Monthly Planting Guide - May
What to plant this month in the Southern Hemisphere

Guide to planting

Temperate, Cold , Tropical/Sub-Tropical

May - Temperate

Flowers Vegetables Bulbs Hardwood Cuttings

Ageratum
Alyssum
Aquilegia
Bellis perrenis
Calendula
Candytuft
Canterbury Bells Carnation
Cinereria
Cornflower
Cyclamen
Delphinium
Dianthus
Everlasting Daisy
Forget-me-not
Godetia
Gypsophila
Hollyhock
Honesty
Iceland Poppy
Impatiens
Larkspur
Linaria
Livingston Daisy
Lobelia
Lupin
Marigold
Nemesia
Nigella
Pansy
Polyanthus
Primula
Scabiosa
Schizanthus
Snap Dragon
Statice
Stock
Strawflower
Sweet pea
Viola
Virginia stock
Wallflower

 

Artichoke suckers
Broad Beans
Cress
Lettuce
Mustard
Onion
Peas
Radish
Shallots
Spinach
Spring Onion



 

Agapanthus
Alstromeria
(Peruvian Lily)
Anemone
Babiana
Brodiaea (Firecrackers)
Clivea
Crinum (Veldt Lily)
Crocus
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Freesia
Fritillaria
Hemerocallis (Day Lily)
Hyacinth
Iris; Bearded
Iris; Dutch
Ixia
Jonquil
Kniphofia (Torch Lily)
Lachenalia
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Nerine
Ornithogallum
Ranunculus
Scilia (Blue Bells)
Snow Drops
Snow Flakes
Sparaxis
Sprekelia
Tiger Flower
Tritelia
Tritonia
Tuberose
Tulip
Watsonia

Berberis
Cydonia
Forsythia
Hydrangea
Kerria
Ribes
Viburnum
Weigela
Willow

Herbs

Caraway
Chives
Hyssop

 

 

 

 

 

May - Cold

Flowers Vegetables Bulbs Hardwood Cuttings

Carnation
Gypsophila
Marigold

Cress
Lettuce
Shallots
Spinach

Agapanthus
Alstromeria (Peruvian Lily)
Anemone
Babiana
Brodiaea (Firecrackers)
Clivea
Crinum (Veldt Lily)
Crocus
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Freesia
Fritillaria
Hemerocallis (Day Lily)
Hyacinth
Iris - Bearded
Iris - Dutch
Ixia
Jonquil
Kniphofia (Torch Lily)
Lachenalia
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Ornithogallum
Ranunculus
Scilia (Blue Bells)
Snow Drops
Snow Flakes
Sparaxis
Sprekelia
Tiger Flower
Tritelia
Tritonia
Tuberose
Tulip
Watsonia
Berberis
Cydonia
Forsythia
Hydrangea
Kerria
Ribes
Viburnum
Weigela
Willow

Herbs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

May - Tropical/Sub-tropical

Flowers Vegetables Bulbs Hardwood Cuttings

Ageratum
Alyssum
Aquilegia
Begonia, tuberous
Bellis perrenis
Calendula
Candytuft
Canterbury Bells Carnation
Cinereria
Cornflower
Cyclamen
Delphinium
Dianthus
Everlasting Daisy
Forget-me-not
Godetia
Gypsophila
Hollyhock
Honesty
Iceland Poppy
Impatiens
Larkspur
Linaria
Livingston Daisy
Lobelia
Lupin
Marigold
Nasturtium
Nemesia
Nigella
Pansy
Petunia
Phlox
Polyanthus
Portulaca
Primula
Rudbeckia
Salpiglossis
Salvia
Scabiosa
Snap Dragon
Spider flower
Statice
Stock
Strawflower
Sturt's Desert Pea
Sunflowers
Swan River Daisy
Sweet pea
Torenia
Viola
Wallflower
Waratah
Zinnia

Asparagus
Beans
Beetroot
Broad Beans
Buckwheat
Cabbage
Chinese cabbage
Cress
Endive
Lettuce
Mustard
Onion
Parsnip
Peas
Potatoes
Radish
Shallots
Silverbeet
Spinach
Spring Onion
Strawberry runners
Tomato
Turnip

Agapanthus
Alstromeria (Peruvian Lily)
Anemone
Babiana
Brodiaea (Firecrackers)
Clivea
Crinum (Veldt Lily)
Crocus
Cyclamen
Daffodil
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Freesia
Fritillaria
Hemerocallis (Day Lily)
Hyacinth
Iris; Bearded
Iris; Dutch
Ixia
Jonquil
Kniphofia (Torch Lily)
Lachenalia
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)
Ornithogallum
Ranunculus
Scilia (Blue Bells)
Snow Drops
Snow Flakes
Sparaxis
Sprekelia
Tiger Flower
Tritelia
Tritonia
Tuberose
Tulip
Watsonia

Berberis
Cydonia
Forsythia
Hydrangea
Kerria
Ribes
Viburnum
Weigela
Willow

Herbs

Angelica
Basil
Borage
Caraway
Celeriac
Chervil
Chives
Coriander
Dill
Lemon Balm
Marjoram
Oregano
Parsley
Salad burnet
Thyme