Bloom month

Plants that bloom in May

701 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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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 701 plants, 294 have been checked against outside sources (51 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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Superbells White

Calibrachoa 'Superbells White'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Yellow

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Yellow'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

SuperCal Neon Rose Petchoa

× Petchoa 'Kakegawa S89'

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Supertunia Vista Bubblegum

Petunia 'Supertunia Vista Bubblegum'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate2 ft wide

Susan Williams-Ellis

Rosa 'Ausquirk'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Sutton's Apricot

Digitalis purpurea 'Sutton's Apricot'

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Lobularia maritima

Full sun5 inModerate12 in wide

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Dianthus barbatus

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Galium odoratum

Full shadeZones 4–88 inModerate

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh

Anemone coronaria 'Sylphide'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Tangerine Gem'

Full sun10 inModerate12 in wide

Teasing Georgia

Rosa 'Ausbaker'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

The Alnwick Rose

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Bride'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Lupinus 'The Chatelaine'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

The Generous Gardener

Rosa 'Ausdrawn'

Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

Anemone coronaria 'The Governor'

Full sunZones 7–1012 inModerate

Lupinus 'The Governor'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

The Lady Gardener

Rosa 'Ausbrass'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Lupinus 'The Pages'

Full sunZones 4–83 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

Physocarpus opulifolius 'SMNPOTW'

Full sunZones 3–73.5 ftModerate

Totally Tangerine Avens

Geum 'Totally Tangerine'

Full sunZones 5–72.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausnoble'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Full shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Liriodendron tulipifera

Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate

Turkestan Onion

Allium karataviense

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Valentine'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auseasel'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida 'Variegata'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Veitchii'

Part sunZones 8–114.5 ftHigh

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Vermillionaire Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'Vermillionaire'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate

Violet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Salvia nemorosa 'Violet Riot'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Walker's Low'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow

Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'

Part sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Wax Begonia Pink

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Wax Begonia Red

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Wax Begonia White

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Syringa vulgaris 'Wedgwood Blue'

Full sunZones 3–75.5 ftModerate

Weigela florida

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

White African Daisy

Osteospermum 'Akila White'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

White Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

White Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow

White Canterbury Bells

Campanula medium

Full sunZones 4–102.5 ftModerate

Trifolium repens

Full sunZones 3–104 inModerate

White Columbine

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Phlox subulata 'White Delight'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

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