Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 10 That Bloom in October

241 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 10 and typically flower in October, such as Mount Lemmon Marigold, Turpentine Bush and Deergrass. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 121 to 180 of 241 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 241 plants, 188 have been checked against outside sources (17 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.

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 Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Magenta Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Full sunZones 10–1110 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Salvia farinacea

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftModerate

Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Rosa 'Meitelov'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Mount Lemmon Marigold

Tagetes lemmonii

Full sunZones 9–103.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausbernard'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Narrowleaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftLow

Lantana camara 'New Gold'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Olivia Rose Austin

Rosa 'Ausmixture'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Orange Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–105 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 9–1112 inLow

Cortaderia selloana

Full sunZones 7–118 ftLow

Rosa 'Patience'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Peach Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 7–103 ftModerate

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

Pink Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Verbena 'Superbena Royale Plum Wine'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

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

Purple Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Full sunZones 9–114 ftLow

Purple Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Purple Trailing

Lantana montevidensis

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gomphrena haageana 'QIS Orange'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

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

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Red Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Red-Flowered Buckwheat

Eriogonum grande var. rubescens

Full sunZones 8–1012 inLow

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

Roselle (Rosa de Jamaica)

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Full sunZones 9–136.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Scarlet Monkeyflower

Erythranthe cardinalis

Part shadeZones 7–102 ftHigh

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