Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in March

165 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 and typically flower in March, such as Daffodil, Crocus and Grape Hyacinth. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 1 to 60 of 165 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 165 plants, 126 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.

The flowers of March in zone 8

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
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
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
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow
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 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
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 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
Charmer
Anemone blanda 'Charmer'
Part sunZones 4–86 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
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
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
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
Debutante
Camellia japonica 'Debutante'
Part shadeZones 7–96.5 ftModerate
Delft Blue
Hyacinthus 'Delft Blue'
Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Desert Globemallow
Sphaeralcea ambigua
Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftLow
Diane
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Diane'
Part sunZones 5–810 ftModerate
Dorothy Wycoff Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wyckoff'
Part shadeZones 5–86 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Double Take Peach Quince
Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nccs4'
Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Dutch Master
Narcissus 'Dutch Master'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Early Squill
Scilla mischtschenkoana
Full sunZones 3–84 inModerate
Elizabeth Magnolia
Magnolia 'Elizabeth'
Full sunZones 5–833 ftModerate
Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Cabernet'
Part shadeZones 6–86 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Enchanted Forest River Run Pieris
Pieris japonica 'River Run'
Part shadeZones 6–85.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

March bloom in zone 8 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

49 plants

Yellow

38 plants

Orange

12 plants

Red

25 plants

Pink

48 plants

Purple

34 plants

Blue

23 plants

March bloom in zone 8 for shade

66 of these 165 plants will flower in less than a full day of sun.

Part shade

41 plants

Part sun

25 plants

March bloom in zone 8 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

52 plants

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

48 plants

Back of the border

3 ft and up

41 plants

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