Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in May

769 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 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 769 plants, 621 have been checked against outside sources (43 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 'Snowflake'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs

Sonic Bloom Pink

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Pink'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Sonic Bloom Red

Weigela 'Sonic Bloom Red'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Southern Blue Flag

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Full sunZones 7–1059 ftModerate

Spanish Lavender

Lavandula stoechas

Full sunZones 7–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Weigela florida 'Spilled Wine'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Spring Green'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Full sunZones 7–1013 ftModerate

Star of Bethlehem

Full sunZones 4–912 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium cristophii

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus × rutgersensis 'Stellar Pink'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Stewartstonian'

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Strawberry Hill

Rosa 'Ausrimini'

Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Malus 'Sugar Tyme'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sulfur Flower Buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

Full sunZones 4–812 inLow

Summer Snowflake

Leucojum aestivum

Part sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Susan Williams-Ellis

Rosa 'Ausquirk'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Sutton's Apricot

Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron viscosum

Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus barbatus

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Galium odoratum

Full shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh

Liquidambar styraciflua

Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Teasing Georgia

Rosa 'Ausbaker'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Lantana urticoides

Full sunZones 8–114.5 ftLow

Part shadeZones 5–912 inLow

Texas Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

Part shadeZones 7–104.5 ftModerate

The Alnwick Rose

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Lupinus 'The Chatelaine'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Generous Gardener

Rosa 'Ausdrawn'

Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Lupinus 'The Governor'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

The Lady Gardener

Rosa 'Ausbrass'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Lupinus 'The Pages'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auswalker'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

The Poet's Wife

Rosa 'Auswhirl'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–96 inLow

Rosa 'Korroleotu'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tranquilite Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo111'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausnoble'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Acer buergerianum

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Full shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Tufted Hairgrass

Deschampsia cespitosa

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Liriodendron tulipifera

Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate

Turkestan Onion

Allium karataviense

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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