Bloom month

Plants that bloom in September

1047 garden plants from the BloomsEye library that are typically in flower during September. Plan for reliable color in September and keep your borders from going quiet.

Showing 421 to 480 of 1,047 plants

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 1,047 plants, 842 have been checked against outside sources (38 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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Giant Sunflower

Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Russian'

Full sunZones 2–118 ftModerate

Clematis 'Gipsy Queen'

Full sunZones 4–911 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Abelia × grandiflora

Full sunZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Goblin'

Full sunZones 3–912 inLow

Gold Band Pampas

Cortaderia selloana 'Aureolineata'

Full sunZones 7–116.5 ftLow

Full sun12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Aroyqueli'

Full sunZones 6–105 ftModerate

Chrysanthemum 'Gold'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Golden Celebration

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow

Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'

Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow

Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldilocks'

Full sunZones 5–92 ftLow

Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'

Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'

Full sunZones 5–96 ftLow

Full sunZones 5–104.5 ftModerate

Ipomoea purpurea

Full sun10 ftModerate3.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Great Blue Lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Sanguisorba officinalis

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Echinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel'

Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow

Gregg's Mistflower

Conoclinium dissectum

Full sunZones 7–102 ftModerate

Clematis 'Hagley Hybrid'

Part shadeZones 4–98 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Happy Face Yellow

Potentilla fruticosa 'Happy Face Yellow'

Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow

Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hibiscus moscheutos

Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Rosa 'Aushouse'

Full sunZones 5–103.5 ftModerate

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow

Hibiscus syriacus 'Helene'

Full sunZones 5–98 ftModerate

Henry Duelberg Mealy Blue Sage

Salvia farinacea 'Henry Duelberg'

Full sunZones 7–103 ftModerate

Clematis 'Henryi'

Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Rosa 'Ausblush'

Full sunZones 5–104 ftModerate

Hidcote St. John's Wort

Hypericum × hidcoteense 'Hidcote'

Full sunZones 5–93 ftModerate

Hoary Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum incanum

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Verbena stricta

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Hollow Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate

Hollyhock 'Blacknight'

Alcea rosea 'Blacknight'

Full sunZones 2–115 ftModerate

Hollyhock 'Chater's Double'

Alcea rosea 'Chater's Double'

Full sunZones 3–96 ftModerate

Hollyhock 'Peach'

Alcea rosea 'Peach'

Full sunZones 2–115 ftModerate

Hibiscus 'Holy Grail'

Full sunZones 4–94 ftHigh

Buddleia × weyeriana 'Honeycomb'

Full sunZones 5–96.5 ftLow

Lagerstroemia 'Hopi'

Full sunZones 6–910 ftLow

Amaranthus cruentus 'Hot Biscuits'

Full sunZones 9–114 ftModerate

Echinacea 'Hot Papaya'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis 'Hula Girl'

Full sunZones 9–115 ftModerate

Hybrid Tea Rose

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Full sunZones 5–94 inLow

Full sunZones 5–94 ftModerate

Impatiens walleriana

Full shade12 inHigh12 in wide

Verbena 'Superbena Imperial Blue'

Full sunZones 9–1110 inModerate

Inca Ice Peruvian Lily

Alstroemeria 'Koice'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Calendula officinalis

Full sun2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'

Full sunZones 3–73 ftLow

Sorghastrum nutans

Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate

Celosia spicata 'Intenz'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate12 in wide

Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA2'

Part sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Iron Butterfly Ironweed

Vernonia lettermannii 'Iron Butterfly'

Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Helianthus annuus 'Italian White'

Full sun5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Calendula officinalis

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Pelargonium peltatum

Full sun12 inModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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