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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Salvia coccinea

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftModerate

Undaunted Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia reverchonii 'Pund01s'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Zinnia elegans 'Uproar Rose'

Full sun3 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Rosa 'Auseasel'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Variegated Lilyturf

Liriope muscari 'Variegata'

Part shadeZones 5–101.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Vermillionaire Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'Vermillionaire'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Violet Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Colchicum 'Waterlily'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia Pink

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia Red

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wax Begonia White

Begonia semperflorens

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Angelonia 'Wedgwood Blue'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

White Beautyberry

Callicarpa dichotoma f. albifructa

Part sunZones 5–85 ftModerate

White Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Pelargonium 'White'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

White Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

White Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Chrysanthemum 'White'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Petunia 'White'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

White Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

White Turtlehead

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

White Wood Aster

Eurybia divaricata

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Zinnia elegans 'White'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'

Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'

Full sunZones 3–98 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ilex verticillata

Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wollerton Old Hall

Rosa 'Ausblanket'

Full sunZones 5–1011 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Blue'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Pink'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Purple'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xanthos'

Full sun1.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Yellow Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Yellow Marigold

Tagetes 'Yellow'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chrysanthemum 'Yellow'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Yellow'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Yellow Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Yellow'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'

Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Zéphirine Drouhin

Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

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