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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Goldflame Honeysuckle

Lonicera heckrottii 'Goldflame'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Symphytum 'Goldsmith'

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Goodding's Verbena

Glandularia gooddingii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

Part sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Chrysogonum virginianum

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Rhododendron 'Gumpo Pink'

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Heartleaf Foamflower

Tiarella cordifolia

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Henry Duelberg Mealy Blue Sage

Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'

Full sunZones 7–103 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausblush'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Hino-Crimson'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Anemone coronaria 'Hollandia'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

Part shadeZones 8–102 ftModerate

Hybrid Tea Rose

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Ice Dance Sedge

Carex 'Ice Dance'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Festuca idahoensis

Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftLow

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Verbena 'Superbena Imperial Blue'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica

Full sunZones 8–105 ftModerate

Malus 'Indian Magic'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Spigelia marilandica

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Calendula officinalis

Full sun2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Full sunZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Island Alumroot

Heuchera maxima

Part shadeZones 8–102.5 ftModerate

Eschscholzia californica 'Ivory Castle'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Calendula officinalis

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Pelargonium peltatum

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 3–71.5 ftModerate

Jade Turtle Cherry Laurel

Prunus laurocerasus 'Miniredia'

Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auscrystal'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

James L. Austin

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Magnolia 'Jane'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Japanese Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera

Part shadeZones 7–910 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Java Red'

Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidiaphaz'

Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Geranium 'Johnson's Blue'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Jubilee Celebration

Rosa 'Aushunter'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'WEKvossutono'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausjameson'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Junior Walker'

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Paeonia 'Kansas'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Karen'

Part shadeZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Karl Rosenfield

Paeonia 'Karl Rosenfield'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Katherine Havemeyer

Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Full sunZones 3–869 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Full sunZones 3–78 inModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleim's Hardy'

Part sunZones 7–102.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Knock Out'

Full sunZones 4–103.5 ftModerate

Viburnum carlesii

Full sunZones 4–75 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'

Full sunZones 5–826 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lady Banks' Rose

Full sunZones 6–920 ftModerate

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