Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in May

412 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 and typically flower in May, such as Abraham Darby, Actaea and Adirondack. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 1 to 60 of 412 plants

Full sunZones 5–104.9 ftModerate

Narcissus 'Actaea'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Malus 'Adirondack'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'

Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam'

Full sunZones 2–75.9 ftModerate

Amethyst Falls Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Anah Kruschke'

Part shadeZones 5–95.9 ftModerate

Rosa 'Angel Face'

Full sunZones 5–93.3 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Angelique'

Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'April Night'

Full sunZones 4–81.3 ftLow

Viburnum dentatum

Full sunZones 3–88.2 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 5–93.9 ftModerate

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.3 ftLow

Tulipa 'Ballerina'

Full sunZones 3–81.8 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Paeonia 'Bartzella'

Full sunZones 3–82.6 ftModerate

Aurinia saxatilis

Full sunZones 3–78 inLow

Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Rosa 'Auschimbley'

Full sunZones 5–113.9 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Beauty of Moscow

Syringa vulgaris 'Krasavitsa Moskvy'

Full sunZones 3–79.8 ftModerate

Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'

Full sunZones 5–84.9 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Magnolia 'Betty'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'

Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'

Full sunZones 2–112.6 ftLow

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.3 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Black Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–81.6 ftModerate

Viburnum prunifolium

Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purple

Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'

Full sunZones 3–74.9 ftModerate

Blue Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.3 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.9 ftModerate

Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–81.3 ftLow

Blue Moon Wisteria

Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Full sunZones 3–920 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Blue Peter'

Part shadeZones 5–84.9 ftModerate

Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'

Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftLow

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 5–93.4 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidomonac'

Full sunZones 4–93.3 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auscousin'

Full sunZones 5–103.9 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Boule de Neige'

Part shadeZones 4–83.9 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'

Full sunZones 3–82.8 ftModerate

Spiraea × vanhouttei

Full sunZones 3–85.9 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 3–81.3 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Viburnum × burkwoodii

Full sunZones 4–88.2 ftModerate

Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream'

Part shadeZones 4–83.9 ftModerate

Camelot Lavender

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Lavender'

Part shadeZones 4–83.9 ftModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose'

Part shadeZones 4–83.9 ftModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot White'

Part shadeZones 4–83.9 ftModerate

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