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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Early Wonder Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Early Autumn'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korgeowim'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Calypso Rose

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Kashmir Rose

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance My Girl Shrub Rose

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Oscar Peterson Rose

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Paint the Town Rose

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Yellow Submarine Rose

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ebb Tide'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Emerald Tassels

Amaranthus caudatus 'Emerald Tassels'

Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

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

Zinnia elegans 'Envy'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

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

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Fantasy Pocahontas Anemone

Anemone hupehensis 'Pocahontas'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Fiesta'

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Fireworks Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 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

French Marigold

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Geranium (Annual)

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Ipomoea purpurea

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sanguisorba officinalis

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

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

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Verbena 'Superbena Imperial Blue'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

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