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.

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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 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.

Lady of Shalott

Rosa 'Ausnyson'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Lavender'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder'

Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Miscanthus sinensis

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Rosa 'Mister Lincoln'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

Moudry (Black Fountain Grass)

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftLow

Mountain Fleece

Bistorta amplexicaulis

Full sunZones 4–73.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Ausbernard'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Neon'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Rosa 'New Dawn'

Full sunZones 5–911 ftModerate

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

Olivia Rose Austin

Rosa 'Ausmixture'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Oso Easy Double Red

Rosa 'Meipeporia'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Patience'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Patricia Ballard

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Callicarpa 'Pearl Glam'

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Perennial Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Perennial Sunflower

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Pink'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Prairie Dropseed Grass

Sporobolus heterolepis

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Rosa 'Ausmerchant'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Professor Kippenberg

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

Part sunZones 5–86 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Purple'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Queen Elizabeth

Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Queen of Sweden

Rosa 'Austiger'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Raydon's Favorite

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Red'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausowlish'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

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

Rosa 'Auspaddle'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Geranium 'Rozanne'

Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Rust'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korvioros'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Pink'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

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