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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Dutchman's Pipe

Aristolochia macrophylla

Part sunZones 4–824 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Symphytum grandiflorum

Part shadeZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Crested Iris

Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dwarf Fothergilla

Fothergilla gardenii

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Dwarf Korean Lilac

Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'

Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'

Part shadeZones 6–104 inModerate

Nepeta 'Early Bird'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258487'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Purple White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258486'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Red and White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258484'

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Rosa 'Korgeowim'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Eastern Star Sedge

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Kashmir Rose

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance My Girl Shrub Rose

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Sunrise Sunset Rose

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Yellow Submarine Rose

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ebb Tide'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–114 inLow

Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

El Niño Desert Orchid

× Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Ncxc1'

Full sunZones 6–912 ftModerate

Electric Lights Double Pink Azalea

Rhododendron 'Umnaz 493'

Part shadeZones 4–76 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Electric Lights Red Azalea

Rhododendron 'Umnaz633'

Part sunZones 4–74 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Electric Love Weigela

Weigela florida 'Zr1'

Full sunZones 4–71.5 ftModerate

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Elf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'

Full sunZones 3–86 inLow

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

EnduraScape Dark Purple

Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Bellis perennis

Full sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Rhododendron 'English Roseum'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Fagus sylvatica

Full sunZones 4–755 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

European Snowball

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Ever After Blush Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-4p1-5'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Pink Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-3p8-2'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Ruby Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-2pa1s'

Part sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carex oshimensis 'CarFit01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex morrowii 'Everglow'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Part shadeZones 7–107.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Eye Candy Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Candy'

Full sunZones 3–94 inModerate

Eye Shadow Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Shadow'

Full sunZones 2–94 inLow

Fairytrail Bride Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'USHYD0405'

Part shadeZones 7–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Fresco Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbpbmh'

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Green Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbwmh'

Part sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail White Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbvywmh'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

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