Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in May

769 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 and typically flower in May, such as False Indigo, Peony and Tulip. 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 769 plants, 621 have been checked against outside sources (43 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.

Rosa 'Auseasel'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Variegata'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'

Part sunZones 8–114.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Volcano Cherry Laurel

Prunus laurocerasus 'Jong1'

Full sunZones 6–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Western Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Full sunZones 5–97.5 ftModerate

Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Part shadeZones 7–108 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

White Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

White Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Trifolium repens

Full sunZones 3–104 inModerate

White Columbine

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'White Delight'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Full sunZones 3–917 ftModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Weigela florida 'White Knight'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Dianthus 'White'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

White Triumphator

Tulipa 'White Triumphator'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Variegated Privet

Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'

Full sunZones 6–106.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Weigela florida 'Alba'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

White Wild Indigo

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

White Wisteria (Alba)

Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White-Tinged Sedge

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Geranium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Wine & Roses'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes'

Part shadeZones 5–810 ftModerate

Wollerton Old Hall

Rosa 'Ausblanket'

Full sunZones 5–1011 ftModerate

Phlox divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Woodland Stonecrop

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Yaku Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Illicium parviflorum

Part shadeZones 7–915 ftModerate

Yellow California Poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Yellow Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yuki Cherry Blossom Deutzia

Deutzia 'NCDX2'

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Zéphirine Drouhin

Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

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