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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Cerastium tomentosum

Full sunZones 3–76 inLow

Philadelphus 'Snowbelle'

Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Snowcicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowcicle'

Part sunZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Malus 'Snowdrift'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Sonic Bloom Pink

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Pink'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Sonic Bloom Red

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Red'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Viola cornuta 'Sorbet'

Part sun6 inModerate8 in wide

Southern Blue Flag

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Full sunZones 7–1059 ftModerate

Spanish Lavender

Lavandula stoechas

Full sunZones 7–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Weigela florida 'Spilled Wine'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Spring Green'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Full sunZones 7–1013 ftModerate

Star of Bethlehem

Full sunZones 4–912 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium cristophii

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Cornus × rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Stewartstonian'

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Strawberry Hill

Rosa 'Ausrimini'

Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Malus 'Sugar Tyme'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sulfur Flower Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Full sunZones 4–812 inLow

Summer Snowflake

Leucojum aestivum

Part sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'

Full sunZones 3–76 ftModerate

SunPatiens Coral

Impatiens 'SunPatiens'

Part sun1.5 ftHigh1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sunsatia Lemon Nemesia

Nemesia 'Intraigoldtwo'

Full sunZones 108 inModerate

Superbells Blackcurrant Punch

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Blackcurrant Punch'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Blue

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Blue'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Cherry Star

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Cherry Star'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Coralina

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Coralina'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Grape Punch

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Grape Punch'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Lemon Slice

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Lemon Slice'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Pink

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Pink'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Red'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Tangerine Punch

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Tangerine Punch'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells White

Calibrachoa 'Superbells White'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Yellow

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Yellow'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

SuperCal Neon Rose Petchoa

× Petchoa 'Kakegawa S89'

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Supertunia Vista Bubblegum

Petunia 'Supertunia Vista Bubblegum'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate2 ft wide

Susan Williams-Ellis

Rosa 'Ausquirk'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Sutton's Apricot

Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron viscosum

Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lobularia maritima

Full sun5 inModerate12 in wide

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus barbatus

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Galium odoratum

Full shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh

Liquidambar styraciflua

Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Tangerine Gem'

Full sun10 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Teasing Georgia

Rosa 'Ausbaker'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

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