May Flowers

MAY FLOWERS- Bloom times vary from year to year- we use these flowers for a wedding or buckets.

Peonies:  white, pinks, reds week 3-4>June
Allium Purple
Amsonia - Blue Star
Bachelor Button- blue, pink, white, deep burgundy
Dusty Miller- silver
Delphinium blue, lavender, white- late May
Dutch Iris- blue, white, pastel- late May
Late Lilac- lavender, pink, white
Viburnum Opulus- Snowball white-  May
Forget me not - sky blue
Allium White
Viburnum Northern Burgundy - White Buds, Dark Green Foliage
Golden Nugget Ninebark- Clear Yellow Foliage - White Bloom
Baptisia- False Blue Indigo, blue shades, dusty violet or yellow
Scillia- Spanish Bluebell- pastel delicate spikes- early May
Diablo - Ninebark = Physocarpus- Coppery Brown Foliage
Columbine - Purple, Mauve, yellow
Solomons Seal - Great Arching Stem With Cream Bells Underneath
Blue Salvia - Dark Purple Blue
Foxglove - Pinks,  white or peach
Red Honeysuckle Native Scarlet With Yellow
Weigelia Red, Pink Or Hot Pink
Spirea- White
Snapdragon mixed, white, orange, salmon, pastels
Red Rugosa Rose- Hot Fuchsia- late May
Ranunculus- white, 
Twigs: Pussy Willow 2-4’ ht.
Red or Yellow Twig Dogwood
Tulips: Yellow, White, green, lavender, salmon, red, yellow, Apricot Parrot types, Double peony type pinks and peaches, Fringed salmon and burgundy.
Anemone- blue shades
Also Green Wheat, calendula, Aruncus, Fringetree, Mock Orange, Feverfew/ Chamomile 

May is Ranunculus: white only in 2022

Each year, we will continue to refine our plantings for more May blooms. We expect to have the following during the 2nd half of the month: Larkspur, Calendula, Queen Anne’s Lace, Anemone, Agrostemma, Delphinium, Stock,  Snapdragon,  and Fringetree.

Flowering times vary in May, due to uneven spring weather.

Links to photos of our flowers and designs using May flowers:http://shady-grove-gardens.blogspot.com/2013/06/may-june-bouquets-2013.html recent May photos

http://shady-grove-gardens.blogspot.com/2010/01/may-wedding-flower-combi...

http://shady-grove-gardens.blogspot.com/2011/05/may-14-wedding-flowers-p...

http://shady-grove-gardens.blogspot.com/2012/01/may-cut-flower-photos-an...

http://shady-grove-gardens.blogspot.com/2012/05/early-may-bouquet.html

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