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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Part shadeZones 4–912 inModerate

Carex tumulicola

Part shadeZones 6–1012 inModerate

Rhododendron 'Formosa'

Part shadeZones 7–96 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Four-Nerve Daisy

Tetraneuris scaposa

Full sunZones 4–1012 inLow

Part shadeZones 4–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Foxglove Beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Foxglove Penstemon

Penstemon cobaea

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–101.5 ftModerate

French Lavender

Lavandula dentata

Full sunZones 8–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

French Marigold

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Tellima grandiflora

Part shadeZones 4–72 ftModerate

Fringed Bleeding Heart

Dicentra eximia

Part shadeZones 3–912 inModerate

Part shadeZones 3–84 ftModerate

Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof'

Part sunZones 7–114.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus 'Frosty Fire'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Fruit Punch Classic Coral

Dianthus 'Classic Coral'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Blue'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lupinus 'Gallery White'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Paeonia 'Gardenia'

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gardenia jasminoides

Part sunZones 8–114 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magnolia 'Genie'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Georgia Peach Pie

Dianthus 'Georgia Peach Pie'

Full sunZones 5–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Geranium (Annual)

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gerbera jamesonii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Allium giganteum

Full sunZones 4–83 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Gibraltar'

Part shadeZones 5–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Girard's Crimson

Rhododendron 'Girard's Crimson'

Part shadeZones 5–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Allium 'Gladiator'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part sunZones 3–72 ftHigh

Allium 'Globemaster'

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Abelia × grandiflora

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Gold Heart'

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Aroyqueli'

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Golden Alexanders

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Golden Apeldoorn

Tulipa 'Golden Apeldoorn'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Celebration

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Golden Columbine

Aquilegia chrysantha

Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–76 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rhododendron 'Golden Lights'

Part shadeZones 4–75 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Mock Orange

Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'

Full sunZones 4–86.5 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Golden Raindrops

Malus 'Golden Raindrops'

Full sunZones 4–820 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Goldflame Honeysuckle

Lonicera heckrottii 'Goldflame'

Full sunZones 5–913 ftModerate

Symphytum 'Goldsmith'

Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Goodding's Verbena

Glandularia gooddingii

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'

Part sunZones 4–92 ftModerate

Cornus racemosa

Full sunZones 4–812 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Camassia leichtlinii

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Great White Trillium

Trillium grandiflorum

Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Chrysogonum virginianum

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac

Rhus aromatica 'Gro-Low'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Gulf Coast Penstemon

Penstemon tenuis

Full sunZones 7–92 ftModerate

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