Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 8 That Bloom in October

343 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 8 and typically flower in October, such as Toad Lily, Garden Mum and Aster. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

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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 343 plants, 287 have been checked against outside sources (14 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.

Dotted Blazing Star

Liatris punctata

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Double Coded Raspberry Beret Coneflower

Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Double Delight'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Dragon Baby Hardy Hydrangea

Hydrangea paniculata 'Hylv17522'

Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dream Weaver Camellia

Camellia 'Dream Weaver'

Part shadeZones 7–107 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meijocos'

Full sunZones 4–111.5 ftModerate

Dublin Bay Rose

Rosa 'Dublin Bay'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Duchess of Cornwall Rose

Rosa 'Duchess of Cornwall'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Dwarf Pampas (Pumila)

Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'

Full sunZones 6–115 ftLow

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

Part sunZones 5–84 ftModerate

Early Wonder Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Early Autumn'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korgeowim'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Calypso Rose

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Kashmir Rose

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance My Girl Shrub Rose

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Oscar Peterson Rose

Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Paint the Town Rose

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate

Easy Elegance Yellow Submarine Rose

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ebb Tide'

Full sunZones 6–112 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meiviolin'

Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Elliott's Lovegrass

Eragrostis elliottii

Full sunZones 6–91.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausearnshaw'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Enchanted Meadow Rose

Rosa 'Radmeadow'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Encore Autumn Amethyst

Rhododendron 'Encore Autumn Amethyst'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Encore Autumn Rouge

Rhododendron 'Conlea'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

EnduraScape Dark Purple

Verbena 'EnduraScape Dark Purple'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Estrellita Little Star Firecracker Bush

Bouvardia 'Winbueslst'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausegdon'

Full sunZones 4–114 ftModerate

Exceptional Lavender

Lavandula × intermedia 'Hillav'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs

Fantasy Pocahontas Anemone

Anemone hupehensis 'Pocahontas'

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Fireworks Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens

Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftLow

Dahlia 'Fleurel'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Floribunda Rose

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

FloriGlory Cuphea

Cuphea hybrid 'FloriGlory'

Full sunZones 8–111 ftModerate

Flower Carpet Rose

Rosa 'Noatraum'

Full sunZones 5–102 ftModerate

Pennisetum alopecuroides

Full sunZones 6–93.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Tanellis'

Full sunZones 5–113.5 ftModerate

Verbesina virginica

Part shadeZones 85 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Frosty Morn'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Gallery Art Deco

Dahlia 'Gallery Art Deco'

Full sunZones 8–101.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Gentle Hermione

Rosa 'Ausrumba'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum georgianum

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Gertrude Jekyll

Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Giant Hyssop 'Ginger'

Agastache 'Ginger'

Full sunZones 6–113 ftModerate

Vernonia gigantea

Full sunZones 5–88 ftModerate

Gold Band Pampas

Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'

Full sunZones 7–116.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Aroyqueli'

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Gold'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Celebration

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sanguisorba officinalis

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Gregg's Mistflower

Conoclinium dissectum

Full sunZones 7–102 ftModerate

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Henry Duelberg Mealy Blue Sage

Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'

Full sunZones 7–103 ftModerate

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