Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 9 That Bloom in May

346 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 9 and typically flower in May, such as Abraham Darby, Admiral and African Daisy. 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 346 plants, 165 have been checked against outside sources (30 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.

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'Admiral'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Amethyst Falls Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Anah Kruschke'

Part shadeZones 5–96 ftModerate

Rosa 'Angel Face'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Apricot Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Apricot Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Ornithogalum arabicum

Full sunZones 7–102 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'August Beauty'

Part sunZones 8–115 ftHigh

Part shadeZones 5–94 ftModerate

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Rosa 'Auschimbley'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Hartesia'

Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Bidens ferulifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Viburnum prunifolium

Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Blue Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Freesia 'Blue Heaven'

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Blue Moon Wisteria

Wisteria macrostachya 'Blue Moon'

Full sunZones 3–920 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidomonac'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auscousin'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Part shadeZones 3–96 inModerate

Dicentra 'Burning Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Butterfly Marguerite Daisy

Argyranthemum 'Butterfly'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–118 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

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

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Carolina Moonlight

Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Cécile Brünner

Rosa 'Cécile Brünner'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 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

Rosa 'Ausprior'

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

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