Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in May

680 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 and typically flower in May, such as False Indigo, Peony and Tulip. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 301 to 360 of 680 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 680 plants, 559 have been checked against outside sources (39 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Feather Falls Sedge

Carex 'Et Crx01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Fierce Falcon Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Feathered Friends Noble Nightingale Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Parrot Paradise Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–830 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Fireball'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftLow

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tulipa 'Flaming Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Flowering Crabapple

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Foxglove Penstemon

Penstemon cobaea

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Dianthus 'Frosty Fire'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fruit Punch Classic Coral

Dianthus 'Classic Coral'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Blue'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery White'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Gardenia'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magnolia 'Genie'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Georgia Peach Pie

Dianthus 'Georgia Peach Pie'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Allium giganteum

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Girard's Crimson

Rhododendron 'Girard's Crimson'

Part shadeZones 5–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium 'Gladiator'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 3–72 ftHigh

Allium 'Globemaster'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Alexanders

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Golden Apeldoorn

Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Celebration

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–76 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Golden Lights'

Part shadeZones 4–75 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Mock Orange

Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'

Full sunZones 4–86.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Golden Raindrops

Malus 'Golden Raindrops'

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Goldflame Honeysuckle

Lonicera heckrottii 'Goldflame'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Symphytum 'Goldsmith'

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

Part sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Chrysogonum virginianum

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Heartleaf Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

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