Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in October

311 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 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 311 plants, 241 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.

Blushing Knock Out Rose

Full sunZones 5–83.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidelweis'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidomonac'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auscousin'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Brilliant Sedum

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Brilliant'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Bronze'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Brown-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Brunette Bugbane

Actaea simplex (Atropurpurea Group) 'Brunette'

Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chrysanthemum 'Burgundy'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dahlia 'Café au Lait'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

California Fuchsia

Epilobium canum

Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow

Campfire Marshmallow Bidens

Bidens hybrid 'Campfire Marshmallow'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Nepeta × faassenii 'Catwalk Queen'

Full sunZones 3–812 inLow

Cécile Brünner

Rosa 'Cécile Brünner'

Full sunZones 5–103 ftModerate

Leucophyllum frutescens

Full sunZones 8–108 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Chick Charms Powdered Pastry Hens and Chicks

Sempervivum 'Powdered Pastry'

Full sunZones 3–84 inLow

Chicklet Gold Tecoma

Tecoma stans 'Smntsc'

Full sunZones 8–114.5 ftModerate

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

Full sunZones 4–101.5 ftLow

Chrysalis Pink Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'Balchryink'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Chrysalis Steel Blue Butterfly Bush

Buddleia 'Balchryeel'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Cinnamon Hearts Rose

Rosa 'Vlr13003'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausprior'

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cloudburst Phlox

Phlox 'Cloudburst'

Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Color Cocktail Rose

Rosa 'Meilowmye'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Common Blanketflower

Gaillardia aristata

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Common Sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh

Common Witch Hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate

Coral Flower Carpet Rose

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Coral Knock Out Rose

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Coral'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dahlia 'Cornel'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

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

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

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

Dahlia 'David Howard'

Full sunZones 8–103 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Deam's Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida var. deamii

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Muhlenbergia rigens

Full sunZones 6–115 ftLow

Delta Eclipse Crape Myrtle

Lagerstroemia indica 'Deleb'

Full sunZones 7–99 ftLow

Denim 'n Lace Russian Sage

Salvia yangii 'Denim 'n Lace'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Auskindling'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Dolly Parton'

Full sunZones 6–104.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Don Juan'

Full sunZones 6–910 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

Dream Weaver Camellia

Camellia 'Dream Weaver'

Part shadeZones 7–107 ftModerate

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

Dwarf Pampas (Pumila)

Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Full sunZones 6–115 ftLow

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Part sunZones 5–84 ftModerate

Early Wonder Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Early Autumn'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

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