Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 4 That Bloom in October

106 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 4 and typically flower in October, such as Toad Lily, Aster and Autumn Crocus. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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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 106 plants, 89 have been checked against outside sources (9 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.

Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Neon'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Patricia Ballard

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Perennial Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Perennial Sunflower

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Prairie Dropseed Grass

Sporobolus heterolepis

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Professor Kippenberg

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Raydon's Favorite

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Rosa de Rescht (Damask Rose)

Rosa 'De Rescht'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Colchicum speciosum

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Strawberry Hill

Rosa 'Ausrimini'

Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Susan Williams-Ellis

Rosa 'Ausquirk'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clematis terniflora

Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Panicum virgatum

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

The Alnwick Rose

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'The Fairy'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

The Generous Gardener

Rosa 'Ausdrawn'

Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

Colchicum 'The Giant'

Full sunZones 4–911 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Thunderhead'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Colchicum 'Waterlily'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Turtlehead

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'

Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'

Full sunZones 3–98 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ilex verticillata

Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Blue'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Pink'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Purple'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

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