Plants that bloom in March in Zone 9 with purple flowers

Anna's Red Hellebore

Wine-red outward-facing blooms above silver-marbled foliage. Bred to face the viewer, not the ground, like older hellebores do.

Bougainvillea

Explosive cascades of papery magenta, hot pink, or coral bracts that smother walls, fences, and pergolas with nonstop color from spring through fall in zones 9 to 11.

Eastern Redbud

Magenta flowers erupt directly from bare branches. Spring showstopper tree.

Hellebore

The Lenten Rose. Elegant nodding blooms that thrive in deep shade.

Lenten Rose

Nodding flowers in late winter when nothing else is blooming. Evergreen foliage adds year-round structure to shade gardens.

Magnolia

Goblet-shaped blooms on bare branches. One of spring's most dramatic moments.

Onyx Odyssey Hellebore

Fully double black-purple blooms that look almost theatrical. The darkest hellebore available, and worth the hunt to find one.