Bloom month

Plants that bloom in May

1139 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 1,139 plants, 971 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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Frangula purshiana

Part sunZones 4–930 ftModerate

Castle Rouge Blue Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Hach 1'

Full sunZones 5–76.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Castle Spire Blue Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Hachfee'

Full sunZones 5–78 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Castle Wall Blue Holly

Ilex × meserveae 'Heckenstar'

Full sunZones 5–77 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cat's Eye Dwarf Bearded Iris

Iris 'Cat's Eye'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cat's Pajamas Catmint

Nepeta 'Cat's Pajamas'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia var. occidentalis

Full sunZones 9–1023 ftLow

Catawba Rhododendron

Rhododendron catawbiense

Part shadeZones 4–88 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Cécile Brünner

Rosa 'Cécile Brünner'

Full sunZones 5–103 ftModerate

Celandine Poppy

Chelidonium diphyllum

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Leucophyllum frutescens

Full sunZones 8–108 ftLow

Lupinus 'Chandelier'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chantilly Lace Goatsbeard

Aruncus 'Chantilly Lace'

Part shadeZones 3–72.5 ftModerate

Chardonnay Pearls Deutzia

Deutzia gracilis 'Duncan'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly'

Full sunZones 3–710 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Fritillaria meleagris

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Checkered Lily Alba

Fritillaria meleagris 'Alba'

Part sunZones 3–812 inModerate

Narcissus 'Cheerfulness'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Brave'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Cherokee Princess

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Princess'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Carex cherokeensis

Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Cherries Jubilee

Baptisia 'Cherries Jubilee'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

Chick Charms Cosmic Candy Hens & Chicks

Sempervivum 'Urmina'

Full sunZones 4–84 inLow

China Girl Holly

Full sunZones 5–89 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chinese Snowball Viburnum

Viburnum macrocephalum 'Sterile'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Chinese Wild Ginger

Asarum splendens

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chionoides Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Chionoides'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium schoenoprasum

Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Full sunZones 4–101.5 ftLow

Prunus virginiana

Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chrysalis White Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'Balchryite'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Chubby Hubby Japanese Holly

Ilex crenata 'Mad-ic-i'

Full sunZones 6–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Justicia californica

Full sunZones 9–105 ftLow

Rosa 'Ausprior'

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salvia clevelandii

Full sunZones 8–94 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Cornus florida 'Cloud Nine'

Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate

Clustered Field Sedge

Carex praegracilis

Full sunZones 6–101.5 ftModerate

Coast Leucothoe

Leucothoe axillaris

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron atlanticum

Part shadeZones 6–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coconut Surprise

Dianthus 'Coconut Surprise'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Color Spires Back to the Fuchsia Salvia

Salvia 'Back to the Fuchsia'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Color Spires Crystal Blue Salvia

Salvia × sylvestris 'Crystal Blue'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Color Spires Pink Dawn Salvia

Salvia 'Pink Dawn'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Symphytum officinale

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Part shadeZones 4–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Common Hackberry

Celtis occidentalis

Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate

Asimina triloba

Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate

Common Persimmon

Diospyros virginiana

Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Mindia'

Full sunZones 3–78 ftModerate

Cora Louise Itoh Peony

Paeonia 'Cora Louise'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Beauty Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster × suecicus 'Coral Beauty'

Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Coral Charm'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Flower Carpet Rose

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

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