Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in May

510 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 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 510 plants, 242 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.

Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Viburnum × burkwoodii

Full sunZones 4–88 ftModerate

Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

California Flannel Bush 'Ken Taylor'

Fremontodendron 'Ken Taylor'

Full sunZones 8–115 ftLow

California Flannel Bush 'Pacific Sunset'

Fremontodendron 'Pacific Sunset'

Full sunZones 8–1116 ftLow

California Flannelbush

Fremontodendron californicum

Full sunZones 8–1115 ftLow

California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Concha'

Full sunZones 8–118 ftLow

California Poppy

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

California Poppy (Cream/White)

Eschscholzia californica 'Alba'

Full sunZones 6–111 ftLow

California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)

Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King'

Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Cream'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Camelot Lavender

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Lavender'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot Rose'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Digitalis purpurea 'Camelot White'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Campfire Marshmallow Bidens

Bidens hybrid 'Campfire Marshmallow'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftLow

Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Iberis sempervirens

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Capistrano'

Part shadeZones 5–84 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Carolina Moonlight

Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Cécile Brünner

Rosa 'Cécile Brünner'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Lupinus 'Chandelier'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Chardonnay Pearls Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis 'Duncan'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Fritillaria meleagris

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Checkered Lily Alba

Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cherokee Princess

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cherries Jubilee

Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Allium schoenoprasum

Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate

Rosa 'Ausprior'

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Coconut Surprise

Dianthus 'Coconut Surprise'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Symphytum officinale

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Coral Charm'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Paeonia 'Coral Sunset'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Crater Lake Blue

Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium 'Crater Lake Blue'

Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Cream Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Fritillaria imperialis

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Crown Imperial Lutea

Fritillaria imperialis 'Lutea'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Crown Imperial Rubra

Fritillaria imperialis 'Rubra'

Full sunZones 5–83 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'

Part sunZones 6–102.5 ftHigh

Crown Princess Margareta

Rosa 'Auswinter'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Cunningham's White

Rhododendron 'Cunningham's White'

Part shadeZones 4–85 ftModerate

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Czechmark Trilogy

Weigela 'Czechmark Trilogy'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Dalmatian Peach

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Peach'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Dalmatian Purple

Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian Purple'

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

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