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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.

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Engelmann Daisy

Engelmannia peristenia

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Bellis perennis

Full sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Rhododendron 'English Roseum'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fagus sylvatica

Full sunZones 4–755 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

European Snowball

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'CarFit01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex morrowii 'Everglow'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Eye Candy Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Candy'

Full sunZones 3–94 inModerate

Eye Shadow Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Shadow'

Full sunZones 2–94 inLow

Fairytrail Fresco Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbpbmh'

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Green Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbwmh'

Part sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Feather Falls Sedge

Carex 'Et Crx01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Fierce Falcon Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Feathered Friends Noble Nightingale Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Parrot Paradise Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–830 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Fireball'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftLow

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tulipa 'Flaming Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Flowering Crabapple

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Four-Nerve Daisy

Tetraneuris scaposa

Full sunZones 4–1012 inLow

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Foxglove Penstemon

Penstemon cobaea

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Tellima grandiflora

Part shadeZones 4–72 ftModerate

Fringed Bleeding Heart

Dicentra eximia

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Part shadeZones 3–84 ftModerate

Dianthus 'Frosty Fire'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fruit Punch Classic Coral

Dianthus 'Classic Coral'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Blue'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery White'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Gardenia'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magnolia 'Genie'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Georgia Peach Pie

Dianthus 'Georgia Peach Pie'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Allium giganteum

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Girard's Crimson

Rhododendron 'Girard's Crimson'

Part shadeZones 5–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium 'Gladiator'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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