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.

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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 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.

Rosa 'Ausnoble'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Acer buergerianum

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Liriodendron tulipifera

Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate

Turkestan Onion

Allium karataviense

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auseasel'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Variegated Pittosporum

Pittosporum tobira 'Variegatum'

Part shadeZones 9–107.5 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'

Part sunZones 8–114.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Velvet Mesquite

Neltuma velutina

Full sunZones 9–1137 ftLow

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Vermillionaire Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'Vermillionaire'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 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

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 African Daisy

Osteospermum 'Akila White'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

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

Phlox subulata 'White Delight'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Freesia 'White'

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

White Fringetree

Chionanthus virginicus

Full sunZones 3–917 ftModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

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 Variegated Privet

Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'

Full sunZones 6–106.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

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

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wollerton Old Hall

Rosa 'Ausblanket'

Full sunZones 5–1011 ftModerate

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

Zéphirine Drouhin

Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

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