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Popular Spring Plants and Flowers for Nashville, TN
Here are some of our favorite Spring choices for Nashville, TN including trees, shrubs, and flowers! For more information on the best landscaping choices for your Nashville property, please contact Acer Landscape Services at (615) 350-8030 or fill out the contact form further down on the page.
Spring Trees
Eastern Redbuds
Redbuds are bold, beautiful trees with rosy pink heart-shaped flowers usually growing 10-15 feet tall. Redbuds are native to Middle TN and a top low-maintenance choice. They typically start blooming young, some as early as 4 years. In Middle Tennessee, fall, winter, and early spring are good times to plant.
Flowering Dogwoods
Dogwoods are smaller landscape trees growing to about 15 feet tall. These trees are popular across Middle TN. Dogwoods are known for their eye-catching, long-lasting flowers into late Spring. Back in 2018, Governor Bill Haslam proclaimed April 21, 2018, as Tennessee Dogwood Day. This day was designed to recognize dogwoods taking full bloom across Tennessee, signifying springtime in the South.
Magnolias
Magnolias are larger trees with white blooming fragrant flowers usually growing around 30-40 feet tall, some up to 80 feet tall. These trees are popular choices for leisure as screening trees or as a focal point planting. Magnolia trees can be located all over Nashville including Vanderbilt University, Belmont University, Sevier and Centennial Parks, The Hermitage, Grassmere, and Glen Leven Farm.
Spring Shrubs
Quince
A perennial flowering shrub covered with bright stunning orange flowers growing about 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide. The Quince is considered a showstopper and typically blooms early spring, usually between March and April.
Kaleidoscope Abelia
A spring shrub with bright green and yellow leaves growing 2-3 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. The leaves will turn yellow in summer and then to bright orange and deep reds in the fall.
Rose Creek Abelia
A great shrub for spring with showy flowers and attractive dark green foliage growing 2-3 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide.
Spring Flowers
Tulips
Tulips are an early-blooming bulb offering multiple color options. Tulips are always a fan favorite. Nashville residents can enjoy bands of colorful tulips at the Cheekwood in Bloom Event this year from March 06, 2021 – April 11, 2021. Follow #TulipTracker on Instagram and Facebook for updates from Cheekwood about the blooms this year.
Dianthus
Dianthus is a low-maintenance flower known for its strong scented flowers and comes in almost every color. Most are perennial although some are biennial or annual. These plants attract butterflies and hummingbirds making them a Nashville favorite.
Begonias
Begonias are typically smaller, bright annual flowers thriving in shade. Begonias are toxic to animals if eaten. They come in several color varieties ranging from wax begonias, tuberous begonias, angel wing begonias, rex begonias, and more!
Spring Starflowers
Hydrangeas
Snapdragons
Gardenia
Need Help with your Middle Tennessee Spring Project?
Acer Landscape Services to can provide additional information and recommendations for the best plants for your Nashville property. Please contact us at (615) 350-8030 or fill out the form below.
