Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in May

680 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.

Showing 481 to 540 of 680 plants

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 680 plants, 559 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.

Pink Hawaiian Coral

Paeonia 'Pink Hawaiian Coral'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pink Impression

Tulipa 'Pink Impression'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Baptisia 'Pink Lemonade'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Salvia nemorosa 'Pink Profusion'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Pink Wisteria (Rosea)

Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pinxterbloom Azalea

Rhododendron periclymenoides

Part shadeZones 4–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'PJM'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Possumhaw Holly

Full sunZones 5–912 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Possumhaw Viburnum

Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftLow

Malus 'Prairifire'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

President Grevy

Syringa vulgaris 'President Grevy'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

President Lincoln

Syringa vulgaris 'President Lincoln'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–118 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Syringa vulgaris 'Primrose'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Rosa 'Ausmerchant'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Malus 'Profusion'

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Purple Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Purple Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate

Malus 'Purple Prince'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Purple Sensation

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Purple Splendor

Rhododendron 'Purple Splendour'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Purrsian Blue'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Queen Elizabeth

Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Queen of Night'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Queen of Sweden

Rosa 'Austiger'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rainbow Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Rainbow'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Red Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Centaurea cyanus 'Red Boy'

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Part shadeZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Red Charm'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Aronia arbutifolia

Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate

Trifolium pratense

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Sambucus racemosa

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Malus 'Red Jewel'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Weigela florida 'Red Prince'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Red Wings'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Redosier Dogwood

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausowlish'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–84 inLow

Rockspray Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Full sunZones 5–72.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rocky Mountain Blue

Aquilegia caerulea

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Rocky Mountain Penstemon

Penstemon strictus

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

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