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Plants that bloom in May

657 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during May. Plan for reliable color in May and keep your borders from going quiet.

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Ground Cover Plants

Full sunZones 5–104.9 ftModerate

Narcissus 'Actaea'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Malus 'Adirondack'

Full sunZones 4–816 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'Admiral'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

African Marigold

Full sun2 ftModerate1.3 ft wide

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'

Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–111.3 ftLow

Phlox subulata 'Amazing Grace'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Jefam'

Full sunZones 2–75.9 ftModerate

Amethyst Falls Wisteria

Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls'

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Anah Kruschke'

Part shadeZones 5–95.9 ftModerate

Rosa 'Angel Face'

Full sunZones 5–93.3 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Angelique'

Full sunZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Tulipa 'Apeldoorn'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Apricot Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Full sun1.6 ftModerate1.3 ft wide

Apricot Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.6 ftModerate

Apricot Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.3 ftModerate

Apricot Sweet Alyssum

Lobularia 'Apricot'

Full sun5 inModerate1.3 ft wide

Salvia nemorosa 'April Night'

Full sunZones 4–81.3 ftLow

Ornithogalum arabicum

Full sunZones 7–102 ftModerate

Viburnum dentatum

Full sunZones 3–88.2 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'August Beauty'

Part sunZones 8–114.9 ftHigh

Part shadeZones 5–93.9 ftModerate

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.3 ftLow

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Tulipa 'Ballerina'

Full sunZones 3–81.8 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Paeonia 'Bartzella'

Full sunZones 3–82.6 ftModerate

Aurinia saxatilis

Full sunZones 3–78 inLow

Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Rosa 'Auschimbley'

Full sunZones 5–113.9 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Beauty of Moscow

Syringa vulgaris 'Krasavitsa Moskvy'

Full sunZones 3–79.8 ftModerate

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'

Full sunZones 5–84.9 ftModerate

Part sunZones 3–81.3 ftModerate

Rosa 'Hartesia'

Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Magnolia 'Betty'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Bicolor Geranium

Pelargonium 'Bicolor'

Full sun1.3 ftModerate1.3 ft wide

Bicolor Marigold

Tagetes patula 'Bicolor'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Bidens ferulifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Begonia 'Big Rose Bronze Leaf'

Part shade2 ftModerate1.6 ft wide

Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'

Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'

Full sunZones 2–112.6 ftLow

Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow'

Part shadeZones 3–82.3 ftModerate

Viola wittrockiana 'Clear Crystals Black'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Tulipa 'Black Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–81.6 ftModerate

Viburnum prunifolium

Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.3 ftModerate

Bloomerang Purple

Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'

Full sunZones 3–74.9 ftModerate

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Blue Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.3 ftModerate

Blue Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Freesia 'Blue Heaven'

Full sunZones 9–101.3 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.9 ftModerate

Salvia × sylvestris 'Blauhügel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–81.3 ftLow

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