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Plants for Zone 11 That Bloom in October

143 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 11 and typically flower in October, such as Deergrass, Cup and Saucer Vine and Roselle (Rosa de Jamaica). Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 1 to 60 of 143 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 143 plants, 66 have been checked against outside sources (15 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

The flowers of October in zone 11

Every plant on this page is in flower in October. These are the ones with the shortest seasons around it, ranked by how much of each plant's flowering falls in September, October and November: a plant that opens and finishes here sits ahead of one that flowers from spring to frost, and ties go to the plants this site's guides name most often.

Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'
Agastache 'Apricot Sprite'
Full sunZones 6–111.5 ftLow
Agastache 'Firebird'
Agastache 'Firebird'
Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow
Ageratum
Ageratum houstonianum
Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate
Angelface Blue Summer Snapdragon
Angelonia angustifolia 'Anblu140'
Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate
Angelface Perfectly Pink Summer Snapdragon
Angelonia angustifolia 'Balang15434'
Full sunZones 10–112 ftModerate
Angelface Raspberry
Angelonia 'Angelface Raspberry'
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate
Angelface Super Blue Summer Snapdragon
Angelonia angustifolia 'Ansublu021'
Full sunZones 10–113 ftModerate
Angelface White Summer Snapdragon
Angelonia 'Anwhitim'
Full sunZones 10–112 ftModerate
Angelonia
Angelonia angustifolia
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate
Arizona Glow
Thunbergia alata 'Arizona Glow'
Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate
Arizona Rose
Thunbergia alata 'Arizona Rose'
Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate
Bacopa
Chaenostoma cordatum
Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate
Bandana Cherry
Lantana 'Bandana Cherry'
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bandana Pink
Lantana 'Bandana Pink'
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bandana Rose
Lantana 'Bandana Rose'
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bathsheba Rose
Rosa 'Auschimbley'
Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate
Bidens
Bidens ferulifolia
Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow
Black Adder Agastache
Agastache 'Black Adder'
Full sunZones 6–112 ftLow
Black-Eyed Susan Vine
Thunbergia alata
Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow
Blue Bacopa
Chaenostoma cordatum
Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate
Blue Fan Flower
Scaevola aemula
Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate
Blue Horizon
Ageratum houstonianum 'Blue Horizon'
Full sunZones 10–112 ftModerate
Blushing Susie
Thunbergia alata 'Blushing Susie'
Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate
Bright Eyes
Thunbergia alata 'Bright Eyes'
Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate
Calibrachoa
Calibrachoa
Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate
California Fuchsia
Epilobium canum
Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow
Campfire Marshmallow Bidens
Bidens hybrid 'Campfire Marshmallow'
Full sunZones 8–111 ftLow
Campfire Red Ember Bidens
Bidens ferulifolia 'DPWBIDCAPR'
Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate
Chicklet Gold Tecoma
Tecoma stans 'Smntsc'
Full sunZones 8–114.5 ftModerate
Confetti
Lantana camara 'Confetti'
Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coral Fountain
Amaranthus caudatus 'Coral Fountain'
Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate
Coral Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate
Coral Verbena
Verbena × hybrida
Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate
Cup and Saucer Vine
Cobaea scandens
Full sunZones 9–1115 ftModerate
Cuphea (Cigar Plant)
Cuphea ignea
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate
Dallas Red
Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'
Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Deergrass
Muhlenbergia rigens
Full sunZones 6–115 ftLow
Drift Rose
Rosa 'Meijocos'
Full sunZones 4–111.5 ftModerate
Dwarf Pampas (Pumila)
Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'
Full sunZones 6–115 ftLow
Ebb Tide Rose
Rosa 'Ebb Tide'
Full sunZones 6–112 ftModerate
Emerald Tassels
Amaranthus caudatus 'Emerald Tassels'
Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate
EnduraScape Dark Purple
Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'
Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate
Eustacia Vye
Rosa 'Ausegdon'
Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate
Fan Flower
Scaevola aemula
Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate
Fiesta
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Fiesta'
Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate
FloriGlory Cuphea
Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'
Full sunZones 8–111 ftModerate
Fragrant Cloud
Rosa 'Tanellis'
Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate
Giant Hyssop 'Ginger'
Agastache 'Ginger'
Full sunZones 6–113 ftModerate
Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow
Gold Band Pampas
Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'
Full sunZones 7–116.5 ftLow
Hula Girl
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Hula Girl'
Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate
Imperial Blue
Verbena 'Superbena Imperial Blue'
Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate
James Galway
Rosa 'Auscrystal'
Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate
Lantana
Lantana camara
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Lavender Bacopa
Chaenostoma cordatum
Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate
Lavender Globe Amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow
Lavender Pentas
Pentas lanceolata
Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate
Lavender Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate
Lavender Verbena
Verbena × hybrida
Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

October bloom in zone 11 by flower color

A plant that comes in more than one color is counted under each. The picks rank the same way as the flowers above, so each color names the plants whose season sits closest to October.

White

25 plants

Yellow

19 plants

Orange

28 plants

Red

29 plants

Pink

47 plants

Purple

29 plants

Blue

9 plants

October bloom in zone 11 by height

Mature height, in the three bands a border is planted in. Anything over 10 ft is structure rather than a border plant, and a climber is sized by whatever it is growing up, so both sit this out.

Front of the border

under 12 in

31 plants

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

64 plants

Back of the border

3 ft and up

36 plants

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