What to Plant in February
Seeds to sow, young plants to put out, and what's flowering in February in UK gardens — drawn straight from the GardenWizz plant encyclopedia.
🌱 Sow in February
Sow these seeds this month (22 plants).
Broad Bean (Vicia faba)
Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus)
Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Garden Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Leek (Allium porrum)
Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana)
Pea (Pisum sativum)
Petunia (Petunia x hybrida)
Pink Lily Leek (Allium oreophilum)
Radish (Raphanus sativus)
Red Campion (Silene dioica)
Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus)
Rudbeckia (Rudbeckia fulgida)
Silver Sage (Salvia argentea)
Small Yellow Onion (Allium flavum)
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Traveller's Joy (Clematis vitalba)
Verbena (Verbena bonariensis)
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
🪴 Plant out in February
Put these into the garden now (64 plants).
Apothecary's Rose (Rosa gallica)
Aspen (Populus tremula)
Banksia Rose (Rosa banksiae)
Barberry (Berberis)
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Bigleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Blackberry (Rubus fruticosus)
Blireana Plum (Prunus × blireana)
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens)
Candelabra Aloe (Aloe arborescens)
Cappadocian Maple (Acer cappadocicum)
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Common Beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Common Dog-Violet (Viola riviniana)
Common Primrose (Primula husky)
Cowslip (Primula veris)
Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
Echeveria
English Ivy (Hedera helix)
English Oak (Quercus robur)
Field Birch (Betula pubescens)
Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides)
Flaky Juniper (Juniperus squamata)
Folgner's Rowan (Sorbus folgneri)
Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Hellebore (Helleborus)
Holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum)
Hybrid Honeysuckle (Lonicera × heckrottii)
Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)
Japanese Rowan (Sorbus commixta)
Japanese Spiraea (Spiraea japonica)
Korean Fir (Abies koreana)
Laburnum (Laburnum anagyroides)
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)
Lipstick (Echeveria agavoides)
Martin's Spurge (Euphorbia martini)
Moth Orchid 'Ariadne' (Phalaenopsis × ariadne)
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius)
Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum)
Nordmann Fir (Abies nordmanniana)
Oaks (Quercus)
Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum)
Pea (Pisum sativum)
Poppy (Papaver)
Privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
Red-Barked Dogwood (Cornus alba)
Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)
Rose (Rosa)
Rowans And Mountain Ashes (Sorbus)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Shrubby Rock-Roses (Cistus)
Silver Sage (Salvia argentea)
Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)
Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)
Viburnums (Viburnum)
Willow (Salix viminalis)
Yew (Taxus baccata)
ZZ Plant (Zamioculcas zamiifolia)
🌸 In flower in February
What's blooming this month (42 plants).
Bodnant Viburnum (Viburnum bodnantense)
Bulb-Bearing Leopard Lily (Lachenalia bulbifera)
Campbell's Magnolia (Magnolia campbellii)
Cape Cowslip (Lachenalia)
Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra elatior)
Chenille Plant (Acalypha hispida)
Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera)
Chinese Primrose (Primula chionantha)
Common Alder (Alnus glutinosa)
Common Primrose (Primula husky)
Cootamundra Wattle (Acacia baileyana)
Corsican Crocus (Crocus corsicus)
Daffodils (Narcissus)
Darley Dale Heath (Erica x darleyensis)
Daurian Rhododendron (Rhododendron dauricum)
Derenberg's Painted Lady (Echeveria derenbergii)
Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea)
Fairy Primrose (Primula malacoides)
Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides)
Golden Crocus (Crocus chrysanthus)
Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
Hairy Grey Heather (Erica canaliculata)
Hellebore (Helleborus)
Horned Spurge (Euphorbia ceratocarpa)
Kalanchoe
Korean Rhododendron (Rhododendron mucronulatum)
Lazistan Iris (Iris lazica)
Mexican Snowball (Echeveria elegans)
Mother Of Hundreds (Mammillaria compressa)
Moth Orchid 'Ariadne' (Phalaenopsis × ariadne)
Narrow-Leaved Crocus (Crocus angustifolius)
Orchid Iris (Iris histrioides)
Oven Wattle (Acacia pravissima)
Pincushion Cactus (Mammillaria lauii)
Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
Scarlet-Plume (Euphorbia fulgens)
Smooth Crocus (Crocus laevigatus)
Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
Thread Agave (Agave filifera)
Viburnums (Viburnum)
Violet Willow (Salix daphnoides)
Winter Heath (Erica carnea)
❄️ UK frost dates by region
Approximate last spring / first autumn frost — always check your local forecast before sowing or planting out tender plants.
| Region | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland & far north | late May | late September |
| North of England | mid May | mid October |
| Midlands & Wales | early–mid May | late October |
| East & South East England | late April–early May | late October |
| London & urban areas | mid April | early November |
| South West & coastal | mid April | November |
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