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.

Lupinus 'Chandelier'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chardonnay Pearls Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis 'Duncan'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Fritillaria meleagris

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Checkered Lily Alba

Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cherokee Princess

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Carex cherokeensis

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Cherries Jubilee

Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Chick Charms Cosmic Candy Hens & Chicks

Sempervivum 'Urmina'

Full sunZones 4–84 inLow

China Girl Holly

Full sunZones 5–89 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum macrocephalum 'Sterile'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Chinese Wild Ginger

Asarum splendens

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chionoides Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Chionoides'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium schoenoprasum

Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Full sunZones 4–101.5 ftLow

Chrysalis White Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'Balchryite'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Chubby Hubby Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Mad-ic-i'

Full sunZones 6–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausprior'

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia clevelandii

Full sunZones 8–94 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Coast Leucothoe

Leucothoe axillaris

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coconut Surprise

Dianthus 'Coconut Surprise'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Color Spires Back to the Fuchsia Salvia

Salvia 'Back to the Fuchsia'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Color Spires Crystal Blue Salvia

Salvia × sylvestris 'Crystal Blue'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Color Spires Pink Dawn Salvia

Salvia 'Pink Dawn'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Symphytum officinale

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Asimina triloba

Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate

Common Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate

Cora Louise Itoh Peony

Paeonia 'Cora Louise'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Beauty Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'

Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Coral Charm'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Flower Carpet Rose

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate

Coral Knock Out Rose

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Coral Star Honeysuckle

Lonicera 'Celestial'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Coral Sunset'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crater Lake Blue

Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'

Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

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

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Creeping Woodland Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Bignonia capreolata

Full sunZones 5–943 ftModerate

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

Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'

Part sunZones 6–102.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crown Princess Margareta

Rosa 'Auswinter'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate

Cunningham's White

Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'

Part shadeZones 4–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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