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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Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Full sunZones 9–114 ftLow

Purple Geranium

Pelargonium 'Purple'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Purple Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Purple'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Purple'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Purple Trailing

Lantana montevidensis

Full sunZones 9–1112 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Purple Wave'

Full sun8 inModerate2.5 ft wide

Zinnia elegans 'Purple'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Gomphrena haageana 'QIS Orange'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Queen Elizabeth

Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Queen Lime Orange

Zinnia elegans 'Queen Lime Orange'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Queen of Sweden

Rosa 'Austiger'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'Radiation'

Full sunZones 9–112.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Raspberry Pentas

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Raydon's Favorite

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Meidrason'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Tagetes patula 'Red'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chrysanthemum 'Red'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Red 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

Rosa 'Ausowlish'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Rosa de Rescht (Damask Rose)

Rosa 'De Rescht'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Rose Creek Abelia

Abelia × grandiflora 'Rose Creek'

Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Roselle (Rosa de Jamaica)

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Full sunZones 9–136.5 ftModerate

Lobularia maritima 'Rosie O'Day'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

Rosa 'Auspaddle'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Geranium 'Rozanne'

Part sunZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Rubenza'

Full sun2.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Rust'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Salmon Geranium

Pelargonium 'Salmon'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Salmon Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Petunia 'Salmon'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Salvia (Annual)

Salvia splendens

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Rosa 'Korvioros'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Scarlet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Scarlet Verbena

Verbena 'Lanai Scarlet'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Scarlett O'Hara

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sea Shells'

Full sun3.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Sensation Pink'

Full sun4 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Angelonia 'Serena Blue'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Purple'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Rose'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena White'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Pink'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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