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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Ground Cover Plants

Trifolium pratense

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidrason'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Malus 'Red Jewel'

Full sunZones 4–813 ftModerate

Red Marguerite Daisy

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Tagetes patula 'Red'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Viola wittrockiana 'Red'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Weigela florida 'Red Prince'

Full sunZones 4–85 ftModerate

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Antirrhinum 'Red'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Phlox subulata 'Red Wings'

Full sunZones 3–96 inLow

Astilbe japonica 'Rheinland'

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausowlish'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–84 inLow

Rocket Snapdragon

Antirrhinum 'Rocket'

Full sun3 ftModerate12 in wide

Rockspray Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster horizontalis

Full sunZones 5–72.5 ftModerate

Rocky Mountain Blue

Aquilegia caerulea

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Rosa 'Fantin-Latour'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Chiffon'

Full sunZones 6–1012 inLow

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Consolida ajacis

Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate

Part sun8 inModerate10 in wide

Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Marvel'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Viola wittrockiana 'Rose'

Part sun8 inModerate8 in wide

Rose Snapdragon

Antirrhinum 'Rose'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Matthiola incana

Full sunZones 2–111.5 ftModerate

Rhododendron 'Rosebud'

Part shadeZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Salvia rosmarinus

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftLow

Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'

Part shadeZones 4–86 ftModerate

Lobularia maritima 'Rosie O'Day'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

Royal Blue Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

Royal Crimson Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auspaddle'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Royal Raindrops

Malus 'Royal Raindrops'

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Royal White Sweet Pea

Lathyrus odoratus

Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–95 ftLow

Russian Comfrey

Symphytum × uplandicum

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Salvia officinalis

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Salmon Geranium

Pelargonium 'Salmon'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Salmon Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Petunia 'Salmon'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Salmon Ranunculus

Ranunculus asiaticus

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Sarah Bernhardt

Paeonia 'Sarah Bernhardt'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Sarah Mountain Laurel

Kalmia latifolia 'Sarah'

Part shadeZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Cornus kousa 'Satomi'

Part shadeZones 5–820 ftModerate

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 Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

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