Bloom month
Plants that bloom in October
559 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during October. Plan for reliable color in October and keep your borders from going quiet.
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How this list is made
Derived from each plant's bloom months, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 559 plants, 429 have been checked against outside sources (27 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.
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White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

White Zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'White'
Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Winter Gold
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Gold'
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Winter Red
Ilex verticillata 'Winter Red'
Full sunZones 3–98 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Wollerton Old Hall
Rosa 'Ausblanket'
Full sunZones 5–1011 ftModerate

Wood's Blue
Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Blue'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Wood's Pink
Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Pink'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Wood's Purple
Symphyotrichum dumosum 'Wood's Purple'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Xanthos
Cosmos bipinnatus 'Xanthos'
Full sun1.5 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Yellow Calendula
Calendula officinalis
Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Yellow Marigold
Tagetes 'Yellow'
Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Mum
Chrysanthemum 'Yellow'
Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Yellow Petunia
Petunia 'Yellow'
Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Yellow Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Yellow Zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Yellow'
Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Zebra Grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Zéphirine Drouhin
Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'
Full sunZones 5–910 ftModerate

Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide
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