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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Rosa 'Ausbernard'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Neon'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Rosa 'New Dawn'

Full sunZones 5–911 ftModerate

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'New Gold'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

New Guinea Orange

Impatiens hawkeri

Part sun1.5 ftHigh1.5 ft wide

Impatiens hawkeri

Part sun1.5 ftHigh1.5 ft wide

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Petunia 'Night Sky'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Olivia Rose Austin

Rosa 'Ausmixture'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Orange Marigold

Tagetes 'Orange'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Orange Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Orange'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Oso Easy Double Red

Rosa 'Meipeporia'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Otto's Thrill'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Painted Orange Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'Beedance Painted Orange'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Painted Red Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'Beedance Painted Red'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Cortaderia selloana

Full sunZones 7–118 ftLow

Rosa 'Patience'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Patricia Ballard

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Peach Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Callicarpa 'Pearl Glam'

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

Ipomoea tricolor 'Pearly Gates'

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Perennial Black-Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia fulgida

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Perennial Sunflower

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Chaenostoma cordatum

Part sunZones 9–116 inModerate

Verbena 'EnduraScape Pink Bicolor'

Full sunZones 9–1112 inModerate

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Pink Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Pink Feather Pampas

Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'

Full sunZones 7–118 ftLow

Pelargonium 'Pink'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pink Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Pink'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Pink'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Verbena 'Superbena Royale Plum Wine'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Prairie Dropseed Grass

Sporobolus heterolepis

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'President'

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Princess Alexandra of Kent

Rosa 'Ausmerchant'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Princess Charlene de Monaco Rose

Rosa 'Princess Charlene de Monaco'

Full sunZones 6–102.5 ftModerate

Professor Kippenberg

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

Part sunZones 5–86 ftModerate

Profusion Cherry

Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Profusion White

Zinnia 'Profusion White'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'

Full sun4 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Purple Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

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