Thankfully, there are house plants that bloom at this time of year that can fill the gap until the snow melts and the garden comes to life again. One of my favorite house plants blooming this time of year is Canary Island broom. It's often used in spring flower shows because it comes into bloom at the same time as the flower shows are being held. In late winter and early spring, Canary Island broom bears long, slender spikes of bright-yellow flowers. The flowers resemble sweet pea flowers, only much smaller.
Individual flowers are less than an inch long.
The flowers have a sweet, fruity fragrance that perfumes the air. Flower spikes are borne at the tips of the branches and are about six inches long or so. Each flower spike carries up to a dozen flowers. Flowers last longest when kept in cool temperatures. Canary Island broom grows two to three feet tall with a spread of about a foot and a half.