Bloom month

Plants that bloom in October

528 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during October. Plan for reliable color in October and keep your borders from going quiet.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 528 plants, 310 have been checked against outside sources (27 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.

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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

Lantana camara 'Confetti'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Flower Carpet Rose

Full sunZones 5–82.5 ftModerate

Amaranthus caudatus 'Coral Fountain'

Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate

Pelargonium 'Coral'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Coral Knock Out Rose

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Coral'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Coral'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Coral Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Zinnia elegans 'Coral'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Dahlia 'Cornel'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Red'

Full sun1.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Cosmos sulphureus 'Cosmic Yellow'

Full sun1.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Cosmos bipinnatus

Full sun3.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Tagetes erecta 'Vanilla'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crimson Rambler

Ipomoea purpurea 'Crimson Rambler'

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Crown Princess Margareta

Rosa 'Auswinter'

Full sunZones 5–1010 ftModerate

Cup and Saucer Vine

Cobaea scandens

Full sunZones 9–1115 ftModerate

Cuphea (Cigar Plant)

Full sunZones 9–111.5 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

Lantana camara 'Dallas Red'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

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

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Dazzler'

Full sun3.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

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 Click Rose

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Double Click Rose'

Full sun3.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Double Coded Raspberry Beret Coneflower

Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Double Rose Impatiens

Impatiens 'Rockapulco Rose'

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Baby Hardy Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Hylv17522'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Pink

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Pink'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon Wing Red

Begonia 'Dragon Wing Red'

Part shade1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dragon's Breath

Celosia 'Dragon's Breath'

Full sun2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

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

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