🌸 State flowers
Alabama in bloom
Alabama's official flowers are the camellia (1959) and the oak-leaf hydrangea (1999). Meet them, then explore 111 Alabama wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.
Camellia
Camellia japonica
Named Alabama's official state flower in 1959 (Code of Ala. § 1-2-11).
Meet the japanese camellia →
Oak-leaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Named Alabama's official state wildflower in 1999 (Code of Ala. § 1-2-11). In Alabama, most flowering sightings come in May–July.
Meet the oakleaf hydrangea →Sources: Code of Ala. § 1-2-11; Code of Ala. § 1-2-11; iNaturalist flowering records.
Alabama flower gifts
State flower gifts for anyone who loves Alabama.
🌱 Sample spot. Handmade gift picks from independent shops will appear here once our shop partnership is approved. These cards are placeholders, not real products.
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Alabama wildflower map
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Explore 111 Alabama flowers
101 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Alabama's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 10 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.
Showing 109 flowers
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–July
4,292 AL sightings on iNaturalist
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
2,795 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
2,781 AL sightings on iNaturalist
White clover
Trifolium repens
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–June
2,713 AL sightings on iNaturalist
American trumpet vine
Campsis radicans
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
2,399 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Persian silk tree
Albizia julibrissin
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–July
2,370 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–September
2,294 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Heavenly bamboo
Nandina domestica
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
1,998 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Little brown jugs
Asarum arifolium
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
1,960 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
1,919 AL sightings on iNaturalist
White pitcher plant
Sarracenia leucophylla
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–June
1,854 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–May
1,791 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
1,777 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Southern dewberry
Rubus trivialis
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
1,744 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Henbit deadnettle
Lamium amplexicaule
🌼 Blooms in AL: January–November
1,714 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
1,610 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Field madder
Sherardia arvensis
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–May
1,563 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
1,559 AL sightings on iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–July
1,532 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Butterweed
Packera glabella
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
1,520 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
🌼 Blooms in AL: August–October
1,500 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Kudzu
Pueraria montana
🌼 Blooms in AL: June–September
1,496 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
1,440 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Late boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
🌼 Blooms in AL: August–October
1,413 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
1,407 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Dogfennel
Eupatorium capillifolium
🌼 Blooms in AL: October–November
1,404 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–May
1,395 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly pea
Centrosema virginianum
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
1,339 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
1,328 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
1,314 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Crowpoison
Nothoscordum bivalve
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–November
1,309 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
1,249 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Wild potato vine
Ipomoea pandurata
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
1,228 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
🌼 Blooms in AL: July–August
1,217 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–August
1,189 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Mock strawberry
Potentilla indica
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–June
1,135 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy cluster-vine
Jacquemontia tamnifolia
🌼 Blooms in AL: July–October
1,112 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Sparkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
1,104 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–June
1,097 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Woodland pinkroot
Spigelia marilandica
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–May
1,097 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Bitterweed
Helenium amarum
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–October
1,056 AL sightings on iNaturalist
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
🌼 Blooms in AL: January–November
1,022 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Little sweet betsy
Trillium cuneatum
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
991 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Low smartweed
Persicaria longiseta
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–October
986 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Small-flower pawpaw
Asimina parviflora
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
979 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
975 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–August
972 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
969 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
968 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
961 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Fire pink
Silene virginica
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
960 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–May
946 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Red deadnettle
Lamium purpureum
🌼 Blooms in AL: January–April
929 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Philadelphia fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
928 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
908 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
884 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Red spider lily
Lycoris radiata
🌼 Blooms in AL: September–October
881 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Chamberbitter
Phyllanthus urinaria
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
876 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–August
876 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina laurelcherry
Prunus caroliniana
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
865 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Redring milkweed
Asclepias variegata
🌼 Blooms in AL: May
849 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina snailseed
Nephroia carolina
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
843 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
🌼 Blooms in AL: September–October
823 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Tiny bluet
Houstonia pusilla
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
821 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Pink sundew
Drosera capillaris
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
804 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow passionflower
Passiflora lutea
🌼 Blooms in AL: June–September
803 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
🌼 Blooms in AL: June–September
796 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Sweetbay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
796 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–December
795 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
🌼 Blooms in AL: July–September
784 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Hop trefoil
Trifolium campestre
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
780 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Orange milkwort
Senega lutea
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–October
751 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Lizard's tail
Saururus cernuus
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–June
747 AL sightings on iNaturalist
St. Andrew's cross
Hypericum hypericoides
🌼 Blooms in AL: July–November
747 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa)
Rosa
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–June
731 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
729 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Bear's foot
Smallanthus uvedalia
🌼 Blooms in AL: June–September
724 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Dwarf iris
Iris verna
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
724 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–May
711 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Woodland coreopsis
Anacis major
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–August
711 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
🌼 Blooms in AL: January–December
687 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
🌼 Blooms in AL: August–October
681 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–September
681 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow star grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–July
679 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Beach morning-glory
Ipomoea imperati
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–October
677 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Common vetch
Vicia sativa
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
675 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–March
673 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–May
670 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Sourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–July
668 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Littleleaf sensitive-briar
Mimosa microphylla
🌼 Blooms in AL: May–August
661 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Wild yam
Dioscorea villosa
🌼 Few flowering records in AL
657 AL sightings on iNaturalist
False rosemary
Conradina canescens
🌼 Blooms in AL: January–May
651 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Climbing hempvine
Mikania scandens
🌼 Blooms in AL: August–October
649 AL sightings on iNaturalist
White fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–April
636 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's-eye speedwell
Veronica persica
🌼 Blooms in AL: January–April
635 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Chinaberry
Melia azedarach
🌼 Blooms in AL: April–May
632 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–April
622 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Red clover
Trifolium pratense
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–October
621 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Blue pigroot
Sisyrinchium micranthum
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
619 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Carolina crane's-bill
Geranium carolinianum
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–May
615 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Burk's southern pitcher plant
Sarracenia rosea
🌼 Blooms in AL: March–May
607 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Orange daylily
Hemerocallis fulva
🌷 Grown in Alabama gardens
157 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
🌼 Blooms in AL: February–March
124 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
🌷 Grown in Alabama gardens
93 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
🌷 Grown in Alabama gardens
43 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Purple lilac
Syringa vulgaris
🌷 Grown in Alabama gardens
8 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
🌷 Grown in Alabama gardens
6 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Garden peony
Paeonia lactiflora
🌷 Grown in Alabama gardens
3 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Garden tulip
Tulipa gesneriana
🌷 Grown in Alabama gardens
0 AL sightings on iNaturalist
Alabama bloom calendar
Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Alabama flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Alabama marked “Flowering,” as of October 17, 2026. Garden flowers have few records because research-grade data leaves out planted ones.
How we picked these flowers
We started from iNaturalist's research-grade sightings in Alabama, most-observed first, left out grasses, sedges, trees and other plants with tiny or wind-pollinated flowers (plus poison ivy), kept at most three species per genus, and added Alabama's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in Alabama. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.
Rare plant list: Alabama has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Alabama ranks instead.
Invasive plant list: Alabama noxious weeds (Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-10-14-.04)