Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in May

881 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.

Showing 781 to 840 of 881 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 881 plants, 791 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.

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

Tangerine Beauty Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty'

Full sunZones 6–925 ftModerate

Teasing Georgia

Rosa 'Ausbaker'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Texas Frogfruit

Phyla nodiflora

Part sunZones 8–118 inModerate

Texas Gold Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana 'Texas Gold'

Part shadeZones 7–92 ftModerate

Texas Kidneywood

Eysenhardtia texana

Full sunZones 8–1110 ftLow

Lantana urticoides

Full sunZones 8–114.5 ftLow

Texas Rock Rose

Pavonia lasiopetala

Full sunZones 8–93 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

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auseasel'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Variegata'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'

Part sunZones 8–114.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa virginiana

Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Full sunZones 3–98 inModerate

Volcano Cherry Laurel

Prunus laurocerasus 'Jong1'

Full sunZones 6–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Western Blue-Eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium bellum

Full sunZones 5–1012 inModerate

Western Columbine

Aquilegia formosa

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Western Mock Orange

Philadelphus lewisii

Full sunZones 5–97.5 ftModerate

Western Trillium

Trillium ovatum

Part shadeZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Western Wild Ginger

Asarum caudatum

Part shadeZones 7–108 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

White Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

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