Sprintime in Charleston South Carolina: An Explosion of Colors and Flora

Charleston is world renowned for it's abundance of magnificent flora and gardens. The city explodes into a beautiful tapestry of hues in the spring, and because of this, many claim that this is the best time of the year to visit.

For the first-time visitor, or for those who haven't visited during the blooming season, there are some areas of the city that should be explored to see the show!

In downtown Charleston there is an area known as “South of Broad Street ” Looking at a map of the Charleston, this is the area that is literally south...or below Broad Street (reference map) This locale is where the secret gardens, opulent mansions, the Battery and White Point Gardens are located.

The plantations have magnificent gardens which display a wide variety of flora as well. Drayton Hall, Magnolia, and Middleton are located on highway 61 (area map to plantations). Boone Hall Plantation is located in Mount Pleasant (map to Boone Hall).

The Town of Summerville, known as the “Flowertown in the Pines”, is gorgeous in the spring, and kicks off the season with their extremely popular annual Flowertown Festival (featured event). The town showcases a grandiose display of azaleas (map of Summerville SC).

Types of flora to be seen: Azaleas, camellias, wisteria, flowering fruit trees, quince, redbuds, forsythias, pearl bushes, jessamine, honeysuckle, dogwoods, anemones, hyacinths, lilies, star and saucer magnolias, roses, gerber daisies, and many more.

Springtime in Charleston: An Explosion of Color