a dry fall so they enter winter fully charged.
The plants
5 native species for New Hampshire
Each one native to your region and hardy in zones 3–6 · see this collection in other states.
Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
For New Hampshire gardens in the White Mountains & northern hardwoods, holds its leaves through winter for year-round green and cover, pink-white bells flowers and happy in sand and rocky soil.
- Full–part sun
- Dry
- 4–8 in
- Blooms Apr–May
Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra
For New Hampshire gardens in the White Mountains & northern hardwoods, evergreen structure and privacy through the bare months, good through zone 9 and spreading 4–8 ft.
- Full–part sun
- Average–wet
- 4–8 ft
- Blooms May–Jun
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
For New Hampshire gardens in the White Mountains & northern hardwoods, carries the planting through winter with leaves intact, happy in sand, rocky, and loam soil and cold-hardy to zone 3.
- Full–part sun
- Dry–average
- 4–8 in
- Blooms Apr–May
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
For New Hampshire gardens in the White Mountains & northern hardwoods, holds its leaves through winter for year-round green and cover, reaching 1–2 ft and good through zone 9.
- Part shade
- Dry–average
- 1–2 ft
- Evergreen
Sourcing
Where to find these in New Hampshire
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