Bloom month

Plants that bloom in March

220 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during March. Plan for reliable color in March and keep your borders from going quiet.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 220 plants, 180 have been checked against outside sources (11 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

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The flowers of March

Every plant on this page is in flower in March. These are the ones with the shortest seasons around it, ranked by how much of each plant's flowering falls in February, March and April: a plant that opens and finishes here sits ahead of one that flowers from spring to frost, and ties go to the plants this site's guides name most often.

Admiral
Anemone coronaria 'Admiral'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
Full sunZones 7–95 ftModerate
Alba
Scilla luciliae 'Alba'
Full sunZones 3–85 inModerate
Alba Plena
Camellia japonica 'Alba Plena'
Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate
Alexandrina Magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana 'Alexandrina'
Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate
Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Alpine Squill
Scilla bifolia
Full sunZones 3–84 inModerate
Amaryllis
Hippeastrum
Part sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
American Plum
Prunus americana
Full sunZones 3–820 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Anna Marie
Hyacinthus 'Anna Marie'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Anna's Red
Helleborus × hybridus 'Anna's Red'
Part shadeZones 5–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Apple Blossom
Hippeastrum 'Apple Blossom'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Apricot Beauty
Tulipa 'Apricot Beauty'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Armandii Snowdrift Clematis
Clematis armandi 'Snowdrift'
Full sunZones 7–921 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Arnold Promise
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise'
Part sunZones 5–811 ftModerate
Autumn Flowering Cherry
Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Full sunZones 5–823 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
Part sunZones 8–1016 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera 'JBG 1000'
Full sunZones 7–1011 ftModerate
Beach Plum
Prunus maritima
Full sunZones 3–66 ftModerate
Black Pansy
Viola wittrockiana 'Clear Crystals Black'
Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Blue Giant
Scilla forbesii
Full sunZones 3–86 inModerate
Blue Jacket
Hyacinthus 'Blue Jacket'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Pansy
Viola wittrockiana 'Blue'
Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide
Blue Pearl
Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Shades
Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades'
Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate
Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria 'Condeaux'
Full sunZones 7–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
Full sunZones 7–93 ftLow
Brouwers Beauty Pieris
Pieris 'Brouwer's Beauty'
Part shadeZones 5–86.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Buckhead Bold Distylium
Distylium buxifolium 'ZhDis12-16'
Full sunZones 7–95.5 ftModerate
Burkwood Osmanthus
Osmanthus × burkwoodii
Full sunZones 6–88 ftModerate
California Poppy (Cream/White)
Eschscholzia californica 'Alba'
Full sunZones 6–111 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)
Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King'
Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Camellia
Camellia japonica
Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate
Carlton Daffodil
Narcissus 'Carlton'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carnegie
Hyacinthus 'Carnegie'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Cherry Laurel
Prunus caroliniana
Full sunZones 7–1025 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Full sunZones 6–1015 ftModerate
Catalina Perfume
Ribes viburnifolium
Part shadeZones 8–103.5 ftLow
Cedar Sage
Salvia roemeriana
Part shadeZones 7–101.5 ftLow
Cesky Gold Dwarf Birch
Betula × plettkei 'Golden Treasure'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftModerate
Charmer
Anemone blanda 'Charmer'
Part sunZones 5–86 inModerate
Chinese Fringe Flower
Loropetalum chinense
Part sunZones 7–98 ftModerate
Christmas Gift
Hippeastrum 'Christmas Gift'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Christmas Rose
Helleborus niger
Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Chuparosa
Justicia californica
Full sunZones 9–105 ftLow
Cinnamon Snow
Helleborus × ballardiae 'Cinnamon Snow'
Part shadeZones 5–91 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
City of Haarlem
Hyacinthus 'City of Haarlem'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
Full sunZones 8–1051 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs
Common Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Full sunZones 2–716 ftModerate
Compact Japanese Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Compacta'
Part shadeZones 5–85.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coppertone Distylium
Distylium 'PIIDIST-III'
Full sunZones 7–93.5 ftModerate
Cornelian Cherry
Cornus mas
Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate
Cream Beauty
Crocus chrysanthus 'Cream Beauty'
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Creek Sedge
Carex amphibola
Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Crocus
Crocus
Full sunZones 3–84 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Cutting Edge Foamflower
Tiarella 'Cutting Edge'
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Daffodil
Narcissus
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

March bloom by flower color

A plant that comes in more than one color is counted under each. The picks rank the same way as the flowers above, so each color names the plants whose season sits closest to March.

White

75 plants

Yellow

61 plants

Orange

20 plants

Red

33 plants

Pink

61 plants

Purple

47 plants

Blue

26 plants

March bloom for shade

94 of these 220 plants will flower in less than a full day of sun.

Part shade

57 plants

Part sun

37 plants

March bloom by height

Mature height, in the three bands a border is planted in. Anything over 10 ft is structure rather than a border plant, and a climber is sized by whatever it is growing up, so both sit this out.

Front of the border

under 12 in

71 plants

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

60 plants

Back of the border

3 ft and up

51 plants

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