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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Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Viola wittrockiana 'Rose'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Rose Snapdragon

Antirrhinum 'Rose'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Rosebud'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia rosmarinus

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftLow

Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lobularia maritima 'Rosie O'Day'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Roundleaf Ragwort

Packera obovata

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Royal Blue Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

Royal Crimson Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auspaddle'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Royal Raindrops

Malus 'Royal Raindrops'

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Royal White Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–95 ftLow

Russian Comfrey

Symphytum × uplandicum

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia officinalis

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Gaultheria shallon

Part shadeZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Salmon Geranium

Pelargonium 'Salmon'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salmon Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Petunia 'Salmon'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Salmon Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sarah Bernhardt

Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sarah Elizabeth

Clematis 'Evipo098'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sarah Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus kousa 'Satomi'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korvioros'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Rosa 'Scarlet Fire'

Full sunZones 5–106.5 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Scarlet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Scarlet Verbena

Verbena 'Lanai Scarlet'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Scarletta Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Zeblid'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Scentsation Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum 'Scentsation'

Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Scintillation'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Screaming Yellow

Baptisia sphaerocarpa 'Screaming Yellow'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftLow

Armeria maritima

Full sunZones 4–88 inLow

Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Rose'

Full sunZones 4–81 ftLow

Shadblow Serviceberry

Amelanchier canadensis

Part shadeZones 4–824 ftModerate

Shamrock Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Shirley Temple'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Asclepias speciosa

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Shropshire Lad Rose

Rosa 'Shropshire Lad'

Full sunZones 5–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate

Ornithogalum nutans

Part sunZones 6–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sir Winston Churchill

Narcissus 'Sir Winston Churchill'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Six Hills Giant

Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Sky Blue Lobelia

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Slender Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Smooth Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum biflorum

Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Salvia × sylvestris 'Schneehügel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Lobularia 'Snow Princess'

Full sun6 inModerate2.5 ft wide

Snow White Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Snow White'

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Snow White Sensation

Philadelphus 'Snow White Sensation'

Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate

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