Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 11 That Bloom in May

128 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 11 and typically flower in May, such as African Daisy, Aloe and Annual Phlox. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 128 plants, 41 have been checked against outside sources (8 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.

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Pink African Daisy

Osteospermum 'Serenity Pink'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Pink Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Verbena 'EnduraScape Pink Bicolor'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Pink Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Jasminum polyanthum

Full sunZones 8–1113 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Pink Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Pink Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Verbena 'Superbena Royale Plum Wine'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Purple Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Purple Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

Part sunZones 8–111.5 ftHigh

Raspberry Pentas

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Red Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Centaurea cyanus 'Red Boy'

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Red Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Royal Blue Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Royal Crimson Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Royal White Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Scarlet Verbena

Verbena 'Lanai Scarlet'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Shropshire Lad Rose

Rosa 'Shropshire Lad'

Full sunZones 5–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

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

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

The Alnwick Rose

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korroleotu'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'

Part sunZones 8–114.5 ftHigh

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Vermillionaire Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'Vermillionaire'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

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

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