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In my opinion, there is no such thing as too young. Although if they are very young, you may have to repeat it again when they are older so they get it.
It's science/nature. Kids are curious about science/nature. They don't have the baggage about it that we do, because they are not sexual themselves yet. Just tell her how the system works. It's like anything else. If you would tell her how water evaporates, goes into the clouds, and comes down as rain to be evaporated again, then you should tell her about this too. It's all just about learning.
The hubba hubba sex part is something that she will pick up as she gets older and matures. Right now, it's simply about mechanics.
I told my son when he was 3 (or maybe 4) and my daughter when she was 6. It just came up in conversation and they both learned about it at the same time. The three year old thought it was funny that grown-ups would do that, and the 6 year old was just quiet and thought about it. Since then, we've checked a kids sex ed book out of the library for my daughter (who is 8 now) so she can read it on her own. She's more curious now. The boy isn't that curious about it now, but he knows the gist of it.
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