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 421 to 474 of 474 plants

The Alnwick Rose
Rosa 'Ausgrab'
Full sunZones 4–113.9 ftModerate

The Bride
Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

The Chatelaine
Lupinus 'The Chatelaine'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

The Generous Gardener
Rosa 'Ausdrawn'
Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

The Governor
Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'
Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

The Governor
Lupinus 'The Governor'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

The Lady Gardener
Rosa 'Ausbrass'
Full sunZones 5–103.9 ftModerate

The Pages
Lupinus 'The Pages'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

The Pilgrim
Rosa 'Auswalker'
Full sunZones 5–104.3 ftModerate

The Poet's Wife
Rosa 'Auswhirl'
Full sunZones 5–103.3 ftModerate

Thyme
Thymus
Full sunZones 4–96 inLow

Tiamo
Rosa 'Korroleotu'
Full sunZones 5–115.2 ftModerate

Tiny Rubies
Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Tranquillity
Rosa 'Ausnoble'
Full sunZones 5–103.9 ftModerate

Trillium
Trillium
Full shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Tulip
Tulipa
Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate

Turkestan Onion
Allium karataviense
Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Valentine
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'
Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Vanessa Bell
Rosa 'Auseasel'
Full sunZones 5–104.3 ftModerate

Variegata
Weigela florida 'Variegata'
Full sunZones 4–84.9 ftModerate

Veitchii
Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'
Part sunZones 8–114.3 ftHigh

Viburnum
Viburnum
Full sunZones 3–86.6 ftModerate

Violet Riot
Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'
Full sunZones 4–81.3 ftLow

Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Part shadeZones 3–81.6 ftModerate

Walker's Low
Nepeta 'Walker's Low'
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Wargrave Pink
Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'
Part sunZones 4–81.6 ftModerate

Weigela
Weigela florida
Full sunZones 4–84.9 ftModerate

White Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

White Bachelor's Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sunZones 2–112.3 ftLow

White Canterbury Bells
Campanula medium
Full sunZones 4–102.3 ftModerate

White Columbine
Aquilegia
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

White Delight
Phlox subulata 'White Delight'
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

White Gerbera
Gerbera jamesonii
Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

White Knight
Weigela florida 'White Knight'
Full sunZones 4–84.9 ftModerate

White Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

White Mexican Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

White Pinks
Dianthus 'White'
Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

White Ranunculus
Ranunculus asiaticus
Full sunZones 8–101.3 ftModerate

White Stock
Matthiola incana
Full sunZones 2–111.6 ftModerate

White Triumphator
Tulipa 'White Triumphator'
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

White Variegated Privet
Ligustrum sinense 'Variegatum'
Full sunZones 6–106.6 ftModerate

White Weigela
Weigela florida 'Alba'
Full sunZones 4–84.9 ftModerate

White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Full sunZones 3–93.3 ftLow

White Wisteria (Alba)
Wisteria floribunda 'Alba'
Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Wine & Roses
Weigela florida 'Wine & Roses'
Full sunZones 4–84.9 ftModerate

Wisteria
Wisteria
Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Wolf Eyes
Cornus kousa 'Wolf Eyes'
Part shadeZones 5–89.8 ftModerate

Wollerton Old Hall
Rosa 'Ausblanket'
Full sunZones 5–1011 ftModerate

Yaku Princess
Rhododendron 'Yaku Princess'
Part shadeZones 5–83.3 ftModerate

Yellow California Poppy
Eschscholzia californica
Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Yellow Gerbera
Gerbera jamesonii
Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Yellow Ranunculus
Ranunculus asiaticus
Full sunZones 8–101.3 ftModerate

Zéphirine Drouhin
Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'
Full sunZones 5–99.8 ftModerate
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