Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 9 That Bloom in May

522 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 9 and typically flower in May, such as False Indigo, Bearded Iris and Creeping Phlox. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 181 to 240 of 522 plants

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 522 plants, 393 have been checked against outside sources (30 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.

Dutch Chocolate

Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Iris × hollandica

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dutch Iris Sapphire Beauty

Iris 'Sapphire Beauty'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

Full sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'

Part shadeZones 6–104 inModerate

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258487'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Purple White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258486'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Red and White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258484'

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Rosa 'Korgeowim'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Easy Elegance Kashmir Rose

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance My Girl Shrub Rose

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Sunrise Sunset Rose

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Yellow Submarine Rose

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ebb Tide'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–114 inLow

Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

El Niño Desert Orchid

× Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Ncxc1'

Full sunZones 6–912 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

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

EnduraScape Dark Purple

Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

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

Carex oshimensis 'CarFit01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex morrowii 'Everglow'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Part shadeZones 7–107.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Eye Candy Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Candy'

Full sunZones 3–94 inModerate

Eye Shadow Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Shadow'

Full sunZones 2–94 inLow

Fairytrail Bride Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'USHYD0405'

Part shadeZones 7–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Fresco Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbpbmh'

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Green Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbwmh'

Part sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail White Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbvywmh'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Feather Falls Sedge

Carex 'Et Crx01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Fierce Falcon Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Feathered Friends Noble Nightingale Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Parrot Paradise Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

FloriGlory Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Rhododendron 'Formosa'

Part shadeZones 7–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–101.5 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

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