Plants that Flower in May

Longer days and warmer nights mean that plants are bursting with energy. Zesty colours will come from spurges, rhododendrons and the early-flowering geraniums.

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Indoor plants (49)
Trees (43)
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Wildflowers (28)
Herbs (17)
Plant combinations (16)
Hedging (10)
Grasses (9)
Plants & pots (8)
Plants for gifts (8)
Vegetables (5)
Bulbs (3)
Roses (3)
Ferns garden (2)
Conifers (1)
Exotics (1)

Facing

East (453)
North (223)
South (701)
West (754)

How much sun

Bright light (2)
Bright, indirect light (29)
Indirect light (4)
Light shade (482)
Shade (33)
Sun (736)

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Acid (386)
Aquatic (28)
Chalky (524)
Haven't a clue (422)
Heavy clay (531)
Light sandy (631)
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost (160)
Moderately fertile, moist, but well-drained soil, or general-purpose loam-based potting compost (10)
Normal (749)
Peat-free general-purpose compost (67)
Prefers acid soil (39)
Reliably damp or boggy soil (22)
Specialist compost (20)

Special conditions

Boggy or damp shade (38)
Coastal conditions (51)
Dry shade (70)
Dry sun (148)
Exposed positions (33)
Tolerate air pollution (135)
Tolerates drought (129)

Flower colour

Colourful collections / bicolours (112)
Black (10)
Blue (89)
Green (16)
Orange (25)
Pink (177)
Purple (91)
Red (73)
White (302)
Yellow (64)

Evergreen / deciduous

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Evergreen (189)
Semi-evergreen (77)

Fragrance

All scented flowers (134)
Aromatic foliage (86)
Evening scent (23)
Highly scented (32)
Roses that are slightly scented (1)

Attractive to wildlife

Attractive to bees (316)
Attractive to birds (103)
Attractive to butterflies and moths (87)
Attractive to pollinators (298)
Attractive to wildlife (343)

Quick growing

No (42)
Quite (610)
Yes (288)

Eventual size

Large (104)
Medium (387)
Small (391)

Special features

Architectural silhouettes (84)
Attractive seedheads (32)
Autumn foliage colour (65)
Berries or fruit (154)
Coloured leaves (68)
Colourful bark or stems (9)
Columnar (1)
Deciduous (61)
Easy to grow (90)
Evergreen / semi evergreen (209)
Fast growing (91)
Flower spires (45)
Flowering (742)
Large leaved (6)
Long flowering (199)
Low maintenance (327)
Makes a good hedge or screen (77)
Plants that are native (59)
Plants that don't need pruning (25)
Plants that help filter noise (10)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (136)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (170)
Plants to deter vandals and burglars (19)
Resistant to diseases (103)
Rose hips (1)
Scented Leaves (4)
Scented flowers (16)
Small leaved (40)
Stylish in the border (69)
Sublime umbelliferas (11)
Suitable for containers (240)
Suitable for hanging baskets (70)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (71)
Winter colour (155)

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Bathrooms (23)
Bedrooms (16)
Conservatories (24)
Hallways and landings (5)
Home office (26)
Kitchens (39)
Living spaces (48)
Offices (21)

Bulb planting time

Autumn planting (1)
Spring planting (3)

Bedding planting time

Autumn & winter planting bedding (7)
Spring & summer planting bedding (84)

Chelsea plant of year

2010 (2)
2012 (1)
2015 (1)
2016 (1)
Plant of the Decade (1)

Fruit pollination group

Apple pollination group 2 (9)
Apple pollination group 3 (23)
Apple pollination group 4 (5)
Cherry pollination group 3 (1)
Cherry pollination group 4 (1)
Pear pollination group 2 (2)
Plum pollination group 1 (1)
Plum pollination group 2 (3)
Plum pollination group 3 (3)
Self-fertile (33)

Sowing month inside or protected

January (3)
February (13)
March (43)
April (35)
May (22)
June (3)
July (1)
August (7)
September (15)
October (12)
November (2)
December (1)

Sowing month outside

January (1)
February (1)
March (49)
April (62)
May (67)
June (24)
July (12)
August (13)
September (59)
October (48)
November (2)
December (1)

Vegetable harvesting month

January (1)
February (1)
March (1)
April (1)
May (1)
June (1)
July (2)
August (2)
September (2)
October (1)
November (1)
December (1)

Vegetable groups

Other cooking vegetables (2)
Salad vegetables (1)

Multibuy packs

6 packs (3)
Multibuy offers (342)
Selected offers (14)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (5)
Ready-made border Blending purples (1)
Ready-made border Blue and silver (3)
Ready-made border Budget (10)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (3)
Ready-made border Clay soil (3)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (2)
Ready-made border Cool shade (2)
Ready-made border Cottage garden scheme (6)
Ready-made border Dark and light (4)
Ready-made border Divine summer (1)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (3)
Ready-made border Early colour (4)
Ready-made border Elegant and architectural (4)
Ready-made border Fiery summer (4)
Ready-made border Flowers for pollinators (3)
Ready-made border Fresh and wild (2)
Ready-made border Gravel garden (2)
Ready-made border Jewel border (1)
Ready-made border Keep it cool (3)
Ready-made border Lime-green and orange (1)
Ready-made border Lush shade (1)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (5)
Ready-made border Red summer (2)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (2)
Ready-made border Scented garden (3)
Ready-made border Shades of pink (1)
Ready-made border Shady sanctuary (2)
Ready-made border Soft Summer (1)
Ready-made border Soothing green and white (1)
Ready-made border Spring colour (13)
Ready-made border Steamy jungle (1)
Ready-made border Sun lovers (2)
Ready-made border Sunny pink (1)
Ready-made border The grand experience (1)
Ready-made border Woodland (1)

Planting combinations

Acid sun plant combination (2)
Aquilegia and Anemanthele plant combination (2)
Astrantia and Digitalis plant combination (2)
Attracting wildlife seed combination (2)
Blue and silver plant combination (5)
Blue and yellow plant combination (2)
Contemporary plant combination (2)
Cutting garden plant combination (1)
Damp shade plant combination (4)
Dazzling colour weed-smothering plant combination (1)
Drought tolerant plant combination (2)
Dry shade plant combination (4)
Edible flowers plant and seed combination (3)
Evergreen groundcover plant combination (1)
Featured combinations (2)
Green and gold for damp shade plant combination (1)
Green and white plant combination (1)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (4)
Iris and Trollius plant combination (1)
Low maintenance gems plant combination (1)
Low maintenance plant combination (summer) (2)
Oenothera and Perovskia plant combination (2)
Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (3)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (3)
Pinks and purples plant combination (2)
Plants for pollinators plant combination (2)
Pulmonaria and Athyrium plant combination (2)
Rich tones slug resistant plant combination (2)
Self seeding seed combination (4)
Shady clay plant combination (1)
Shady lady plant combination (2)
Slug resistant plant combination for shade (3)
Stipa and Verbascum plant combination (1)
Structured shade plant combination (1)
Summer sizzlers plant combination (1)
Sun baked plant combination (4)
Sunny and dry plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Mediterranean Garden Collection (2)
The Highgrove Mixed Delphinium Collection (1)
Tiarella and Brunnera plant combination (5)
Vibrant colour for bees plant combination (1)
Vibrant colour seed combination (1)
Year round groundcover plant combination (2)
Yellow and gold plant combination (1)

Hardy

No (124)
Semi (75)
Yes (660)

Leaf colour

Blue (30)
Bronze (14)
Green (742)
Purple (19)
Red (17)
Silver (17)
Variegated (51)
Yellow (10)

Ground cover

No (415)
Yes (192)

Position

Arches & pergolas (31)
Back of border (108)
Bottom of hedges (62)
Conservatories (25)
Covering eyesores (59)
Front of border (319)
Middle of border (273)
Next to a patio (86)
Next to a pond (65)
Next to an entrance (140)
Next to seating areas (168)
Steep banks (127)
Through hedges (29)
Walls & fences (91)

Shape

Bushy (12)
Fountain (6)
Hummock (2)
Pyramid (1)
Spreading (2)

Soil moisture

Damp (80)
Dry/Sandy (206)
Normal (750)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (10)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (11)
2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (8)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (17)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (5)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (15)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (9)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (10)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (9)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (5)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (17)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (10)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (15)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (9)
2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (7)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (8)
2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (7)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (15)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (12)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (11)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (12)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (19)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (11)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (11)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (12)
Suitable for compact container gardening (11)
Suitable for grow beds (30)
Suitable for large container gardening (54)
Suitable for window boxes (14)
Use cloche (15)

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Papaver rhoeas 'Pandora'

£2.49

approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Poppy field collection of annuals

£4.99

1g packet | seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Primula veris

£2.99 - £39.99

approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Primula vulgaris

£2.99 - £34.99

approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Rhinanthus minor

£2.99 - £7.50

approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 packets of approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

rosemary

£2.49 - £17.99

approx 60 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Silene dioica

£2.29 - £34.99

approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Silene latifolia

£2.99

approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Summer glory collection

£7.99

2g packet | seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

sweet cicely

£2.29

approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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thyme common | thymus vulgaris

£2.79 - £12.78

approx 200 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Thymus 'Thyme of Provence'

£3.19

approx 6000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Trifolium repens

£2.79

approx 750 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Viola 'Vivaldi Beacon'

£4.99

approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

Welsh onion

£2.99 - £15.98

approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Acanthus mollis

£9.59 - £42.39

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Achillea Lachsschönheit' (Galaxy Series)

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Achillea 'Lachsschönheit' (Galaxy Series)

£8.79 - £19.99

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Achillea millefolium 'Cerise Queen'

£7.19 - £42.99

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Achillea millefolium 'Lilac Beauty'

£9.99 - £39.99

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Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' (Galaxy Series)

£7.99 - £18.39

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Achillea millefolium 'Pomegranate' (Tutti Frutti Series)

£9.99 - £39.99

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Achillea millefolium 'Red Velvet'

£7.99 - £34.39

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Ajuga reptans 'Atropurpurea'

£6.99 - £29.99

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Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow'

£6.99 - £27.99

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