Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 5 That Bloom in September

496 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 5 and typically flower in September, such as Switchgrass, Toad Lily and Garden Mum. 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 496 plants, 421 have been checked against outside sources (21 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.

Full sunZones 5–94 inLow

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Inca Ice Peruvian Lily

Alstroemeria 'Koice'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'

Full sunZones 3–73 ftLow

Sorghastrum nutans

Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA2'

Part sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Clematis 'Jackmanii'

Full sunZones 4–911 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline'

Full sunZones 3–94 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

Phlox paniculata 'Jeana'

Full sunZones 4–84 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–96 ftHigh

Jubilee Celebration

Rosa 'Aushunter'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'WEKvossutono'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausjameson'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Nepeta 'Junior Walker'

Full sunZones 5–81.5 ftLow

Kickin' Carmine Red

Symphyotrichum 'Kickin Carmine Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Dicentra 'King of Hearts'

Part shadeZones 3–910 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kismet Raspberry

Echinacea 'Kismet Raspberry'

Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Knock Out'

Full sunZones 4–103.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus 'Kopper King'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftHigh

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lady Baltimore'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftHigh

Lady Emma Hamilton

Rosa 'Ausbrother'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Lady of Shalott

Rosa 'Ausnyson'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Phlox paniculata 'Laura'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Lavender Annual Phlox

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Lavender Chiffon

Hibiscus syriacus 'Lavender Chiffon'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Lavender'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Let's Dance Rhythmic Blue Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'SMHMES14'

Part shadeZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder'

Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Limelight Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'

Full sunZones 3–87 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Little Lime Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Jane'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Lord Baltimore'

Full sunZones 5–94.5 ftHigh

Hibiscus syriacus 'Lucy'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Luna Pink Swirl

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Pink Swirl'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna White'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh

Campsis × tagliabuana 'Madame Galen'

Full sunZones 5–926 ftModerate

Magical Candle Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bokraflame'

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Miscanthus sinensis

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango'

Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow

Marie Boisselot

Clematis 'Marie Boisselot'

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Echinacea 'Marmalade'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Marshall's Delight

Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

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

Salvia nemorosa 'Mainacht'

Full sunZones 4–82 ftLow

Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White'

Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow

Coreopsis 'Mercury Rising'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Mesa Yellow'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Ratibida columnifera

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Midnight Marvel

Hibiscus 'Midnight Marvel'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Hibiscus syriacus 'Minerva'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Buddleia 'Miss Molly'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

Buddleia 'Miss Ruby'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

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