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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Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

El Niño Desert Orchid

× Chitalpa tashkentensis 'Ncxc1'

Full sunZones 6–912 ftModerate

Electric Lights Double Pink Azalea

Rhododendron 'Umnaz 493'

Part shadeZones 4–76 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Electric Lights Red Azalea

Rhododendron 'Umnaz633'

Part sunZones 4–74 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Electric Love Weigela

Weigela florida 'Zr1'

Full sunZones 4–71.5 ftModerate

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Elf Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Elf'

Part shadeZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Blue'

Full sunZones 3–86 inLow

Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

EnduraScape Dark Purple

Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Engelmann Daisy

Engelmannia peristenia

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Bellis perennis

Full sunZones 4–86 inModerate

Rhododendron 'English Roseum'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Fagus sylvatica

Full sunZones 4–755 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

European Snowball

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'

Full sunZones 3–811 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Eve Case Coffeeberry

Frangula californica 'Eve Case'

Full sunZones 7–106 ftLow

Ever After Blush Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-4p1-5'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Pink Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-3p8-2'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ever After Ruby Reblooming Azalea

Rhododendron 'Rlh2-2pa1s'

Part sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Carex oshimensis 'CarFit01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex morrowii 'Everglow'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Evergreen Huckleberry

Vaccinium ovatum

Part shadeZones 7–107.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'

Part shadeZones 5–912 inModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everlime'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Carex oshimensis 'Everoro'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Eye Candy Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Candy'

Full sunZones 3–94 inModerate

Eye Shadow Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata 'Eye Shadow'

Full sunZones 2–94 inLow

Fairytrail Bride Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'USHYD0405'

Part shadeZones 7–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Fresco Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbpbmh'

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail Green Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbwmh'

Part sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fairytrail White Cascade Hydrangea

Hydrangea 'Wnhydfbvywmh'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to cats

False Solomon's Seal

Maianthemum racemosum

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Feather Falls Sedge

Carex 'Et Crx01'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Feathered Friends Fancy Finch Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Fierce Falcon Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Feathered Friends Noble Nightingale Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–94 inModerate

Feathered Friends Parrot Paradise Ajuga

Part shadeZones 4–98 inModerate

Paeonia 'Festiva Maxima'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–830 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Fireball'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Firecracker Penstemon

Penstemon eatonii

Full sunZones 4–72.5 ftLow

Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Firewitch'

Full sunZones 3–98 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tulipa 'Flaming Parrot'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Illicium floridanum

Part shadeZones 8–108 ftModerate

Florida Flame Azalea

Rhododendron austrinum

Part shadeZones 6–99 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

FloriGlory Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Flowering Crabapple

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Flowering Dogwood

Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate

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