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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Lantana urticoides

Full sunZones 8–114.5 ftLow

Part shadeZones 5–912 inLow

Texas Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

Part shadeZones 7–104.5 ftModerate

The Alnwick Rose

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Lupinus 'The Chatelaine'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Generous Gardener

Rosa 'Ausdrawn'

Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Lupinus 'The Governor'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Lady Gardener

Rosa 'Ausbrass'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Lupinus 'The Pages'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auswalker'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

The Poet's Wife

Rosa 'Auswhirl'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–96 inLow

Rosa 'Korroleotu'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPOTW'

Full sunZones 3–73.5 ftModerate

Totally Tangerine Avens

Geum 'Totally Tangerine'

Full sunZones 5–72.5 ftModerate

Tranquilite Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo111'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausnoble'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Acer buergerianum

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Full shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Weigela florida 'Variegata'

Full sunZones 4–85 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

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Acer circinatum

Part shadeZones 5–712 ftModerate

Violet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 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

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Wax Begonia Pink

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia Red

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia White

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Syringa vulgaris 'Wedgwood Blue'

Full sunZones 3–75.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

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

White Columbine

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'White Delight'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

White Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

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