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.

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

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

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

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 Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

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

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–101.5 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

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

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

Georgia Peach Pie

Dianthus 'Georgia Peach Pie'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Abelia × grandiflora

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Aroyqueli'

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Golden Celebration

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Goldflame Honeysuckle

Lonicera heckrottii 'Goldflame'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Goodding's Verbena

Glandularia gooddingii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

Part sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Camassia leichtlinii

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Chrysogonum virginianum

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Gulf Coast Penstemon

Penstemon tenuis

Full sunZones 7–92 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Gumpo Pink'

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hairy Beardtongue

Penstemon hirsutus

Full sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Henry Duelberg Mealy Blue Sage

Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'

Full sunZones 7–103 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausblush'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'Hollandia'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Dodonaea viscosa

Full sunZones 9–1111 ftLow

Hummingbird Sage

Salvia spathacea

Part shadeZones 8–102 ftModerate

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