22 Winter Flowers That Thrive During the Coldest Months of the Year

When the weather outside is cold and frightful, nothing is more delightful than a garden adorned with winter-blooming plants. But it doesnt mean that your garden has to appear bare, brown, and depressing. Many of winter colorful flowers bloom during the darkest, coldest times of the year. Is it possible to grow flowers in the winter? That depends entirely on where you live.

Honeywort: There is a fun little plant with vibrant, bluish purple flowers and leaves that change colors. Cerinthe is the grown-up name, but it is also called the Pride of Gibraltar and the blue shrimp plant. Honeywort isn't wildly popular in the U.S., but it should be. It's an annual or biannual that self-seeds freely. It has dark purple blossoms and mottled grey leaves that stand out in the garden. It likes full sun and dry, poor soil.