6 Outdoor Plants You Should Always Bring Indoors Before Winter Hits

Key Takeaways

When deciding which plants to bring indoors for winter, focus on frost-sensitive perennials rather than annuals or biennials, which are programmed to die after one or two growing seasons.

Key indoor candidates include herbs, tropicals like ferns and citrus trees, and certain ornamentals like begonias and canna lilies—but each has unique care needs, from light exposure to humidity and pest control.

To ease the transition, gradually acclimate plants to indoor life and expect some temporary stress signs like leaf drop or browning as they adjust to less light and drier air.

As temperatures drop, you might wonder which of your outdoor plants can survive the winter—and which are worth bringing inside. Annuals , for example, are genetically programmed to bloom and die in one g