5 of 12 · Northern Hemisphere calendar
Flowers in season in May
93 flowers at their peak. -24 more available imported or from protected cultivation.
At peak in May
Akebia
Akebia quinata
greenery · premium
Allium
Allium
focal · premium
Alstroemeria
Alstroemeria
filler · budget
Ammi
Ammi majus
filler · mid
Anthurium
Anthurium andraeanum
focal · mid
Aranda Orchid
Aranda (Arachnis × Vanda)
line · mid
Areca palm frond
Dypsis lutescens
foliage · mid
Asparagus Fern
Asparagus setaceus
greenery · budget
Banana Leaf
Musa × paradisiaca
foliage · budget
Bay Laurel
Laurus nobilis
foliage · mid
Bird of paradise
Strelitzia reginae
focal · mid
Brodiaea
Brodiaea hybrida
filler · mid
Bugle Lily
Watsonia borbonica
line · mid
Bupleurum
Bupleurum griffithii
filler · mid
Caladium Leaf
Caladium bicolor
foliage · mid
Calathea Leaf
Goeppertia (syn. Calathea)
foliage · mid
Calendula
Calendula officinalis
focal · budget
Calla lily
Zantedeschia
focal · mid
Camassia
Camassia leichtlinii
line · mid
Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus
focal · budget
Cattleya Orchid
Cattleya
focal · premium
Cerinthe
Cerinthe major
filler · mid
Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
filler · budget
Clematis
Clematis
focal · premium
Craspedia
Craspedia globosa
focal · mid
Dendrobium Orchid
Dendrobium
focal · mid
Dicranopteris fern
Dicranopteris linearis
foliage · mid
Double tulip
Tulipa (double-flowered varieties)
focal · premium
Dusty Miller
Jacobaea maritima
foliage · mid
Freesia
Freesia
filler · mid
Fritillaria
Fritillaria imperialis
focal · premium
Galax
Galax urceolata
foliage · budget
Garden rose
Rosa (David Austin & similar)
focal · premium
Gerbera
Gerbera
focal · budget
Grevillea
Grevillea
foliage · mid
Gypsophila
Gypsophila paniculata
filler · budget
Harlequin Flower
Sparaxis tricolor
filler · mid
Heliconia
Heliconia
focal · mid
Honesty
Lunaria annua
filler · mid
Iceland Poppy
Papaver nudicaule
focal · premium
Iris
Iris
focal · mid
Ivy
Hedera helix
greenery · budget
Ixia
Ixia hybrida
line · mid
Jasmine
Jasminum
filler · premium
Kangaroo Paw
Anigozanthos
line · mid
Leatherleaf Fern
Rumohra adiantiformis
foliage · budget
Leucadendron
Leucadendron
focal · mid
Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
focal · premium
Lily of the valley
Convallaria majalis
filler · premium
Lupine
Lupinus
line · mid
Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
focal · premium
Magnolia Leaf
Magnolia grandiflora
foliage · mid
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum raddianum
foliage · mid
Matthiola
Matthiola incana
line · mid
Medinilla
Medinilla magnifica
focal · premium
Ming Fern
Asparagus retrofractus
foliage · mid
Mokara Orchid
Mokara (Arachnis × Ascocentrum × Vanda)
focal · mid
Monstera Leaf
Monstera deliciosa
foliage · mid
Muehlenbeckia
Muehlenbeckia complexa
greenery · mid
Oncidium Orchid
Oncidium
filler · mid
Oriental lily
Lilium (Oriental hybrids)
focal · mid
Oriental Poppy
Papaver orientale
focal · premium
Ornithogalum
Ornithogalum thyrsoides
filler · mid
Ozothamnus (rice flower)
Ozothamnus diosmifolium
filler · mid
Peony
Paeonia
focal · premium
Phalaenopsis orchid
Phalaenopsis
focal · premium
Philodendron Leaf
Philodendron bipinnatifidum
foliage · mid
Pistacia
Pistacia lentiscus
greenery · budget
Pittosporum
Pittosporum tenuifolium
greenery · budget
Poppy
Papaver
focal · premium
Ranunculus
Ranunculus asiaticus
focal · premium
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
greenery · budget
Ruscus
Ruscus hypoglossum
greenery · budget
Salal
Gaultheria shallon
foliage · budget
Schubert Allium
Allium schubertii
focal · premium
Seeded eucalyptus
Eucalyptus populus
greenery · mid
Silver dollar eucalyptus
Eucalyptus cinerea
greenery · mid
Smokebush
Conospermum
filler · mid
Spray rose
Rosa hybrida (multiflora)
filler · mid
Sprengeri Fern
Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
foliage · budget
Standard rose
Rosa hybrida
focal · mid
Star Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
greenery · mid
Statice
Limonium sinuatum
filler · budget
Stephanotis
Stephanotis floribunda
filler · premium
Sweet pea
Lathyrus odoratus
filler · premium
Sweet Rocket
Hesperis matronalis
filler · mid
Sweet William
Dianthus barbatus
filler · mid
Ti Leaf
Cordyline fruticosa
foliage · mid
Torch Ginger
Etlingera elatior
focal · mid
Tulip
Tulipa
focal · mid
Vanda Orchid
Vanda
focal · premium
Viburnum
Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'
focal · mid
Waxflower
Chamelaucium uncinatum
filler · mid
Related tools
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