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)

• Cigar Flower Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Cockspur Hawthorn 'Prunifolia' Full Sun25–35 ft (760–1070 cm)
• Cranberry Cotoneaster Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Late Cotoneaster Full Sun10–14 ft (310–430 cm)
• Cockscomb Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Cockscomb 'Tornado Red' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Bluebeard 'First Choice' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Bluebeard 'Dark Knight' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Tabasco Pepper Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• White Beautyberry f. albifructa' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Purple Beautyberry Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Italian Aster 'Violet Queen' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Italian Aster 'Rosa Erfullung' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Glossy Abelia 'Mardi Gras' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Glossy Abelia 'Kaleidoscope' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Pampas Grass 'Pumila' Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Silver Band Prayer Plant Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Lemon Lime Prayer Plant Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Princess Flower Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• Moon Valley Friendship Plant Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Guernsey Lily 'Albivetta' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Guernsey Lily Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Dawn Redwood 'Gold Rush' Full Sun70–80 ft (2130–2440 cm)
• Dawn Redwood Full Sun70–80 ft (2130–2440 cm)
• Cedar of Lebanon Full Sun40–60 ft (1220–1830 cm)
• Monkshood 'Arendsii' Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Rain Lily Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Sweet Olive Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Mondo Grass 'Nana' Full Sun3–6 in (8–15 cm)
• Blood Banana Full Sun5–8 ft (150–240 cm)
• Dwarf Cavendish Banana Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Maidenhair Tree 'Majestic Butterfly' Full Sun7–12 ft (210–370 cm)
• Maidenhair Tree 'Chi Chi' Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Angel's Trumpet Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Bluewitch Nightshade Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Cape Leadwort Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Doctorbush Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Dwarf Plumbago Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Boston Ivy 'Veitchii' Full Sun30–50 ft (910–1520 cm)
• Great Pumpkin Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Harlequin Glorybower Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• American Chestnut Full Sun50–80 ft (1520–2440 cm)
• Pignut Hickory Full Sun50–80 ft (1520–2440 cm)
• Bitternut Hickory Full Sun50–80 ft (1520–2440 cm)
• Tree Mallow Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Red Bird of Paradise Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• Strawberry Tree Full Sun8–25 ft (240–760 cm)
• Pearl Everlasting 'Sommerschnee' Full Sun8–10 in (20–25 cm)
• Tall Verbena Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Toad Lily 'Samurai' Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Toad Lily 'Autumn Glow' Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• African Marigold 'Sugar & Spice White' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• African Marigold 'Kees' Orange' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Common Snowberry Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Rough Goldenrod 'Fireworks' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Little Bluestem 'Brush Strokes' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Little Bluestem 'Blue Paradise' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Winged Sumac Full Sun7–15 ft (210–460 cm)
• Narrowleaf Firethorn 'Yukon Belle' Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Narrowleaf Firethorn 'Gnome' Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)