Soft Floral Backgrounds to Celebrate Your Season of Becoming

If you’re looking for a fresh, intentional reset for your lock screen, this May iPhone wallpaper collection is here to meet you right where you are – somewhere between spring’s soft bloom and summer’s full energy.

There’s something about May that just invites you to exhale a little deeper. Not quite the fresh start of spring, and not yet the full swing of summer – it’s that sweet middle ground.

This month’s wallpaper collection was born from that energy. The one where you don’t need to rush, prove, or hustle. Where softness is not only allowed, but celebrated. Because you’re allowed to be a work in progress and a masterpiece at the same time. You’re allowed to rise slowly.

A wallpaper collection for where you are now

These May iPhone wallpapers are a gentle love note to your nervous system. Soft-focus florals. Dreamy textures. A hazy blend of pink, peach, lilac, and yellow. Everything is blurred just enough to feel magical – but still unmistakably alive.

The visuals are subtle on purpose, creating space for calm, space for breath, and space for the quiet affirmations tucked into each design. The words are intentionally small, almost like a secret meant just for you – to find those little moments of calm every time you pick up your phone.

How to download your wallpaper

• On your phone: Tap and hold the image to save it.
• On your computer: Click on the image to open it, right-click and select “Save Image,” and transfer it to your phone using Airdrop, email, or your preferred method.

How to set your wallpaper

• From your settings: Open your phone’s settings, select “Wallpaper,” and choose the saved image from your gallery. Adjust it to fit your screen and set it as your lock screen or home screen.
• Directly from your photos: Open the image in your Photos app, tap the share icon, and select “Use as Wallpaper.”

Tag me on Instagram @verveandcolor with a pic of your lock screen. I would absolutely love to see it and share it. 🫶

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Looking for more spring wallpapers? Check out the ones from March and April. Or browse the full monthly wallpaper series here.