Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 6 That Bloom in October

269 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 6 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 181 to 240 of 269 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 269 plants, 217 have been checked against outside sources (14 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.

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

Full sunZones 6–105 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

Princess Charlene de Monaco Rose

Rosa 'Princess Charlene de Monaco'

Full sunZones 6–102.5 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

Rosa 'Meidrason'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

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

Rose Creek Abelia

Abelia × grandiflora 'Rose Creek'

Full sunZones 6–92.5 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

Colchicum speciosum

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Shropshire Lad Rose

Rosa 'Shropshire Lad'

Full sunZones 5–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Smooth Blue Aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Full sunZones 3–88 inLow

Splitbeard Bluestem

Anatherum ternarium

Full sunZones 6–103 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Strawberry Hill

Rosa 'Ausrimini'

Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Sunrise Agastache

Agastache 'Sunrise'

Full sunZones 6–112.5 ftLow

Agastache 'Sunset'

Full sunZones 6–112.5 ftModerate

Susan Williams-Ellis

Rosa 'Ausquirk'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

Full sunZones 5–96 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

Teasing Georgia

Rosa 'Ausbaker'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Tess of the d'Urbervilles

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Keep exploring

All zone 6 plants All plants blooming in October Zone 6 in September Zone 6 in November Zone 5 in October Zone 7 in October Bloom Calendar

Design your garden

Drop plants onto a 3D plan, see how they fill in, and watch the whole garden bloom across the year.

Open BloomsEye Studio →