Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in October

223 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 and typically flower in October, such as Toad Lily, Garden Mum and Aster. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 61 to 120 of 223 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 223 plants, 179 have been checked against outside sources (12 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.

Chrysanthemum 'Coral'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crown Princess Margareta

Rosa 'Auswinter'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dames de Chenonceau Rose

Rosa 'Dames de Chenonceau'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausdecorum'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Darling Clementine Tickseed

Coreopsis 'Darling Clementine'

Full sunZones 5–812 inModerate

Deam's Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Denim 'n Lace Russian Sage

Salvia yangii 'Denim 'n Lace'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Auskindling'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Dotted Blazing Star

Liatris punctata

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Double Coded Raspberry Beret Coneflower

Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Dragon Baby Hardy Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Hylv17522'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Meijocos'

Full sunZones 4–111.5 ftModerate

Dublin Bay Rose

Rosa 'Dublin Bay'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Duchess of Cornwall Rose

Rosa 'Duchess of Cornwall'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Part sunZones 5–84 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korgeowim'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Calypso Rose

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Kashmir Rose

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance My Girl Shrub Rose

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Oscar Peterson Rose

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Paint the Town Rose

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Yellow Submarine Rose

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Exceptional Lavender

Lavandula × intermedia 'Hillav'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Fantasy Pocahontas Anemone

Anemone hupehensis 'Pocahontas'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Fireworks Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftLow

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Frosty Morn'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Gold'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Celebration

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sanguisorba officinalis

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Rosa 'Ausblush'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Hybrid Tea Rose

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auscrystal'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

James L. Austin

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Japanese Anemone

Anemone hupehensis

Part shadeZones 4–83 ftModerate

Jubilee Celebration

Rosa 'Aushunter'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'WEKvossutono'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausjameson'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Kickin' Carmine Red

Symphyotrichum 'Kickin Carmine Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Knock Out'

Full sunZones 4–103.5 ftModerate

Lady Emma Hamilton

Rosa 'Ausbrother'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

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