Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in April

402 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 and typically flower in April, such as Daffodil, Tulip and Creeping Phlox. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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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 402 plants, 318 have been checked against outside sources (21 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.

Quercus agrifolia

Full sunZones 8–1051 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Cole's Select'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Coloratus Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Asimina triloba

Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate

Compact Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Compacta'

Part shadeZones 5–85.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Couleur Cardinal

Tulipa 'Couleur Cardinal'

Full sunZones 3–81 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cranberry Creek Boxwood

Buxus 'Cranberry Creek'

Full sunZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cream Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Creeping Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis repens

Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Creeping Woodland Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Fritillaria imperialis

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Crown Imperial Lutea

Fritillaria imperialis 'Lutea'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Crown Imperial Rubra

Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Cutting Edge Foamflower

Tiarella 'Cutting Edge'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Decadence Lemon Meringue False Indigo

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Delaware Valley White

Rhododendron 'Delaware Valley White'

Part shadeZones 6–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hyacinthus 'Delft Blue'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftLow

Dorothy Wycoff Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wyckoff'

Part shadeZones 5–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Double Take Eternal White Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Smncsdw'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Double Take Orange Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Orange Storm'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Double Take Peach Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nccs4'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Double Take Scarlet Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Scarlet Storm'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate

Dressed To Thrill Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Smnbfw'

Full sunZones 6–921 ftModerate

Drummond's Pink

Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Narcissus 'Dutch Master'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Crested Iris

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Fothergilla

Fothergilla gardenii

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Dwarf Pink Flowering Almond

Prunus glandulosa 'Sinensis'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta 'Early Bird'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258487'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Purple White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258486'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis

Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate

Eleanor Taber Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Conor'

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Elizabeth Magnolia

Magnolia 'Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–833 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'

Full sunZones 3–86 inLow

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Cabernet'

Part shadeZones 6–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Enchanted Forest River Run Pieris

Pieris japonica 'River Run'

Part shadeZones 6–85.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Ever After Blush Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-4p1-5'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Pink Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-3p8-2'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Ruby Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-2pa1s'

Part sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Part shadeZones 7–107.5 ftModerate

Eye Candy Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Candy'

Full sunZones 3–94 inModerate

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 Noble Nightingale Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

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