Depending on the region where you garden, this round, evergreen shrub blooms in winter to early spring (about February through May). Its pink, magenta, or lavender flowers open in small clusters ...

Also known as ipheion, these tiny white, pink, or blue flowers were popular in colonial gardens. Plant them in masses at the edge of walkways, so you can enjoy their perfume in late winter or ...

The delicate blooms which rise above the leaves seem to be saying, “Look at me. I’m just here to cheer you up.” ...

Depending on which species you choose to grow, they will send up their first blooms (yellow, white, pink ... and sweetly fragrant flowers that cover the plants in winter and early spring.