Native Plants for Alabama — What to Plant, and When

'Angel Wings' Foamflower

Tiarella hybrid 'Angel Wings'

Zones 4a–8b · native to 27 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Adam's Needle

Yucca filamentosa

Zones 5a–10b · native to 10 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Allegheny Serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Zones 4a–8a · native to 24 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8a

Alum Root

Heuchera americana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 35 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

American Beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

Zones 6a–10b · native to 15 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

American Linden

Tilia americana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

American Lotus

Nelumbo lutea

Zones 4a–10b · native to 29 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

American Plum

Prunus americana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 40 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8a

American Smoketree

Cotinus obovatus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 8 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8a

American Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens

Zones 5a–9b · native to 24 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

American Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 31 states

Blooms Sep – Dec in zone 8a

Amsonia

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Zones 3a–9a · native to 29 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Arrowwood Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 33 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Atlantic Camas

Camassia scilloides

Zones 5a–9a · native to 14 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Baldwin's Ironweed

Vernonia baldwinii

Zones 4a–8b · native to 15 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Bee Balm

Monarda didyma

Zones 4a–9b · native to 24 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Zones 3a–9b · native to 44 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8a

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Zones 3a–9a · native to 42 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Zones 3a–8b · native to 25 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Black Locust

Robinia pseudoacacia

Zones 3a–8b · native to 15 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Black Oak

Quercus velutina

Zones 4b–9a · native to 35 states

Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms May – Nov in zone 8a

Blackhaw Viburnum

Viburnum prunifolium

Zones 3b–9a · native to 27 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Zones 3a–9a · native to 36 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Blue Cohosh

Caulophyllum thalictroides

Zones 3a–8a · native to 34 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum

Zones 5a–9b · native to 30 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8a

Blue Vervain

Verbena hastata

Zones 3a–8b · native to 49 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Broadleaf Ironweed

Vernonia glauca

Zones 5a–8b · native to 13 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Zones 3a–8b · native to 29 states

Butterfly Weed

Asclepias tuberosa

Zones 3a–9a · native to 41 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Zones 5a–9b · native to 39 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Campfire Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia hirta 'Campfire'

Zones 3a–7b · native to 47 states

Blooms May – Nov in zone 8a

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Carolina Geranium

Geranium carolinianum

Zones 3a–9b · native to 47 states

Blooms Feb – Jul in zone 8a

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Zones 7a–10b · native to 11 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Carolina Lupine

Thermopsis villosa

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

Carolina Rose

Rosa carolina

Zones 4a–9b · native to 37 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

Chestnut Oak

Quercus montana

Zones 4b–8a · native to 23 states

Chickasaw Plum

Prunus angustifolia

Zones 5a–9b · native to 16 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8a

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Zones 3a–9a · native to 36 states

Blooms Feb – Nov in zone 8a

Clustered Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 29 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Common Lippia

Phyla nodiflora

Zones 8a–11b · native to 12 states

Blooms Jun – Dec in zone 8a

Common Milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Zones 3a–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Zones 4a–9b · native to 28 states

Blooms Jul – Dec in zone 8a

Creeping Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Zones 4a–8b · native to 16 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Cucumber Tree

Magnolia acuminata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 22 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Culver's Root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 34 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Deceitful Pussytoes

Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 8a

Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Zones 4a–9a · native to 36 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8a

Drooping Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Zones 5a–8b · native to 8 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Eastern Prickly Pear

Opuntia humifusa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 28 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

False Sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides

Zones 3a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Zones 5a–9a · native to 32 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Zones 3a–8b · native to 27 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 36 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

Fringed Bluestar

Amsonia ciliata

Zones 5a–9b · native to 9 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 32 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Ghost Pipe

Monotropa uniflora

Zones 3a–9b · native to 36 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Giant Ironweed

Vernonia gigantea

Zones 5a–9b · native to 34 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Golden Alexander

Zizia aurea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Golden Ragwort

Packera aurea

Zones 3a–8b · native to 37 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Golden St. John's Wort

Hypericum frondosum

Zones 5a–8b · native to 7 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 50 states

Blooms Jun – Nov in zone 8a

Grape Honeysuckle

Lonicera reticulata

Zones 4a–8a · native to 15 states

Blooms Aug – Sep in zone 8a

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Zones 4a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Zones 3a–9a · native to 40 states

Ground Phlox

Phlox subulata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 26 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Hairy Alumroot

Heuchera villosa

Zones 3a–9a · native to 19 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8a

Hairy Sweet Cicely

Osmorhiza claytonii

Zones 3a–8b · native to 33 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Hardy Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Zones 4a–9b · native to 31 states

Blooms Jun – Nov in zone 8a

Highbush Blueberry

Vaccinium corymbosum

Zones 4a–7b · native to 30 states

Blooms Apr – Jul in zone 8a

Horsetail

Equisetum hyemale

Zones 3a–11b · native to 50 states

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 8a

Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

Zones 4a–8b · native to 25 states

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 8a

Indian Grass

Sorghastrum nutans

Zones 4a–9a · native to 44 states

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 8a

Inkberry

Ilex glabra

Zones 4a–9b · native to 17 states

Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Zones 3a–8b · native to 27 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 34 states

Blooms Jun – Nov in zone 8a

Juniper Tree

Juniperus virginiana

Zones 2a–9a · native to 38 states

Large Fothergilla

Fothergilla major

Zones 4a–8b · native to 6 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Limber Honeysuckle

Lonicera dioica

Zones 3b–8a · native to 32 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8a

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 44 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8a

Loblolly Pine

Pinus taeda

Zones 6a–9a · native to 15 states

Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris

Zones 7a–9b · native to 9 states

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Zones 3a–8a · native to 30 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Mayapple

Podophyllum peltatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 36 states

Blooms Mar – Mar in zone 8a

Meadow Phlox

Phlox maculata

Zones 3b–8b · native to 28 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Monarda 'Jacob Cline'

Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'

Zones 4a–9b · native to 24 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8a

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Zones 4a–9a · native to 24 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum virginianum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 37 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Muscadine Grape

Vitis rotundifolia

Zones 6a–10b · native to 19 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 8a

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Zones 3a–8b · native to 39 states

Blooms Nov – Jan in zone 8a

New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 37 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

New York Ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis

Zones 5a–9a · native to 20 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius

Zones 2b–7b · native to 34 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Nodding Onion

Allium cernuum

Zones 3a–9a · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Zones 3b–8a · native to 33 states

Northern Sea Oats

Chasmanthium latifolium

Zones 3a–9a · native to 32 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8a

Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana

Zones 2b–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Overcup Oak

Quercus lyrata

Zones 5b–9b · native to 19 states

Pagoda Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Zones 3a–7b · native to 30 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Zones 6a–9b · native to 24 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Zones 3a–8a · native to 35 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Pin Oak

Quercus palustris

Zones 4b–8b · native to 28 states

Post Oak

Quercus stellata

Zones 5b–9a · native to 29 states

Prairie Phlox

Phlox pilosa

Zones 4a–9b · native to 34 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Zones 3a–9b · native to 35 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Purple Lovegrass

Eragrostis spectabilis

Zones 5a–9b · native to 38 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8a

Redbud

Cercis canadensis

Zones 4b–9a · native to 31 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8a

Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Zones 4a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

River Birch

Betula nigra

Zones 4a–9a · native to 26 states

Rose Mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Disco Belle Rose Pink'

Zones 4a–9b · native to 31 states

Blooms Jun – Nov in zone 8a

Roughleaf Dogwood

Cornus drummondii

Zones 4a–8b · native to 17 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

Round-lobed Hepatica

Hepatica americana

Zones 3a–8a · native to 29 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8a

Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis

Zones 3a–9a · native to 33 states

Blooms Mar – Nov in zone 8a

Rusty Blackhaw

Viburnum rufidulum

Zones 5a–9a · native to 20 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Scarlet Oak

Quercus coccinea

Zones 4b–9a · native to 27 states

Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Zones 3a–7b · native to 49 states

Blooms Feb – Mar in zone 8a

Sherry Sue Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia 'Sherry Sue'

Zones 3a–9a · native to 22 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Shumard Oak

Quercus shumardii

Zones 5b–9b · native to 23 states

Silky Dogwood

Cornus amomum

Zones 5a–8b · native to 28 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

Smooth Beardtongue

Penstemon calycosus

Zones 4a–8b · native to 33 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

Smooth Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Zones 3a–9b · native to 33 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8a

Smooth Witherod

Viburnum nudum

Zones 5a–9a · native to 20 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Soapwort Gentian

Gentiana saponaria

Zones 5a–9b · native to 22 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8a

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Zones 4a–9b · native to 49 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

Solomon's Seal (Native)

Polygonatum biflorum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 37 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Southern Crabapple

Malus angustifolia

Zones 5b–9a · native to 12 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Southern Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

Zones 7b–10b · native to 9 states

Southern Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Zones 7a–10b · native to 16 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Zones 4a–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms Jan – Feb in zone 8a

Spiderwort

Tradescantia ohiensis

Zones 4a–9a · native to 36 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

Spotted Bee Balm

Monarda punctata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 36 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Stiff Bluestar

Amsonia rigida

Zones 6a–9b · native to 5 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Striped Gentian

Gentiana villosa

Zones 5a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms Jul – Sep in zone 8a

Summersweet

Clethra alnifolia

Zones 3a–9a · native to 22 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Sundial Lupine

Lupinus perennis

Zones 3a–8a · native to 33 states

Blooms Apr – Jun in zone 8a

Swamp Dogwood

Cornus foemina

Zones 6a–9b · native to 17 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

Swamp Jessamine

Gelsemium rankinii

Zones 7a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Swamp Milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Zones 3a–9a · native to 39 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Sweet Birch

Betula lenta

Zones 4a–7b · native to 20 states

Sweet Crabapple

Malus coronaria

Zones 4a–8a · native to 22 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Switchgrass 'Shenandoah'

Panicum virgatum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 44 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8a

Tall Thimbleweed

Anemone virginiana

Zones 3a–8b · native to 37 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8a

Tall Tickseed

Coreopsis tripteris

Zones 4a–9b · native to 27 states

Blooms Jul – Oct in zone 8a

Tickseed

Coreopsis lanceolata

Zones 3a–9b · native to 37 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8a

Torrey's Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum torreyi

Zones 5a–8b · native to 11 states

Blooms Jun – Jul in zone 8a

Trailing Phlox

Phlox nivalis

Zones 5a–9b · native to 8 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 31 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Turk's Cap Lily

Lilium superbum

Zones 4a–9a · native to 24 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Turtlehead

Chelone glabra

Zones 3a–8b · native to 29 states

Blooms Jun – Aug in zone 8a

Virgin's Bower Clematis

Clematis virginiana

Zones 3a–9b · native to 34 states

Blooms Jul – Aug in zone 8a

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Zones 3a–8a · native to 27 states

Blooms Feb – Apr in zone 8a

Virginia Sweetspire

Itea virginica

Zones 5a–9a · native to 25 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

Zones 3a–9a · native to 32 states

White Oak

Quercus alba

Zones 3b–8b · native to 35 states

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Zones 4a–8b · native to 20 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 8a

Wild Aster

Symphyotrichum pilosum

Zones 4a–8b · native to 37 states

Blooms Aug – Oct in zone 8a

Wild Bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Zones 3a–9b · native to 45 states

Blooms Sep – Dec in zone 8a

Wild Blue Indigo

Baptisia australis

Zones 3a–9b · native to 23 states

Blooms Mar – Jun in zone 8a

Wild Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Zones 3a–8b · native to 38 states

Blooms Jun – Sep in zone 8a

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 36 states

Blooms Mar – Apr in zone 8a

Wild Ginger

Asarum canadense

Zones 3a–7b · native to 36 states

Wild Leek

Allium tricoccum

Zones 3a–7b · native to 27 states

Blooms Jun – Jun in zone 8a

Wild Quinine

Parthenium integrifolium

Zones 4a–8a · native to 25 states

Blooms May – Jul in zone 8a

Wild Raisin

Viburnum cassinoides

Zones 3a–8a · native to 24 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Zones 3b–9a · native to 40 states

Blooms Mar – Aug in zone 8a

Direct-sow ~10 wks after your last spring frost

Willow Oak

Quercus phellos

Zones 6a–9b · native to 20 states

Winterberry

Ilex verticillata

Zones 3a–9a · native to 29 states

Blooms Apr – May in zone 8a

Wood Lily

Lilium philadelphicum

Zones 3a–8b · native to 32 states

Blooms May – Jun in zone 8a

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Zones 3b–9a · native to 37 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a

Wreath Goldenrod

Solidago caesia

Zones 4a–8b · native to 34 states

Blooms Jul – Nov in zone 8a

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Zones 3a–9b · native to 50 states

Blooms May – Aug in zone 8a

Direct-sow ~8 wks after your last spring frost

Yellow Honeysuckle

Lonicera flava

Zones 5b–8b · native to 10 states

Blooms Mar – May in zone 8a