Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in April

351 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 and typically flower in April, such as Daffodil, Tulip and Creeping 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 351 plants, 296 have been checked against outside sources (10 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.

Blue Princess Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Blue Princess'

Full sunZones 5–713 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades'

Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Blue Shadow Fothergilla

Fothergilla × intermedia 'Blue Shadow'

Full sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Brandywine Viburnum

Viburnum nudum 'Bulk'

Full sunZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Spiraea × vanhouttei

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Bristleleaf Sedge

Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate

Broadleaf Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

Full sunZones 5–94 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Brouwers Beauty Pieris

Pieris 'Brouwer's Beauty'

Part shadeZones 5–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Quercus macrocarpa

Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Viburnum × burkwoodii

Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Butterflies Magnolia

Magnolia 'Butterflies'

Full sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Candy Cloud Pink Phlox

Phlox 'Balcloudink'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Iberis sempervirens

Full sunZones 3–810 inLow

Carlton Daffodil

Narcissus 'Carlton'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hyacinthus 'Carnegie'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolina Silverbell

Halesia carolina

Part shadeZones 4–835 ftModerate

Castle Rouge Blue Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Hach 1'

Full sunZones 5–76.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Castle Wall Blue Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Heckenstar'

Full sunZones 5–77 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

Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda

Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Celandine Poppy

Chelidonium diphyllum

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Cesky Gold Dwarf Birch

Betula × plettkei 'Golden Treasure'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Anemone blanda 'Charmer'

Part sunZones 5–86 inModerate

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

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cherokee Princess

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Quercus muehlenbergii

Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate

City of Haarlem

Hyacinthus 'City of Haarlem'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Cole's Select'

Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Coloratus Wintercreeper

Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Asimina triloba

Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate

Common Pussy Willow

Full sunZones 2–716 ftModerate

Compact Japanese Pieris

Pieris japonica 'Compacta'

Part shadeZones 5–85.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Couleur Cardinal

Tulipa 'Couleur Cardinal'

Full sunZones 3–81 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cranberry Creek Boxwood

Buxus 'Cranberry Creek'

Full sunZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carex amphibola

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Creeping Jacob's Ladder

Polemonium reptans

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Creeping Oregon Grape

Berberis repens

Part shadeZones 5–812 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Creeping Woodland Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Fritillaria imperialis

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Crown Imperial Lutea

Fritillaria imperialis 'Lutea'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Crown Imperial Rubra

Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Cutting Edge Foamflower

Tiarella 'Cutting Edge'

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Decadence Lemon Meringue False Indigo

Baptisia 'Lemon Meringue'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

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