Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 6 That Bloom in May

485 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 6 and typically flower in May, such as Abraham Darby, Actaea and Adirondack. 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 485 plants, 237 have been checked against outside sources (40 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.

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Lavender Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Lily of the Valley

Convallaria majalis

Full shadeZones 2–78 inModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Donna May'

Full sunZones 3–73 ftModerate

Nepeta racemosa 'Little Titch'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Louise Clements

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Andenken an Ludwig Späth'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–72 ftModerate

Dianthus deltoides

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler'

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Manhattan Lights

Lupinus 'Manhattan Lights'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Lupinus 'Masterpiece'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei'

Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Rosa 'Meitelov'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Eschscholzia californica 'Mikado'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Milky Way Kousa

Cornus kousa 'Milky Way'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Miniature Snowflake

Philadelphus 'Miniature Snowflake'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Minuet'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Syringa pubescens 'Miss Kim'

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Rosa 'Mister Lincoln'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Monsieur Jules Elie

Paeonia 'Monsieur Jules Elie'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Mount Airy Fothergilla

Fothergilla × intermedia 'Mount Airy'

Full sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftLow

Mountain Frost Ruby

Dianthus 'Mountain Frost Ruby Snow'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia

Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate

Mrs. Bradshaw Avens

Geum 'Mrs. J. Bradshaw'

Full sunZones 5–72 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausbernard'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Lupinus 'My Castle'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'My Monet'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Philadelphus × virginalis 'Natchez'

Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Negrita'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Clematis 'Nelly Moser'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Dianthus 'Neon Star'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Rosa 'New Dawn'

Full sunZones 5–911 ftModerate

New Hampshire Purple

Geranium sanguineum 'New Hampshire Purple'

Part sunZones 4–812 inModerate

Deutzia gracilis 'Nikko'

Full sunZones 5–82 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius

Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate

Lupinus 'Noble Maiden'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Nora Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Northern Exposure Silver

Heuchera 'TNHEUNES'

Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Nova Zembla'

Part shadeZones 5–86 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Nugget'

Full sunZones 2–85 ftModerate

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

Part sunZones 5–96 ftModerate

Olivia Rose Austin

Rosa 'Ausmixture'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Oso Easy Double Red

Rosa 'Meipeporia'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Pachysandra terminalis

Full shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Paint the Town Fancy

Dianthus 'Paint the Town Fancy'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Carex muskingumensis

Part sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Pam's Choice'

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

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