Bloom month

Plants that bloom in April

464 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during April. Plan for reliable color in April and keep your borders from going quiet.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 464 plants, 355 have been checked against outside sources (22 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.

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Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Anemone blanda 'Charmer'

Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate

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

Chinese Fringe Flower

Loropetalum chinense

Part sunZones 7–98 ftModerate

Chinese Pistache

Pistacia chinensis

Full sunZones 6–932 ftModerate

Quercus muehlenbergii

Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate

Hippeastrum 'Christmas Gift'

Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

City of Haarlem

Hyacinthus 'City of Haarlem'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia clevelandii

Full sunZones 8–94 ftLow

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Quercus agrifolia

Full sunZones 8–1051 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Cole's Select'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Coloratus Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Asimina triloba

Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate

Common Pussy Willow

Full sunZones 2–716 ftModerate

Compact Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Compacta'

Part shadeZones 5–85.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Couleur Cardinal

Tulipa 'Couleur Cardinal'

Full sunZones 3–81 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cranberry Creek Boxwood

Buxus 'Cranberry Creek'

Full sunZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis repens

Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Creeping Woodland Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

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

Cutting Edge Foamflower

Tiarella 'Cutting Edge'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Decadence Lemon Meringue False Indigo

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Delaware Valley White

Rhododendron 'Delaware Valley White'

Part shadeZones 6–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hyacinthus 'Delft Blue'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftLow

Dorothy Wycoff Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Dorothy Wyckoff'

Part shadeZones 5–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Double Take Eternal White Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Smncsdw'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Double Take Orange Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Orange Storm'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Double Take Peach Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nccs4'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Double Take Scarlet Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Scarlet Storm'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Downy Serviceberry

Amelanchier arborea

Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate

Dressed To Thrill Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Smnbfw'

Full sunZones 6–921 ftModerate

Drummond's Pink

Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Narcissus 'Dutch Master'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Crested Iris

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Fothergilla

Fothergilla gardenii

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Dwarf Pink Flowering Almond

Prunus glandulosa 'Sinensis'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta 'Early Bird'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258487'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Purple White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258486'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Cercis canadensis

Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate

Eleanor Taber Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Conor'

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

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