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.

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Tulipa 'Flaming Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Dianthus 'Frosty Fire'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Paeonia 'Gardenia'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Georgia Peach Pie

Dianthus 'Georgia Peach Pie'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Part sunZones 3–72 ftHigh

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Golden Apeldoorn

Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Part shadeZones 3–71.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Junior Walker'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Paeonia 'Kansas'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Karl Rosenfield

Paeonia 'Karl Rosenfield'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Katherine Havemeyer

Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Alchemilla mollis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Lavender Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Lavender Larkspur

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Lavender Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Full shadeZones 2–78 inModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'

Full sunZones 3–73 ftModerate

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Dianthus deltoides

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Syringa pubescens 'Miss Kim'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Monsieur Jules Elie

Paeonia 'Monsieur Jules Elie'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Mountain Frost Ruby

Dianthus 'Mountain Frost Ruby Snow'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Tulipa 'Negrita'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Dianthus 'Neon Star'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Physocarpus opulifolius

Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget'

Full sunZones 2–85 ftModerate

Peach Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Pink Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Nepeta 'Pink Cat'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Pink Fire'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Pink Hawaiian Coral

Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Pink Impression

Tulipa 'Pink Impression'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftLow

President Grevy

Syringa vulgaris 'President Grevy'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

President Lincoln

Syringa vulgaris 'President Lincoln'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Purple Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Purple Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Purrsian Blue'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

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