Bloom month

Plants that flower in October

This list is plants tagged as flowering in October. A bloom month is a catalog window, not season-of-interest and not a climate calendar for every USDA zone.

Open a profile for climate and site. Spring bulbs and summer perennials can share a month tag for different reasons.

What this list is

1. Flowering in October is a tagged window, not a guarantee in every garden.
2. Season-of-interest lists cover foliage and structure, not only bloom.
3. Scan the grid, then open a profile for sun, zone, and water.

Plants for Plants that flower in October (574)

• Ground Cherry Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• tomatillo Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Mountain Fleece 'Blackfield' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Bitter Panicgrass Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Maiden Grass 'Ghana' Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Maiden Grass 'Flamingo' Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Golden Spider Lily Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rough Blazing Star Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Virginian Witch Hazel Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Rio Grande Globe Amaranth 'Strawberry Fields' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rio Grande Globe Amaranth Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• American Strawberry Bush Partial Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Eastern Wahoo Full Sun12–20 ft (370–610 cm)
• Leavenworth's Eryngo Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Cockscomb 'Cramer's Lemon Lime' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Cockscomb 'Orange Queen Improved' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Caryopteris incana 'Jason' PPAF Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Anaheim Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• American Beautyberry Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• White Japanese Beautyberry Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Italian Aster 'King George' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Italian Aster 'Grunder' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Japanese Anemone 'Pocahontas' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Pygmy Torch Amaranth Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Love-Lies-Bleeding Full Sun3–8 ft (90–240 cm)
• Scarlet Dahlia Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Zinnia 'Macarenia' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Swamp Sunflower Full Sun5–8 ft (150–240 cm)
• Red Maple Full Sun40–100 ft (1220–3050 cm)
• Blue Sage Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Love Apple Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Assam Tea Partial Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Glossy Abelia 'Little Richard' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Glossy Abelia 'Hopleys' Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)