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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Pink Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula

Full sunZones 10–118 inModerate

Pink Feather Pampas

Cortaderia selloana 'Rosea'

Full sunZones 7–118 ftLow

Pelargonium 'Pink'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pink Mexican Heather

Cuphea hyssopifolia

Full sunZones 8–1112 inModerate

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

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Verbena × hybrida

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Zinnia elegans 'Pink'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

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

Professor Kippenberg

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Professor Anton Kippenberg'

Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate

Callicarpa bodinieri 'Profusion'

Part sunZones 5–86 ftModerate

Profusion Cherry

Zinnia 'Profusion Cherry'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Profusion White

Zinnia 'Profusion White'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Cosmos bipinnatus 'Purity'

Full sun4 ftLow1.5 ft wide

Purple Ageratum

Ageratum houstonianum

Full sunZones 10–1112 inModerate

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate

Purple Fountain Grass

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Full sunZones 9–114 ftLow

Purple Geranium

Pelargonium 'Purple'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Petunia 'Purple'

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Purple Trailing

Lantana montevidensis

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Petunia 'Purple Wave'

Full sun8 inModerate2.5 ft wide

Zinnia elegans 'Purple'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Gomphrena haageana 'QIS Orange'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Queen Elizabeth

Rosa 'Queen Elizabeth'

Full sunZones 5–95 ftModerate

Queen Lime Orange

Zinnia elegans 'Queen Lime Orange'

Full sun2.5 ftModerate12 in wide

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

Raspberry Pentas

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Raydon's Favorite

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon's Favorite'

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow

Rosa 'Meidrason'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftModerate

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Tagetes patula 'Red'

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Chrysanthemum 'Red'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pentas lanceolata

Full sunZones 10–111.5 ftModerate

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

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

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Catharanthus roseus

Full sun12 inLow12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Roselle (Rosa de Jamaica)

Hibiscus sabdariffa

Full sunZones 9–136.5 ftModerate

Lobularia maritima 'Rosie O'Day'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

Rough Blazing Star

Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate

Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'

Full sun4 inModerate12 in wide

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