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.

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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 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.

Rosa 'Auskindling'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Desert Globemallow

Sphaeralcea ambigua

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftLow

Desert Ironwood

Full sunZones 9–1030 ftLow

Desert Milkweed

Asclepias subulata

Full sunZones 8–113.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 6–101.5 ftLow

Chilopsis linearis

Full sunZones 7–919 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Cartrema americanum

Part shadeZones 6–919 ftModerate

Diamantina Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo039'

Full sunZones 4–97 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Diamond Spire Gardenia

Gardenia 'Leefive'

Part shadeZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Clematis 'Doctor Ruppel'

Part shadeZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dolce Apple Twist Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Apple Twist'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Dolce Silver Gumdrop Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Silver Gumdrop'

Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate

Rosa 'Dolly Parton'

Full sunZones 6–104.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Don Juan'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Double Play Blue Kazoo Spirea

Spiraea media 'Smsmbk'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Double Take Eternal White Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Smncsdw'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Trifolium repens 'Dragon's Blood'

Full sunZones 4–94 inModerate

Dressed To Thrill Crossvine

Bignonia capreolata 'Smnbfw'

Full sunZones 6–921 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meijocos'

Full sunZones 4–111.5 ftModerate

Drummond's Pink

Phlox subulata 'Drummond's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Dutch Chocolate

Baptisia 'Dutch Chocolate'

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Iris × hollandica

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dutch Iris Sapphire Beauty

Iris 'Sapphire Beauty'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lonicera periclymenum 'Belgica'

Full sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'

Part shadeZones 6–104 inModerate

Earlybird Purple Blue Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258487'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Purple White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258486'

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Earlybird Red and White Columbine

Aquilegia 'Pas1258484'

Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Rosa 'Korgeowim'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Full sunZones 6–96 ftModerate

Eastern Woodland Sedge

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Kashmir Rose

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance My Girl Shrub Rose

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Sunrise Sunset Rose

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Yellow Submarine Rose

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ebb Tide'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–114 inLow

Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

El Niño Desert Orchid

× Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Ncxc1'

Full sunZones 6–912 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

EnduraScape Dark Purple

Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Engelmann Daisy

Engelmannia peristenia

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

Full sunZones 7–106 ftLow

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

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