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 361 to 420 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.

European Snowball

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

Full sunZones 7–106 ftLow

Ever After Blush Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-4p1-5'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Pink Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-3p8-2'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Ruby Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-2pa1s'

Part sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carex oshimensis 'CarFit01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex morrowii 'Everglow'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Part shadeZones 7–107.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Eye Candy Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Candy'

Full sunZones 3–94 inModerate

Eye Shadow Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Shadow'

Full sunZones 2–94 inLow

Fairytrail Bride Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'USHYD0405'

Part shadeZones 7–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Fresco Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbpbmh'

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Green Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbwmh'

Part sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail White Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbvywmh'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Feather Falls Sedge

Carex 'Et Crx01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Fierce Falcon Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Feathered Friends Noble Nightingale Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Parrot Paradise Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–830 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Fireball'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tulipa 'Flaming Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Illicium floridanum

Part shadeZones 8–108 ftModerate

Florida Flame Azalea

Rhododendron austrinum

Part shadeZones 6–99 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

FloriGlory Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Flowering Crabapple

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Carex tumulicola

Part shadeZones 6–1012 inModerate

Rhododendron 'Formosa'

Part shadeZones 7–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Four-Nerve Daisy

Tetraneuris scaposa

Full sunZones 4–1012 inLow

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Foxglove Penstemon

Penstemon cobaea

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Fringed Bleeding Heart

Dicentra eximia

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Part shadeZones 3–84 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'

Part sunZones 7–114.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus 'Frosty Fire'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fruit Punch Classic Coral

Dianthus 'Classic Coral'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Blue'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery White'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Gardenia'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gardenia jasminoides

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magnolia 'Genie'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

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