Bloom calendar
Plants for Zone 4 That Bloom in October
67 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 4 and typically flower in October, such as Album, Alma Pötschke and Aster. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.
Showing 1 to 60 of 67 plants

Album
Colchicum autumnale 'Album'
Full sunZones 4–96 inModerate

Alma Pötschke
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Alma Pötschke'
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Aster
Symphyotrichum
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Autumn Crocus
Colchicum
Full sunZones 4–96 inModerate

Autumn Damask Rose
Rosa damascena var. semperflorens
Full sunZones 4–94.9 ftModerate

Autumn Fire
Hylotelephium 'Autumn Fire'
Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Autumn Joy Sedum
Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'
Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Autumn Sun Coneflower
Rudbeckia nitida 'Autumn Sun'
Full sunZones 4–93.9 ftModerate

Berry Heavy
Ilex verticillata 'Spravy'
Full sunZones 3–98.2 ftHigh

Berry Poppins
Ilex verticillata 'FarrowBPop'
Full sunZones 3–93.9 ftHigh

Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftLow

Bonica
Rosa 'Meidomonac'
Full sunZones 4–93.3 ftModerate

Brilliant Sedum
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Brilliant'
Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Clara Curtis
Chrysanthemum 'Clara Curtis'
Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Drift Rose
Rosa 'Meijocos'
Full sunZones 4–111.6 ftModerate

Eustacia Vye
Rosa 'Ausegdon'
Full sunZones 4–113.9 ftModerate

Flame Grass
Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens
Full sunZones 4–94.3 ftLow

Frosty Morn
Hylotelephium 'Frosty Morn'
Full sunZones 3–91.3 ftLow

Goldenrod
Solidago
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Heavy Metal
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'
Full sunZones 4–94.9 ftLow

Japanese Anemone
Anemone hupehensis
Part shadeZones 4–83 ftModerate

Kickin' Carmine Red
Symphyotrichum 'Kickin Carmine Red'
Full sunZones 4–81.6 ftModerate

Knock Out Rose
Rosa 'Knock Out'
Full sunZones 4–103.3 ftModerate

Lilac Wonder
Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder'
Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Mary Stoker
Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'
Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Matrona
Hylotelephium 'Matrona'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Mr. Goodbud
Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'
Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

Neon Sedum
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Neon'
Full sunZones 3–91.6 ftLow

New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–83.9 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink'
Full sunZones 3–83.3 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'
Full sunZones 3–83.9 ftModerate

Northwind
Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'
Full sunZones 4–95.9 ftLow

October Skies
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'
Full sunZones 3–81.6 ftLow

Orange Coneflower
Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Patricia Ballard
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard'
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus
Full sunZones 4–94.9 ftModerate

Professor Kippenberg
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'
Full sunZones 4–81.3 ftModerate

Purple Dome
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Purple Emperor
Hylotelephium 'Purple Emperor'
Full sunZones 3–91.3 ftLow

Raydon's Favorite
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'
Full sunZones 3–82.6 ftLow
Red Sprite
Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'
Full sunZones 3–93.3 ftHigh

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'
Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'
Full sunZones 4–115.9 ftModerate

Rosa de Rescht (Damask Rose)
Rosa 'De Rescht'
Full sunZones 4–93.9 ftModerate

Rozanne
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Part sunZones 4–81.6 ftModerate

Sheffield Pink
Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Pink'
Full sunZones 3–92.6 ftModerate

Shenandoah
Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'
Full sunZones 4–93.9 ftLow

Showy Crocus
Colchicum speciosum
Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Shrub Rose
Rosa
Full sunZones 4–93.9 ftModerate

Snow Flurry
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate

Stanwell Perpetual
Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'
Full sunZones 4–103.9 ftModerate

Strawberry Hill
Rosa 'Ausrimini'
Full sunZones 4–109.8 ftModerate

Susan Williams-Ellis
Rosa 'Ausquirk'
Full sunZones 4–93.6 ftModerate

Sweet Autumn Clematis
Clematis terniflora
Full sunZones 4–913 ftModerate

Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–94.9 ftLow

The Alnwick Rose
Rosa 'Ausgrab'
Full sunZones 4–113.9 ftModerate

The Fairy
Rosa 'The Fairy'
Full sunZones 4–92.3 ftModerate

The Generous Gardener
Rosa 'Ausdrawn'
Full sunZones 4–1011 ftModerate

The Giant
Colchicum 'The Giant'
Full sunZones 4–911 inModerate

Thunderhead
Hylotelephium 'Thunderhead'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Toad Lily
Tricyrtis
Part shadeZones 4–82.3 ftModerate
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