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Plants for Zone 10 That Bloom in March

36 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 10 and typically flower in March, such as Amaryllis, Cedar Sage and Howard McMinn Manzanita. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

36 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 36 plants, 33 have been checked against outside sources (9 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.

The flowers of March in zone 10

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
Amaryllis
Hippeastrum
Part sunZones 8–101.5 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
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
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow
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
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
Christmas Gift
Hippeastrum 'Christmas Gift'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
Full sunZones 8–1051 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs
Desert Globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftLow
George Tabor
Rhododendron 'George Tabor'
Part shadeZones 8–106 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Hollandia
Anemone coronaria 'Hollandia'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate
Howard McMinn Manzanita
Arctostaphylos densiflora 'Howard McMinn'
Full sunZones 7–106 ftLow
Laurustinus
Viburnum tinus
Full sunZones 8–109 ftModerate
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Full sunZones 8–1060 ftModerate
Lord Lieutenant
Anemone coronaria 'Lord Lieutenant'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate
Minerva
Hippeastrum 'Minerva'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Mt. Everest
Anemone coronaria 'Mt. Everest'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate
Orange Sovereign
Hippeastrum 'Orange Sovereign'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Picotee
Hippeastrum 'Picotee'
Part sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Pink Jasmine
Jasminum polyanthum
Full sunZones 8–1113 ftModerate
Primrose
Primula
Part shadeZones 3–118 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Purple Pixie Loropetalum
Loropetalum chinense 'Peack'
Full sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate
Red Lion
Hippeastrum 'Red Lion'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Rilona
Hippeastrum 'Rilona'
Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftLow
Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera
Full sunZones 7–1117 ftModerate
Sylphide
Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate
Texas Mountain Laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
Full sunZones 7–1018 ftLow
The Bride
Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate
Velvet Mesquite
Neltuma velutina
Full sunZones 9–1137 ftLow
Winter Jasmine
Jasminum nudiflorum
Full sunZones 6–1010 ftModerate

March bloom in zone 10 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

11 plants

Red

10 plants

Pink

11 plants

Purple

8 plants

March bloom in zone 10 for shade

13 of these 36 plants will flower in less than a full day of sun.

Part sun

9 plants

March bloom in zone 10 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.

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

19 plants

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