Here at the Dothan Area Botanical Garden we are lucky enough to live in a region that supports year-round gardening. Which means you can visit us 365 days a year!
Our Tropical House is host to a gorgeous array of blooming plants and foliage friendly finds… and the gardens resting on our 50 acres of land are gorgeous year round. Whether you’re visiting in the winter for a glance at our Camelia garden or visiting after April 1st to see our pollinator friendly plants and butterflies there’s always something in bloom to visit here at DABG.
Large silver buds are replaced by fragrant goblet-shaped flowers in March and April. Flowers are pink or purple outside with white interiors (depending on the variety) and can be up to 8 inches long.
Tulips are iconic spring-flowering bulbs with over 3,000 registered varieties. The flowers are usually large, showy and brightly colored – generally red, pink, yellow, or white (usually warm colors).
Daffodils are another iconic spring-flowering bulbs, in the amaryllis family, These flowering perennial plants offer diverse shapes, colors (beyond yellow, including pink, white, orange), and bloom times.
The Chinese Fringe Flower, is a spring flowering broad-leaved evergreen shrub of the witch hazel family. It typically grows in a rounded multi-stemmed form to 6-10’ tall, with possibilities up to 20′ tall.
Though its foliage is grass-like, the blue-eyed grasses belong to the iris family. Clusters of violet-blue flowers, each with 6 pointed tepals and a yellow eye, appear in spring on stalks growing from leaf-like bracts.
Native azaleas have minimal leaves in the spring which shows off their striking blooms. Their flowers range from white, pink, yellow, and orange and once their leaves appear they turn fiery colors in the fall.
A versatile, perennial shrubs requiring full sun, consistently moist, well-drained soil, and a low pH to thrive. Plants start producing fruit in the third year, with spring blooms and a lovely red/orange fall foliage.
Bursting into color every spring, Spirea create pleasing foiliage displays year-round while showing off abundant clusters of pink or white flowers in March and early April. They are a great pollinator plant.
Big, showy, mophead blooms cover the tops of the Macrophylla Hydrangea Plants in the summer months. The blooms can range anywhere from blue, pink or purple depending on the ph of the soil.
Hardy, low-maintenance perennials blooming from spring to fall (peak summer) with individual flowers that last for a single day. With over 100,000 cultivars the daylily flower can have diverse colors and heights.
Pitcher plants are carnivorous plants that have modified leaves or pitfall traps. Prey-trapping mechanisms featuring a deep cavity filled with digestive liquid. Several varieties can be found in our bog garden.
Hybrid Teas, Floribunda, Shrub Roses and even Climbing Roses (like the Peggy Martin Climbing Rose that covers the entry arbor) fill the rose garden. Early summer is the best time to see them in full bloom.
Showy daisy-like purple 5″ flowers bloom throughout summer atop stiff stems clad with coarse, ovate to broad-lanceolate, dark green leaves. Growing up to 2-4 feet high they return every summer.
Domed, slightly drooping clusters (umbels) of fragrant, pinkish -purple flowers appear mostly in the upper leaf axils from late spring well into summer. They are the main food source for Monarch Butterflies.
An evergreen shrub in the Malvaceae family known for large, vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers. They bloom in a variety of colors including red, white, orange, pink and yellow and the blooms last for a single day.
An annual that grows on tall upright branching stems it’s true flowers are insignificant, tiny, white to yellow trumpets that are only visible close up… surrounded by showy magenta bracts that attract pollinators.
Mums are a fall staple and typically come back year after year throughout the gardens. They range from vibrant reds, oranges, and yellows to deep purples, burgundies, white, and soft lavender.
A smaller, decorative tree the Japanese Maple is often the showpiece of a garden. With leaves that range from green to deep maroon throughout the seasons she’s a definite showstopper.
The Beauty Berry is native to the southeastern US and has magenta berries that put on a gorgeous fall show. It’s a low-maintenance shrub that acts as a magnet for birds during the cold months.
Similar to the Native Azalea the Encore Azalea has a completely different bloom… and unlike it’s native (spring blooming) cousin this evergreen shrub reblooms in spring, summer, and fall.
Camellia plants are native to Asia and boast more than 220 described species; the blooms range from white to pink to red… even yellows and salmons. We have over 80 species here at the gardens.
Orchids are diverse, popular, long-lived houseplants known for exotic, durable blooms. They are also a tropical plant that grows in a variety of ways (ncluding on trees!) Visit our collection in the tropical house.
Swamp orchids are a part of the larger Orchid family. With over 45 varieties these ground orchids are different from their smaller cousins with a buried bulb structure and large, showy bloom stalks.
These bushes are one of the first to flower in spring… in our warm climate they can be seen flowering in February! The flowers are white, pink, red, orangish, or peach-colored and appear before the leaves.
A member of the Amaranthaceae family, Swiss Chard is part of the beet genus. Instead of lettuce the swiss chard plant is closely related to sugar beets and beetroot, and used for its leaves rather than roots
Cabbages are closely related to broccoli, kale, and Brussels sprouts, and used decoratively in the fall and winter. These plants grow best in our cooler winters while avoiding the heat of the summer.
Commonly called flamingo lily or painter’s palette, and known for it’s attractive waxy, palette-shaped, bright red spathes and contrasting dark green foliage. It grows to 16” tall with heart-shaped, dark green leaves.
Largely used for Christmas or holiday displays did you know that the poinsettia is actually a tropical plant? Which means in the right climate they can be planted in the ground and live year round!