Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 9 That Bloom in May

605 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 9 and typically flower in May, such as False Indigo, Bearded Iris and Creeping Phlox. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 121 to 180 of 605 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 605 plants, 534 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 5–104 ftModerate

Carolina Allspice

Calycanthus floridus

Part shadeZones 4–97.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carolina Buckthorn

Frangula caroliniana

Part shadeZones 5–912 ftModerate

Carolina Moonlight

Baptisia 'Carolina Moonlight'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Cascade Oregon Grape

Berberis nervosa

Part shadeZones 6–92 ftModerate

Frangula purshiana

Part sunZones 4–930 ftModerate

Cat's Eye Dwarf Bearded Iris

Iris 'Cat's Eye'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia var. occidentalis

Full sunZones 9–1023 ftLow

Cécile Brünner

Rosa 'Cécile Brünner'

Full sunZones 5–103 ftModerate

Celandine Poppy

Chelidonium diphyllum

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Leucophyllum frutescens

Full sunZones 8–108 ftLow

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

Carex cherokeensis

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum macrocephalum 'Sterile'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Chinese Wild Ginger

Asarum splendens

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Full sunZones 4–101.5 ftLow

Chrysalis White Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'Balchryite'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Justicia californica

Full sunZones 9–105 ftLow

Rosa 'Ausprior'

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia clevelandii

Full sunZones 8–94 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Full sunZones 6–101.5 ftModerate

Coast Leucothoe

Leucothoe axillaris

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coconut Surprise

Dianthus 'Coconut Surprise'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Common Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate

Coral Star Honeysuckle

Lonicera 'Celestial'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Cream Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate

Carex amphibola

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Creeping Woodland Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Bignonia capreolata

Full sunZones 5–943 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Crown Jewel'

Part sunZones 6–102.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crown Princess Margareta

Rosa 'Auswinter'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cuphea (Cigar Plant)

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 7–925 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dames de Chenonceau Rose

Rosa 'Dames de Chenonceau'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Chrysactinia mexicana

Full sunZones 8–111.5 ftLow

Dandy Man Color Wheel Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'NCRX1'

Part sunZones 5–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dandy Man Purple Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'LavJ2011'

Part shadeZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausdecorum'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Trifolium repens 'Atropurpureum'

Full sunZones 4–94 inModerate

Decadence Blueberry Sundae False Indigo

Baptisia 'Blueberry Sundae'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Dark Chocolate False Indigo

Baptisia 'Dark Chocolate'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Deluxe Pink Truffles False Indigo

Baptisia 'Pink Truffles'

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Sparkling Sapphires False Indigo

Baptisia 'Sparkling Sapphires'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Decadence Vanilla Cream False Indigo

Baptisia 'Vanilla Cream'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Deep Rose Gerbera

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Delta Eclipse Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Deleb'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftLow

Ilex glabra 'Densa'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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