Wildflowers Blooming in Kentucky in May (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Kentucky in May in our iNaturalist sample; 29 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in May

Miami Mist265 obs.

Mountain Laurel254 obs.

Lyreleaf Sage199 obs.

Purple Rocket180 obs.

Guyandotte beauty160 obs.

Oxeye Daisy153 obs.

Multiflora Rose138 obs.

Red Clover133 obs.

Fire Pink133 obs.

Cross Vine127 obs.

Common Yarrow124 obs.

Hairy Vetch120 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Kentucky in May

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	Miami Mist	Phacelia purshii	borage family	265	Apr (past peak)
2	Mountain Laurel	Kalmia latifolia	heath family	254	May (peak)
3	Lyreleaf Sage	Salvia lyrata	Mint Family	199	May (peak)
4	Purple Rocket	Iodanthus pinnatifidus	mustard family	180	May (peak)
5	Guyandotte beauty	Synandra hispidula	Mint Family	160	May (peak)
6	Oxeye Daisy	Leucanthemum vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	153	May (peak)
7	Multiflora Rose	Rosa multiflora	rose family	138	May (peak)
8	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	133	May (peak)
9	Fire Pink	Silene virginica	pink family	133	Apr (past peak)
10	Cross Vine	Bignonia capreolata	bignonia family	127	May (peak)
11	Common Yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	124	May (peak)
12	Hairy Vetch	Vicia villosa	Legumes	120	May (peak)
13	Deptford pink	Dianthus armeria	pink family	119	May (peak)
14	Foxglove Beardtongue	Penstemon digitalis	Plantain Family	118	May (peak)
15	Four-Leaved Milkweed	Asclepias quadrifolia	Dogbane Family	118	May (peak)
16	Partridgeberry	Mitchella repens	madder family	114	May (peak)
17	Poison Hemlock	Conium maculatum	carrot family	110	May (peak)
18	Pink Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium acaule	Orchids	98	Apr (past peak)
19	Great Waterleaf	Hydrophyllum appendiculatum	borage family	98	Apr (past peak)
20	Red Columbine	Aquilegia canadensis	buttercup family	97	Apr (past peak)
21	American tuliptree	Liriodendron tulipifera	magnolia family	94	May (peak)
22	Hop Trefoil	Trifolium campestre	Legumes	94	May (peak)
23	Purple Crownvetch	Securigera varia	Legumes	92	Jun (rising)
24	Summer Bluet	Houstonia purpurea	madder family	91	May (peak)
25	White Clover	Trifolium repens	Legumes	83	Apr (past peak)
26	common star-of-Bethlehem	Ornithogalum umbellatum	agave and allies	79	Apr (past peak)
27	Strawberry Bush	Euonymus americanus	staff-vine family	76	May (peak)
28	Azure Bluet	Houstonia caerulea	madder family	75	Apr (past peak)
29	Ground-Ivy	Glechoma hederacea	Mint Family	73	Apr (past peak)
30	Carolina crane's-bill	Geranium carolinianum	Geranium family	71	May (peak)
31	Moth Mullein	Verbascum blattaria	figwort family	70	May (peak)
32	Butterweed	Packera glabella	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	69	Apr (past peak)
33	Redring Milkweed	Asclepias variegata	Dogbane Family	68	May (peak)
34	Field madder	Sherardia arvensis	madder family	67	Apr (past peak)
35	Sulphur Cinquefoil	Potentilla recta	rose family	66	May (peak)
36	clasping Venus's looking glass	Triodanis perfoliata	bellflower family	63	May (peak)
37	Jack-in-the-Pulpit	Arisaema triphyllum	Arum Family	62	Apr (past peak)
38	Yellow Sweetclover	Melilotus officinalis	Legumes	62	May (peak)
39	Cream Violet	Viola striata	Violet Family	61	Apr (past peak)
40	Wild Geranium	Geranium maculatum	Geranium family	58	Apr (past peak)
41	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	57	Jun (rising)
42	Solomon's plume	Maianthemum racemosum	agave and allies	56	Apr (past peak)
43	Green Antelopehorns	Asclepias viridis	Dogbane Family	54	May (peak)
44	Ribwort Plantain	Plantago lanceolata	Plantain Family	52	May (peak)
45	Common Vetch	Vicia sativa	Legumes	50	Apr (past peak)
46	Musk Thistle	Carduus nutans	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	49	May (peak)
47	Dwarf Larkspur	Delphinium tricorne	buttercup family	47	Apr (past peak)
48	Violet Woodsorrel	Oxalis violacea	Woodsorrel Family	46	Apr (past peak)
49	Large White Trillium	Trillium grandiflorum	Herb-Paris, False Hellebores, Trilliums and allies	43	Apr (past peak)
50	Cucumber Root	Medeola virginiana	lily family	42	May (peak)