Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 9 That Bloom in May

522 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 522 plants, 393 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.

Pink Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pink Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Pink Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Pink Wisteria (Rosea)

Wisteria floribunda 'Rosea'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pinxterbloom Azalea

Rhododendron periclymenoides

Part shadeZones 4–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Verbena 'Superbena Royale Plum Wine'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Anemone coronaria

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Portuguese Squill

Scilla peruviana

Full sunZones 8–1012 inModerate

Possumhaw Holly

Full sunZones 5–912 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Possumhaw Viburnum

Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate

Prairie Junegrass

Koeleria macrantha

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Part shadeZones 3–118 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Rosa 'Ausmerchant'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Princess Charlene de Monaco Rose

Rosa 'Princess Charlene de Monaco'

Full sunZones 6–102.5 ftModerate

Purple Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Purple Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Freesia 'Purple Rain'

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

Eschscholzia californica 'Purple Gleam'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Purple Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Baptisia 'Purple Smoke'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Queen Elizabeth

Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Queen of Sweden

Rosa 'Austiger'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans'

Part sunZones 7–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Red Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Centaurea cyanus 'Red Boy'

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

Aronia arbutifolia

Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate

Trifolium pratense

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidrason'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Red Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Red Robin Photinia

Photinia × fraseri 'Red Robin'

Full sunZones 7–911 ftModerate

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Phlox subulata 'Red Wings'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Part shadeZones 7–108 inModerate

Rosa 'Ausowlish'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Rocky Mountain Penstemon

Penstemon strictus

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Chiffon'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rose Creek Abelia

Abelia × grandiflora 'Rose Creek'

Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Rosebud'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia rosmarinus

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftLow

Royal Blue Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Royal Crimson Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auspaddle'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Royal White Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–95 ftLow

Gaultheria shallon

Part shadeZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to cats

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Salmon Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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