• Camellias are one of the flowers that bloom throughout February in Northern California.camellia image by Christopher Hall from Fotolia.com
  
  California is known for its sun and mild climate. Northern California boasts a long growing season and United States Department of Agriculture growing zones 5 through 9. Although California isn’t sunny all year long, even as the weather starts to cool, many flowers begin to bloom in northern California that will brighten up your garden in February and through the winter.
  
  

April Remembered Ice Angels Camellia

• Camellia bloom throughout February.Cam??lia image by Dominique LUZY from Fotolia.com
  
  The pale pink flowers of April Remembered Ice Angels Camellia brighten up your northern California garden even in February. The large flowers bloom from November into early spring. This shrub grows to 8 feet tall and wide with glossy evergreen leaves. Ice Angels Camellias are hardier than other varieties of camellia, growing throughout USDA Hardiness zones 6 through 10. These shrubs require well-drained but moist soil and filtered sun, according to Monrovia. Use Camellias for hedges or screens throughout northern California.
  
  

Lenten Rose

• Lenten rose will brighten up your garden in February.Lenten rose - Helleborus niger image by Accent from Fotolia.com
  
  The dark green foliage of the Lenten rose is evergreen in warmer climates such as USDA hardiness zones 6 and 9, and herbaceous in cooler zones, disappearing during the hot summer months to grow again in early winter. The flowers have five petals and bloom in shades of pink, white, purple and even green throughout the winter months, even though a layer of snow, according to Floridata Lenten rose grows in shade and well-drained but moist soil. This plant is ideal in woodland settings and shade gardens.
  
  

Bush Lily

• An evergreen perennial, bush lily grows in partial to full shade in USDA Hardiness zones 9 through 11, making it ideal for most of northern California. The pale orange flowers bloom in clusters on sturdy stalks above thick green leaves throughout the winter and into spring. This plant grows to 30 inches tall and wide, according to Monrovia. Although it needs regular watering the first year after planting, the bush lily is slightly drought tolerant.
  
  

Lantana

• Lantana's sunny flowers bloom throughout the winter.red lantana image by MAXFX from Fotolia.com
  
  Lantana is a hardy evergreen shrub that blooms throughout the year in northern California. This plant is not frost-tolerant and stops blooming in extreme cold weather. Small purple or red flowers bloom in clusters and attract butterflies and hummingbirds to the garden, according to Monrovia.This shrub is drought tolerant and grows well even exposed to ocean mist. Lantana grows throughout USDA Hardiness zones 9 through 11 in full sun. It will grow to 6 feet tall and wide, but can be pruned to shape.