Wildflowers take center stage along the Scenic Byway in May

Wildflowers grow all along the byway,  especially in open fields from Grand Bay to Dauphin Island and from Orange Beach to Foley and farther north. On the edges of wetlands and swampy areas, look for the swamp rose mallow, a tall plant with a large, pink, five-petal flower, a favorite summer wildflower on Alabama’s coast.