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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Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cuphea (Cigar Plant)

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Cutleaf Stephanandra

Neillia incisa 'Crispa'

Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftModerate

Czechmark Trilogy

Weigela 'Czechmark Trilogy'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Dalmatian Peach

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dalmatian Purple

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dames de Chenonceau Rose

Rosa 'Dames de Chenonceau'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Dandy Man Color Wheel Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'NCRX1'

Part sunZones 5–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dandy Man Purple Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'LavJ2011'

Part shadeZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausdecorum'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum'

Full sunZones 4–94 inModerate

Dark Lord Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Dark Lord'

Part shadeZones 5–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lamium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Decadence Blueberry Sundae False Indigo

Baptisia 'Blueberry Sundae'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Dark Chocolate False Indigo

Baptisia 'Dark Chocolate'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Deluxe Pink Truffles False Indigo

Baptisia 'Pink Truffles'

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Lemon Meringue False Indigo

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Sparkling Sapphires False Indigo

Baptisia 'Sparkling Sapphires'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Vanilla Cream False Indigo

Baptisia 'Vanilla Cream'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Deep Rose Gerbera

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Delaware Valley White

Rhododendron 'Delaware Valley White'

Part shadeZones 6–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Delta Eclipse Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Deleb'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftLow

Ilex glabra 'Densa'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auskindling'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftLow

Chilopsis linearis

Full sunZones 7–919 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Diamantina Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo039'

Full sunZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Diamond Spire Gardenia

Gardenia 'Leefive'

Part shadeZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Do Tell'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dolce Apple Twist Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Apple Twist'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Dolce Silver Gumdrop Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Silver Gumdrop'

Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

Rosa 'Dolly Parton'

Full sunZones 6–104.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Don Juan'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Double Play Blue Kazoo Spirea

Spiraea media 'Smsmbk'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Double Play Dolly Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Smnsjsa'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Double Play Doozie Spirea

Spiraea 'Ncsx2'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Double Play Gold Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Yan'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Double Play Princess Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Farrowsjko'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Double Play Red Spirea

Spiraea japonica 'Smnsjmfr'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Double Rose Impatiens

Impatiens 'Rockapulco Rose'

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Double Take Eternal White Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Smncsdw'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'

Full sunZones 5–810 ftModerate

Iris douglasiana

Part shadeZones 7–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Lady Holly

Ilex × aquipernyi 'Meschick'

Full sunZones 6–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Pink

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Pink'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Red

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Trifolium repens 'Dragon's Blood'

Full sunZones 4–94 inModerate

Dressed To Thrill Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Smnbfw'

Full sunZones 6–921 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meijocos'

Full sunZones 4–111.5 ftModerate

Drooping Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Drummond's Pink

Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Duchesse de Nemours

Paeonia 'Duchesse de Nemours'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dutch Chocolate

Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Iris × hollandica

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dutch Iris Sapphire Beauty

Iris 'Sapphire Beauty'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

Full sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

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