Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 9 That Bloom in October

329 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 9 and typically flower in October, such as Garden Mum, Autumn Crocus and Maiden Grass. 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 329 plants, 214 have been checked against outside sources (15 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.

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

EnduraScape Dark Purple

Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 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

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Fiesta'

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftLow

Dahlia 'Fleurel'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

FloriGlory Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Frosty Morn'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Gallery Art Deco

Dahlia 'Gallery Art Deco'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Giant Hyssop 'Ginger'

Agastache 'Ginger'

Full sunZones 6–113 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Gold Band Pampas

Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'

Full sunZones 7–116.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Aroyqueli'

Full sunZones 6–105 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

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Henry Duelberg Mealy Blue Sage

Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'

Full sunZones 7–103 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausblush'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Hula Girl'

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Hybrid Tea Rose

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Verbena 'Superbena Imperial Blue'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Rosa 'Auscrystal'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

James L. Austin

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidiaphaz'

Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Jowey Winnie'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Jubilee Celebration

Rosa 'Aushunter'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'WEKvossutono'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausjameson'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Karma Choc'

Full sunZones 8–103 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kelvin Floodlight

Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Knock Out'

Full sunZones 4–103.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Labyrinth'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lady Emma Hamilton

Rosa 'Ausbrother'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Lady of Shalott

Rosa 'Ausnyson'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Bacopa

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Lavender Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Lavender'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Lavender Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Lindheimer's Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Full sunZones 7–94 ftModerate

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Louise Clements

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

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