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.

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Clematis 'Evipo098'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Korvioros'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Rosa 'Scarlet Fire'

Full sunZones 5–106.5 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Scarlet Verbena

Verbena 'Lanai Scarlet'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Scentsation Honeysuckle

Lonicera periclymenum 'Scentsation'

Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Shamrock Inkberry Holly

Ilex glabra 'Shamrock'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Asclepias speciosa

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Shropshire Lad Rose

Rosa 'Shropshire Lad'

Full sunZones 5–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sir Winston Churchill

Narcissus 'Sir Winston Churchill'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Snow White Indian Hawthorn

Rhaphiolepis indica 'Snow White'

Full sunZones 7–103.5 ftModerate

Snowcicle Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia 'Snowcicle'

Part sunZones 5–95.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlox subulata 'Snowflake'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Southern Blue Flag

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Full sunZones 7–1059 ftModerate

Spanish Lavender

Lavandula stoechas

Full sunZones 7–91.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Trachelospermum jasminoides

Full sunZones 7–1013 ftModerate

Star of Bethlehem

Full sunZones 4–912 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Strawberry Hill

Rosa 'Ausrimini'

Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Summer Snowflake

Leucojum aestivum

Part sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Superbells Blackcurrant Punch

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Blackcurrant Punch'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Blue

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Blue'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Cherry Star

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Cherry Star'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Coralina

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Coralina'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Grape Punch

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Grape Punch'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Lemon Slice

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Lemon Slice'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Pink

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Pink'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Red'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Tangerine Punch

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Tangerine Punch'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells White

Calibrachoa 'Superbells White'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Yellow

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Yellow'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Susan Williams-Ellis

Rosa 'Ausquirk'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron viscosum

Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus barbatus

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh

Liquidambar styraciflua

Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Teasing Georgia

Rosa 'Ausbaker'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Lantana urticoides

Full sunZones 8–114.5 ftLow

Part shadeZones 5–912 inLow

Texas Turk's Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii

Part shadeZones 7–104.5 ftModerate

The Alnwick Rose

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

The Generous Gardener

Rosa 'Ausdrawn'

Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

The Lady Gardener

Rosa 'Ausbrass'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auswalker'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

The Poet's Wife

Rosa 'Auswhirl'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–96 inLow

Rosa 'Korroleotu'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Tiny Rubies'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tranquilite Clematis

Clematis 'Evipo111'

Part shadeZones 4–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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