Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in April

467 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 and typically flower in April, such as Daffodil, Tulip and Creeping Phlox. 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 467 plants, 405 have been checked against outside sources (21 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.

Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle

Myrica cerifera 'JBG 1000'

Full sunZones 7–1011 ftModerate

Beach Strawberry

Fragaria chiloensis

Full sunZones 4–98 inLow

Part sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Betsy Ross Lilac

Syringa 'Betsy Ross'

Full sunZones 5–89.5 ftModerate

Magnolia 'Betty'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Acer grandidentatum

Full sunZones 5–835 ftModerate

Black Hat Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'NCRX2'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tulipa 'Black Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow

Viburnum prunifolium

Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sanguinaria canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate

Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double

Rhododendron 'RLH1-2P8'

Part sunZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hyacinthus 'Blue Jacket'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Moon Wisteria

Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Full sunZones 3–920 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blue Moon Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon'

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Blue Palo Verde

Parkinsonia florida

Full sunZones 8–1030 ftLow

Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades'

Part sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Blue Shadow Fothergilla

Fothergilla × intermedia 'Blue Shadow'

Full sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria 'Condeaux'

Full sunZones 7–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Brandywine Viburnum

Viburnum nudum 'Bulk'

Full sunZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Spiraea × vanhouttei

Full sunZones 3–86 ftModerate

Bristleleaf Sedge

Part shadeZones 2–88 inModerate

Encelia farinosa

Full sunZones 7–93 ftLow

Broadleaf Stonecrop

Sedum spathulifolium

Full sunZones 5–94 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bronze Beauty Cleyera

Ternstroemia gymnanthera 'Conthery'

Part shadeZones 7–109 ftModerate

Brouwers Beauty Pieris

Pieris 'Brouwer's Beauty'

Part shadeZones 5–86.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Quercus macrocarpa

Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Viburnum × burkwoodii

Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Burkwood Osmanthus

Osmanthus × burkwoodii

Full sunZones 6–88 ftModerate

Carpenteria californica

Full sunZones 8–106 ftLow

Butterflies Magnolia

Magnolia 'Butterflies'

Full sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftLow

California Fescue

Festuca californica

Part shadeZones 7–102.5 ftLow

California Flannel Bush 'Ken Taylor'

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Full sunZones 8–115 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Flannel Bush 'Pacific Sunset'

Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset'

Full sunZones 8–1116 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Flannelbush

Fremontodendron californicum

Full sunZones 8–1115 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Concha'

Full sunZones 8–118 ftLow

California Meadow Sedge

Full sunZones 8–108 inModerate

California Poppy (Cream/White)

Eschscholzia californica 'Alba'

Full sunZones 6–111 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)

Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King'

Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Sycamore

Platanus racemosa

Full sunZones 7–957 ftModerate

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

Carlton Daffodil

Narcissus 'Carlton'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hyacinthus 'Carnegie'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolina Cherry Laurel

Prunus caroliniana

Full sunZones 7–1025 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Full sunZones 6–1015 ftModerate

Carolina Silverbell

Halesia carolina

Part shadeZones 4–835 ftModerate

Cascade Oregon Grape

Berberis nervosa

Part shadeZones 6–92 ftModerate

Cat's Pajamas Catmint

Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Catalina Perfume

Ribes viburnifolium

Part shadeZones 8–103.5 ftLow

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Part shadeZones 4–88 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cavatine Dwarf Andromeda

Pieris japonica 'Cavatine'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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