Bloom month

Plants that bloom in May

1007 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during May. Plan for reliable color in May 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 1,007 plants, 731 have been checked against outside sources (51 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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Lady Emma Hamilton

Rosa 'Ausbrother'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Lady of Shalott

Rosa 'Ausnyson'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Alchemilla mollis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Large Fothergilla

Fothergilla major

Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Full sunZones 8–109 ftModerate

Lavender African Daisy

Osteospermum 'Soprano Lavender'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Lavender Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Lavender Bacopa

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Lavender Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Lavender Geranium

Pelargonium 'Lavender'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Lavender Larkspur

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Pentas

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Lavender Stream

Lobularia 'Lavender Stream'

Full sun5 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Lavender Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Lemon African Daisy

Osteospermum 'Lemon Symphony'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'

Full sun10 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lemony Lace Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4'

Full sunZones 4–74.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Syringa vulgaris

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Full shadeZones 2–78 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Citrus aurantifolia

Full sunZones 9–1113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lindheimer's Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Full sunZones 7–94 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'

Full sunZones 3–73 ftModerate

Little Gem Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora 'Little Gem'

Full sunZones 7–1020 ftModerate

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Long-Beaked Sedge

Carex sprengelii

Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Lord Lieutenant

Anemone coronaria 'Lord Lieutenant'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Louise Clements

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Magenta Geranium

Pelargonium 'Magenta'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Full sunZones 5–72 ftModerate

Dianthus deltoides

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate

Manhattan Lights

Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Mapleleaf Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate

Marge Elderberry

Sambucus nigra 'Marge'

Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Lupinus 'Masterpiece'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Astrantia major

Part shadeZones 4–72 ftModerate

Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'

Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Podophyllum peltatum

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Mexican Feather Grass

Nassella tenuissima

Full sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate

Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Mexican Orange Blossom

Choisya ternata

Part shadeZones 7–106.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meitelov'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Eschscholzia californica 'Mikado'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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