Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in May

474 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.

Showing 121 to 180 of 474 plants

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Paeonia 'Do Tell'

Full sunZones 3–82.8 ftModerate

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'

Part shadeZones 4–99.8 ftModerate

Rosa 'Dolly Parton'

Full sunZones 6–104.6 ftModerate

Rosa 'Don Juan'

Full sunZones 6–99.8 ftModerate

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Full sunZones 5–93.3 ftModerate

Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'

Full sunZones 5–89.8 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meijocos'

Full sunZones 4–111.6 ftModerate

Drummond's Pink

Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Duchesse de Nemours

Paeonia 'Duchesse de Nemours'

Full sunZones 3–82.8 ftModerate

Dutch Chocolate

Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Iris × hollandica

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

Full sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Early Bird'

Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftLow

Rosa 'Korgeowim'

Full sunZones 5–93.9 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Ostfriesland'

Full sunZones 4–81.6 ftLow

Eastern Red Columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ebb Tide'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–99.8 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.6 ftModerate

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–93.9 ftModerate

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94.6 ftModerate

Bellis perennis

Full sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Rhododendron 'English Roseum'

Part shadeZones 4–85.9 ftModerate

European Snowball

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–113.9 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–93.3 ftLow

Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Fireball'

Part shadeZones 5–84.9 ftModerate

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Tulipa 'Flaming Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–81.8 ftModerate

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

FloriGlory Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'

Full sunZones 8–111.1 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Flowering Crabapple

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Rhododendron 'Formosa'

Part shadeZones 7–95.9 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 4–83.9 ftModerate

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.3 ftModerate

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Full sunZones 8–92 ftLow

Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'

Part sunZones 7–114.6 ftHigh

Dianthus 'Frosty Fire'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Lupinus 'Gallery Blue'

Full sunZones 4–81.6 ftModerate

Lupinus 'Gallery Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.6 ftModerate

Lupinus 'Gallery White'

Full sunZones 4–81.6 ftModerate

Paeonia 'Gardenia'

Full sunZones 3–82.8 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides

Part sunZones 8–113.9 ftHigh

Magnolia 'Genie'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–103.9 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'George Tabor'

Part shadeZones 7–95.9 ftModerate

Georgia Peach Pie

Dianthus 'Georgia Peach Pie'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–104.9 ftModerate

Allium giganteum

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'

Part shadeZones 5–84.9 ftModerate

Girard's Crimson

Rhododendron 'Girard's Crimson'

Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate

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