Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 4 That Bloom in May

528 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 4 and typically flower in May, such as False Indigo, Peony and Tulip. 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 528 plants, 481 have been checked against outside sources (29 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.

Cat's Eye Dwarf Bearded Iris

Iris 'Cat's Eye'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cat's Pajamas Catmint

Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Part shadeZones 4–88 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Celandine Poppy

Chelidonium diphyllum

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Lupinus 'Chandelier'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chantilly Lace Goatsbeard

Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace'

Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

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

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cherries Jubilee

Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Chick Charms Cosmic Candy Hens & Chicks

Sempervivum 'Urmina'

Full sunZones 4–84 inLow

Allium schoenoprasum

Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Full sunZones 4–101.5 ftLow

Prunus virginiana

Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Color Spires Back to the Fuchsia Salvia

Salvia 'Back to the Fuchsia'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Color Spires Crystal Blue Salvia

Salvia × sylvestris 'Crystal Blue'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Color Spires Pink Dawn Salvia

Salvia 'Pink Dawn'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Symphytum officinale

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Common Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Cora Louise Itoh Peony

Paeonia 'Cora Louise'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Coral Charm'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Coral Sunset'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cranberry Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster apiculatus

Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crater Lake Blue

Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'

Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Carex amphibola

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Creeping Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Cucumbertree Magnolia

Magnolia acuminata

Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate

Cunningham's White

Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'

Part shadeZones 4–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cutleaf Stephanandra

Neillia incisa 'Crispa'

Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftModerate

Czechmark Trilogy

Weigela 'Czechmark Trilogy'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Dalmatian Peach

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dalmatian Purple

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dandy Man Purple Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'LavJ2011'

Part shadeZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum'

Full sunZones 4–94 inModerate

Lamium maculatum

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Decadence Blueberry Sundae False Indigo

Baptisia 'Blueberry Sundae'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Dark Chocolate False Indigo

Baptisia 'Dark Chocolate'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Deluxe Pink Truffles False Indigo

Baptisia 'Pink Truffles'

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Lemon Meringue False Indigo

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Sparkling Sapphires False Indigo

Baptisia 'Sparkling Sapphires'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Vanilla Cream False Indigo

Baptisia 'Vanilla Cream'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Monlo'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Diamantina Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo039'

Full sunZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Do Tell'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dolce Apple Twist Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Apple Twist'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Dolce Silver Gumdrop Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Silver Gumdrop'

Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

Actaea pachypoda

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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