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Below is a ‘shortlist’ of plants with showy May bloom, fruit, bark or foliage. See Bloom for a comprehensive calendar.

perennials

A name tagged with "N" indicates that native species are available.

allium

beardtongue

candytuft

catmint

coreopsis

dianthus

bearded iris

Siberian iris

blue flag iris

monarda

peony

red hot poker

false solomon's seal

tall verbena

shrubs

A name tagged with "N" indicates that native species are available.

anise tree

azalea

deciduous azalea

deutzia

itea

doghobble

rose

smokebush

Japanese spirea

sweetshrub

weigela

yucca

trees

A name tagged with "N" indicates that native species are available.

red buckeye

kousa dogwood

fringetree

southern magnolia

silverbell

snowbell

vines

A name tagged with "N" indicates that native species are available.

clematis

coral honeysuckle

other May photos

JC Raulston Arboretum
iNaturalist — Orange County