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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Calendula officinalis

Full sun2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Celosia spicata 'Intenz'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Calendula officinalis

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Pelargonium peltatum

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Auscrystal'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

James L. Austin

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Japanese Anemone

Anemone hupehensis

Part shadeZones 4–83 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

Kickin' Carmine Red

Symphyotrichum 'Kickin Carmine Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

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 Geranium

Pelargonium 'Lavender'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Lavender Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Chrysanthemum 'Lavender'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lavender Pentas

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Lavender Stream

Lobularia 'Lavender Stream'

Full sun5 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Lavender Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Lavender Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'

Full sun10 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Thunbergia alata 'Lemon Star'

Full sunZones 10–116.5 ftModerate

Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder'

Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Love-Lies-Bleeding

Amaranthus caudatus

Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'Lucky White'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Luscious Citrus

Lantana 'Luscious Citrus Blend'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Magenta Geranium

Pelargonium 'Magenta'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Magenta Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Magenta Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Magenta'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Miscanthus sinensis

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Full sunZones 10–1110 ftModerate

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Rosa 'Meitelov'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Mister Lincoln'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

Moudry (Black Fountain Grass)

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftLow

Mountain Fleece

Bistorta amplexicaulis

Full sunZones 4–73.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

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