I sowed these seeds a couple of months ago. I sowed them in the Vegetable Garden (the leaves and petals are edible). I wasn't really expecting to get blooms this winter. I was expecting them to remain as small seedlings until the spring arrived at which time they would burst forth. That's how my beets and carrots, etc behave. So it has been a delightful surprise to see blooms in December.
The bees are all over these flowers because they are one of the only things blooming right now.