What to Plant in May
Finally spring has arrived and all the things you have been itching to do suddenly become a nonstop assortment of things you MUST do! May is for most folks the busiest month of the gardening season. There are plenty of plants ready to be added to your garden this month so your weekends should be pretty full of tasks.
We have compiled this list of plants to be started, divided, sown, transplated or otherwise grown in May. Taken alongside the May gardening calendar we hope this helps to provide much of the information you need to be successful this month. As always we continue to create new Plant Pages and eventually will offer information on every plant we have in our monthly planting guides.
Directly Sown
Ageratum, Amaranthus, Alyssum, Anagallis, Arctotis, Baileya, Browallia, Calendula, Calliopsis, Celosia, Clarkia, Cosmos, Dahlia, Euphorbia, Flax, Gaillardia, Gilia, Gomphrena, Gourds, Gypsophila, Hunnemannis, Impatiens, Kochia, Larkspur, Linaria, Lobelia, Malcomia, Mallow, Marigold, Mirabilis, Nasturtium, Nemophila, Nicotiana, Petunia, Periwinkle, Phlox, Poppies, Portulaca, Pueraria, Quamoclit, Salvia, Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Strawflower, Tithonia, Torenia, Zinnia.
Seeds Sown in Flats
Ageratum, Anemone, Begonia, Cineraria, Gaillardia, Gerberia, Geum, Peppers, Petunia, Portulaca, Salvia, Torenia, Trachelium, Zinnia.
As Full Plants
Acalypha, Ageratum, Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Calendula, Callistephus, Celosia, Centaurea, Chrysanthemum, Coleus, Coreopsis, Cosmos, Croton, Cynoglossum, Diascia, Exacum, Gaillardia, Gerberia, Geum, Immortelle, Impatiens, Lobelia, Mallow, Marigold, Mimulus, Nemesia, Nicotiana, Oenothera, Penstemon, Periwinkle, Petunia, Phlox, Pinks, Rehmannia, Salvia, Schizanthus, Stokesia, Streptocarpus, Thalictrum, Torenia, Trachelium, Verbena, Zinnia.
Bulbs, Corms and Tubers
Achimenes, Amaryllis, Anomatheca, Brunsvigia, Caladium, Canna, Clivia, Dahlia, Gladiolus, Gloriosa, Gloxinia, Lycoris, Madiera-vine, Polianthes, Sternbergia, Tigridia, Watsonia, Waterlily, Zephyranthes.
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