Bloom month

Plants that bloom in October

426 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 426 plants, 170 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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Chrysanthemum 'Lavender'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Lavender Pentas

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Lavender Stream

Lobularia 'Lavender Stream'

Full sun5 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Lavender Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Lavender Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Tagetes tenuifolia 'Lemon Gem'

Full sun10 inModerate12 in wide

Thunbergia alata 'Lemon Star'

Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate

Colchicum 'Lilac Wonder'

Full sunZones 4–98 inModerate

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'

Full sunZones 5–912 inLow

Louise Clements

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Love-Lies-Bleeding

Amaranthus caudatus

Full sunZones 9–113.5 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'Lucky White'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Luscious Citrus

Lantana 'Luscious Citrus Blend'

Full sunZones 9–112 ftLow

Madame Anisette Rose

Rosa 'Madame Anisette'

Full sunZones 6–102 ftModerate

Magenta Geranium

Pelargonium 'Magenta'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Magenta Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Magenta Verbena

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Magenta'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Miscanthus sinensis

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Full sunZones 10–1110 ftModerate

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Rosa 'Meiffable'

Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Mary Stoker'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Hylotelephium 'Matrona'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

Rosa 'Meitelov'

Full sunZones 6–104 ftModerate

Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'

Full sunZones 7–112 ftLow

Rosa 'Mister Lincoln'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

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

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

Lantana camara 'New Gold'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

New Guinea Orange

Impatiens hawkeri

Part sun1.5 ftHigh1.5 ft wide

Impatiens hawkeri

Part sun1.5 ftHigh1.5 ft wide

Petunia 'Night Sky'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

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

Orange Marigold

Tagetes 'Orange'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Orange Tropical Hibiscus

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Orange'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

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

Painted Orange Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'Beedance Painted Orange'

Full sunZones 8–1112 inLow

Painted Red Bidens

Bidens ferulifolia 'Beedance Painted Red'

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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