Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 3 That Bloom in May

172 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 3 and typically flower in May, such as Actaea, Alba and Amazing Grace. 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 172 plants, 65 have been checked against outside sources (11 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.

Narcissus 'Actaea'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam'

Full sunZones 2–76 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Angelique'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Viburnum dentatum

Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Tulipa 'Ballerina'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Bartzella'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Aurinia saxatilis

Full sunZones 3–78 inLow

Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Beauty of Moscow

Syringa vulgaris 'Krasavitsa Moskvy'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Black Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Viburnum prunifolium

Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purple

Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'

Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Blue Moon Wisteria

Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Full sunZones 3–920 ftModerate

Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Spiraea × vanhouttei

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Brunner 'Jack Frost'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Brunner 'Silver Heart'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Brunnera macrophylla

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Iberis sempervirens

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Fritillaria meleagris

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Checkered Lily Alba

Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Coconut Surprise

Dianthus 'Coconut Surprise'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Coral Charm'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Coral Sunset'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Crater Lake Blue

Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'

Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Lamium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Paeonia 'Do Tell'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

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

Nepeta 'Early Bird'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

European Snowball

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

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