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.

Rosa 'Ausblush'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Hybrid Tea Rose

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Iron Butterfly Ironweed

Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Auscrystal'

Full sunZones 5–115 ftModerate

James L. Austin

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Japanese Anemone

Anemone hupehensis

Part shadeZones 4–83 ftModerate

Rosa 'Meidiaphaz'

Full sunZones 6–93 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Jowey Winnie'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Jubilee Celebration

Rosa 'Aushunter'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Rosa 'WEKvossutono'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Rosa 'Ausjameson'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Karma Choc'

Full sunZones 8–103 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kelvin Floodlight

Dahlia 'Kelvin Floodlight'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Kickin' Carmine Red

Symphyotrichum 'Kickin Carmine Red'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Knock Out'

Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Labyrinth'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lady Emma Hamilton

Rosa 'Ausbrother'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Lady of Shalott

Rosa 'Ausnyson'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Lavender'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder'

Full sunZones 4–88 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lindheimer's Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Full sunZones 7–94 ftModerate

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Louise Clements

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Miscanthus sinensis

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

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

Rosa 'Mister Lincoln'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftLow

Moudry (Black Fountain Grass)

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftLow

Hylotelephium 'Mr. Goodbud'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Ausbernard'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Narrowleaf Milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Full sunZones 7–102.5 ftLow

Hylotelephium spectabile 'Neon'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Rosa 'New Dawn'

Full sunZones 5–911 ftModerate

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Barr's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Harrington's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Panicum virgatum 'Northwind'

Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'October Skies'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow

Olivia Rose Austin

Rosa 'Ausmixture'

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Orange Coneflower

Echinacea 'Harvest Moon'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Oso Easy Double Red

Rosa 'Meipeporia'

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Dahlia 'Otto's Thrill'

Full sunZones 8–103.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Symphyotrichum chilense

Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Painted Orange Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'Beedance Painted Orange'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Cortaderia selloana

Full sunZones 7–118 ftLow

Rosa 'Patience'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Patricia Ballard

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Patricia Ballard'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

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