Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in May

749 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 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 749 plants, 677 have been checked against outside sources (39 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.

Boursault Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Catawbiense Boursault'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Bowl of Beauty'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bowles' Golden Sedge

Carex elata 'Aurea'

Part shadeZones 5–82 ftModerate

Brandywine Viburnum

Viburnum nudum 'Bulk'

Full sunZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Spiraea × vanhouttei

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Broadleaf Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

Full sunZones 5–94 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Brome-Like Sedge

Carex bromoides

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

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

Bubbly Wine Weigela

Weigela florida 'FLORACLAR'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Buckley's Quill Mock Orange

Philadelphus 'Buckley's Quill'

Full sunZones 4–85.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Cornus canadensis

Part shadeZones 2–68 inModerate

Bunny Blue Sedge

Carex laxiculmis 'Hobb'

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Viburnum × burkwoodii

Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower

Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream'

Part shadeZones 4–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Camelot Lavender

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Lavender'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot White'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Canby's Mountain Lover

Paxistima canbyi

Part shadeZones 4–712 inModerate

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

Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Capistrano'

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Carol Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Carol'

Part shadeZones 5–88 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Part shadeZones 4–97.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolina Buckthorn

Frangula caroliniana

Part shadeZones 5–912 ftModerate

Carolina Lupine

Thermopsis villosa

Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Carolina Moonlight

Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Carousel Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Carousel'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Frangula purshiana

Part sunZones 4–930 ftModerate

Castle Rouge Blue Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Hach 1'

Full sunZones 5–76.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Castle Spire Blue Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Hachfee'

Full sunZones 5–78 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 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

Cécile Brünner

Rosa 'Cécile Brünner'

Full sunZones 5–103 ftModerate

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

Chardonnay Pearls Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis 'Duncan'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 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

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

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

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