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.

Autumn Twist Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Conlep'

Part shadeZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Avalanche Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Avalanche'

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 5–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Balboa Sunset Heuchera

Heuchera 'DOHEUGABECI'

Part sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Tulipa 'Ballerina'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Monarda didyma 'Balbalmurp'

Full sunZones 4–912 inModerate

Bananappeal Anise Tree

Illicium parviflorum 'PIIIP-I'

Part shadeZones 7–92.5 ftModerate

Barbara Ann Climbing Hydrangea

Hydrangea barbara 'Barbara Ann'

Part shadeZones 5–935 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Paeonia 'Bartzella'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auschimbley'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Part sunZones 8–1016 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bearberry Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster dammeri

Full sunZones 5–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'

Full sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Berry Box Pyracomeles

× Pyracomeles 'NCXP2'

Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftModerate

Berry Scape Aronia

Aronia arbutifolia 'UCONNAA001'

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Hartesia'

Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Magnolia 'Betty'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Beverly Sills Reblooming Bearded Iris

Iris 'Beverly Sills'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bidens ferulifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Bigfoot Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Sotall'

Part shadeZones 7–1015 ftModerate

Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'

Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Rhododendron 'Bixby'

Part shadeZones 5–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blaauws Pink Azalea

Rhododendron 'Blaauw's Pink'

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Black Chokeberry

Aronia melanocarpa

Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Nyssa sylvatica

Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate

Black Hero Double Peony Tulip

Tulipa 'Black Hero'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tulipa 'Black Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow

Viburnum prunifolium

Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Blanc Double de Coubert Rose

Rosa 'Blanc Double de Coubert'

Full sunZones 4–95.5 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blood Moon Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Blood Moon'

Part shadeZones 5–87 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double

Rhododendron 'RLH1-2P8'

Part sunZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloombux Magenta Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Microhirs9'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Blaze Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum 'Blubzam'

Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Blue Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Blue Ice Blue Star

Amsonia 'Blue Ice'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Baptisia australis

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Blue Moon Wisteria

Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Full sunZones 3–920 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Moon Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Blue Muffin Viburnum

Viburnum dentatum 'Christom'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Blue Peter'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Shadow Fothergilla

Fothergilla × intermedia 'Blue Shadow'

Full sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Blue Spectacle'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Blue Wood Sedge

Carex flaccosperma

Part shadeZones 5–88 inModerate

Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

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