If you’re getting ready to decorate your home for winter, or are planning a winter  wedding, choosing the right flowers is essential. Not only are there certain flowers more readily available depending on the time of year, but there are also flower types unique to the winter season. Below is a list of the most common winter flowers and their descriptions and colors. Hopefully this will help you choose the perfect winter flowers for your designs.

Alstroemeria - Long, cylinder-like gray/green leaves with small star-shaped flowers in loose bunches.
Amaryllis - 4-5 large elaborate, starry, trumpet-shaped flowers with thick, smooth, leafless stems.  Comes in red, white, pink, peach, striped, and ones with colored edge petals.
Calla Lily - Arrowhead-shaped leaves with funnel-shaped flower heads in reds, whites, yellows, and pinks.
Carnation - Hundreds of ruffled petals per flower head with a long, leafed, stem.  Comes in a wide variety of colors.
Gardenia - Dark green, glossy leaves and white or pale yellow flowers with a tubular base.
Hydrangea - Shrub or small tree; large, ball-shaped flower clusters with large leaves.  Comes in shades of white, blue, red, pink, or purple.
Lily - Large flowers with 3 petals, 3 sepals, and band-shaped leaves.  Many colors and varieties including the tiger lily and the easter lily.
Poinsettia - Linear and round leaves with cylinder-shaped flower heads.  The flower’s leaves are often mistaken for the petals.
Rose - Long, alternating leaves and thorned stems.  Most roses have 5 petals with 2 lobes per petal.  5 sepals grow below the petals.  Large variety of colors and types available.
Snowball - Round cluster of white flowers that resemble a snowball, with bright green leaves.