Native to that island nation, Higan cherry trees burst with tiny, pinkish flowers beginning in March. The plants grow best in USDA hardiness zones 5 to 8. aga7ta/Getty Images 7.

If I am trying to start a 6-inch or larger pot I will place at least three cuttings in the pot. I have placed as many as 10 cuttings to more quickly establish a plant.

Using data from the Missouri Botanical Garden list of bloom times, here's a look at 47 plants that bloom in March across the U.S. As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers, but as many ...

Flowers to start from seed now: Fibrous begonias, rhodochitins, hollyhock and lupine. Annual Alaska Botanical Garden Annual Spring Conference: 8:45 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday.