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.

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Rhododendron 'Formosa'

Part shadeZones 7–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Full sunZones 8–92 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'

Part sunZones 7–114.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Gardenia jasminoides

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

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

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

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

Allium 'Globemaster'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Abelia × grandiflora

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Aroyqueli'

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

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

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

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

Goodding's Verbena

Glandularia gooddingii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

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

Rhododendron 'Gumpo Pink'

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Heartleaf Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Henry Duelberg Mealy Blue Sage

Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'

Full sunZones 7–103 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausblush'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Hino-Crimson'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Anemone coronaria 'Hollandia'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

Part shadeZones 8–102 ftModerate

Hybrid Tea Rose

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Ice Dance Sedge

Carex 'Ice Dance'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

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