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.

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Chiffon'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Rosebud'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Royal Blue Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Royal Crimson Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auspaddle'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Royal Raindrops

Malus 'Royal Raindrops'

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Royal White Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–95 ftLow

Russian Comfrey

Symphytum × uplandicum

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Salvia officinalis

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Sarah Bernhardt

Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Sarah Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Cornus kousa 'Satomi'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korvioros'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Rosa 'Scarlet Fire'

Full sunZones 5–106.5 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Scarletta Leucothoe

Leucothoe fontanesiana 'Zeblid'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Scentsation Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum 'Scentsation'

Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Scintillation'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Screaming Yellow

Baptisia sphaerocarpa 'Screaming Yellow'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftLow

Armeria maritima

Full sunZones 4–88 inLow

Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Sensation Rose'

Full sunZones 4–81 ftLow

Paeonia 'Shirley Temple'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Shropshire Lad Rose

Rosa 'Shropshire Lad'

Full sunZones 5–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Ornithogalum nutans

Part sunZones 6–101.5 ftModerate

Sir Winston Churchill

Narcissus 'Sir Winston Churchill'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Six Hills Giant

Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Slender Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Salvia × sylvestris 'Schneehügel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Snow White Sensation

Philadelphus 'Snow White Sensation'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Cerastium tomentosum

Full sunZones 3–76 inLow

Philadelphus 'Snowbelle'

Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Malus 'Snowdrift'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Nepeta racemosa 'Snowflake'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Sonic Bloom Pink

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Pink'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Sonic Bloom Red

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Red'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Spilled Wine'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Spring Green'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Star of Bethlehem

Full sunZones 4–912 inModerate

Allium cristophii

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Cornus × rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Stewartstonian'

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

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