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What are some common Spring Perennials for Alabama?

Answer:
Springtime in Alabama begins early in the year;

sometime late in February or early in March. Alabama gardeners begin enjoying some of their favorite perennial plants during that time.
Northern Alabama is in USDA Hardiness Zone 7, and southern Alabama is in USDA Hardiness Zone 8.

Since Alabama's climate is typically warm and moist, a wide variety of perennials do well there; and, as is often the case with plants and flowers, it is sometimes difficult to decide just which wonder of nature you want to use to freshen up your landscaping, come spring in Alabama.

This list is by no means every perennial plant that Alabama gardeners find joy in; but it covers a handful of the larger varieties.

Bleeding heart: Blooms in springtime; moist soil and shade preferred; may grow to three feet tall; may need support. Flowers are pink, shaped like a heart. Some other colors also available.

Butterfly Weed: Blooms late in springtime; often seen growing wild in Alabama; dry, loose or sandy soil and sun preferred; attracts butterflies and hummers; various colors, mostly yellow-orange-maroon ranges.

Columbine: Blooms late in springtime; moist, rich soil and sun to light shade preferred; wide variety of colors available.

False blue indigo: Blooms late in springtime; grows to three or four feet tall, in bush form; drainable soil and sun preferred; indigo blue flowers most common, though other colors are available.

Fragrant Solomon's seal: Blooms late in springtime; moist soil and shade or wooded areas preferred; flowers on long, arching stems.

Torch lily: Blooms late in springtime; spike leaves; grows to three feet tall; drainable soil and sun preferred; various colors available.

Rose campion: Blooms late in springtime; grows to three feet tall; drainable soil and sun preferred; generally rose, white or pink available.

Shasta daisy: Blooms late in springtime; some varieties grow to four feet tall; moist, drainable soil and sun preferred; various colors available.

Yarrow: Blooms late in springtime; grows to four feet tall; hardy in dry or marginal soil; sun preferred; yellow most common, though other colors are available.


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