Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 9 That Bloom in October

354 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 9 and typically flower in October, such as Garden Mum, Autumn Crocus and Maiden Grass. 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 354 plants, 285 have been checked against outside sources (15 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.

Pink Muhly Grass

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Pink'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Verbena 'Superbena Royale Plum Wine'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Prairie Dropseed Grass

Sporobolus heterolepis

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

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 Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Full sunZones 9–114 ftLow

Purple Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena globosa

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Purple'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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 Elizabeth

Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

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

Rosa 'Meidrason'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Red'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Ilex verticillata 'Red Sprite'

Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Penstemon baccharifolius

Full sunZones 7–91.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Rosa 'Frau Karl Druschki'

Full sunZones 4–116 ftModerate

Rosa de Rescht (Damask Rose)

Rosa 'De Rescht'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Rose Creek Abelia

Abelia × grandiflora 'Rose Creek'

Full sunZones 6–92.5 ftModerate

Roselle (Rosa de Jamaica)

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Full sunZones 9–136.5 ftModerate

Rosa 'Auspaddle'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Chrysanthemum 'Rust'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Sally Holmes'

Full sunZones 5–114 ftModerate

Rosa 'Korvioros'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Scarlet Monkeyflower

Erythranthe cardinalis

Part shadeZones 7–102 ftHigh

Scarlet Verbena

Verbena 'Lanai Scarlet'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Blue'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Purple'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena Rose'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Angelonia 'Serena White'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Camellia sasanqua 'Setsugekka'

Part shadeZones 7–97 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Sheffield Pink'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftLow

Colchicum speciosum

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Shropshire Lad Rose

Rosa 'Shropshire Lad'

Full sunZones 5–116 ftModerate

Full sunZones 4–94 ftModerate

Splitbeard Bluestem

Anatherum ternarium

Full sunZones 6–103 ftLow

St. Catherine's Lace

Eriogonum giganteum

Full sunZones 9–104.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Stanwell Perpetual

Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual'

Full sunZones 4–104 ftModerate

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Strawberry Fields

Gomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Strawberry Hill

Rosa 'Ausrimini'

Full sunZones 4–1010 ftModerate

Sunrise Agastache

Agastache 'Sunrise'

Full sunZones 6–112.5 ftLow

Agastache 'Sunset'

Full sunZones 6–112.5 ftModerate

Superbells Blackcurrant Punch

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Blackcurrant Punch'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Blue

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Blue'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

Superbells Cherry Star

Calibrachoa 'Superbells Cherry Star'

Full sunZones 9–118 inModerate

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