This bloom calendar reflects what I see blooming in the yard, neighborhoods, and throughout south Louisiana.  With our unpredictable and sometimes mild winters it varies widely and it is by no means complete.

January—Camellia, Narcissus, Pansy, Poinsettia, Azalea, Pansies, Flowering Quince

February—German Iris, Camellia, Narcissus, Jonquils, Pansy, Poinsettia, Azalea, Carolina Jessamine, Early Daylily, Yellow Daffodils,  Louisiana Iris, Spirea, Loropetalum, Japanese Magnolia, Taiwan Cherry,  Flowering Quince.

March—Camellia, Narcissus, Jonquils, Pansy, Poinsettia, Azalea, Carolina Jessamine, Early Daylily, Yellow Daffodils,  Louisiana Iris, Spirea, Loropetalum, Japanese Magnolia, Taiwan Cherry,  Flowering Quince,  Japanese Magnolias, Wisteria, Pansies, Easter lilies, Tulips, Impatiens, Snapdragons, Gloxinia, Hollyhock, Hydrangeas, Louisiana Iris, Dutch Iris, Carolina Jessamine, Roses, Ajuga, Wisteria, and Flowering Kale, Buttercups, .

April—Most everything, azaleas, wisteria, impatiens, geraniums, pansies, dogwood, fuchsia, early day lilies, asiatic lilies, roses, hardy gladiolus, Mexican heather, dahlias, Amaryllis, St. Joseph's lilies, Gerbera daisies, buttercups, early spider lilies, hibiscus, gardenia, mums, bleeding heart, lantana, calla lilies, Jacob's Ladder, Jacobina, Canna, elephant ears, Bougainvillea, Mandevilla, Peacock iris, most roses, and tung oil trees.

May—Southern magnolias, caladiums, begonias, hibiscus, impatiens, vincas, tropical flowers, hydrangeas, allamandas, crotons, roses, coleus, salvia, marigolds, cleome, daylily, petunia, shrimp plants, Amaryllis, spider lily, gardenia, canna, crinum, rose of sharon, african iris, magnolia, mimosa, and oleander.

June—Southern magnolias, crepe myrtles, caladiums, hibiscus, lantana, impatiens, vincas, tropical flowers, shrimp plant, petunia, hydrangeas, allamandas, crotons, roses, coleus, salvia, marigolds, cleome, clerodendrun, passion flower, and oleander.

July—Canna, crape myrtle, gloriosa lily, cone flower, roses, Rudbeckia, lantana, marigolds, brugmansia, clerodendrun, mandevilla, morning glory, passion flower, gingers, and  banana.

August—Acidanthera, lantana, hidden lily ginger, pine cone ginger, four o'clock, castor bean, hibiscus

September—Roses, Acidanthera, lantana, tuberose,  four o'clock, encore azalea, blue plumbago, castor bean, cape honeysuckle, hibiscus, bottlebrush, coral vine

October—Acidanthera, Blue Plumbago, castor bean, cassia alata, cape honeysuckle, hibiscus, coral vine, Mexican Heather, Hibiscus

November— Senna, Roses, Plumbago, Mexican Heather, Hibiscus

December—Camellia, Narcissus, Pansy, Poinsettia, Azalea