African marigold
Tagetes erecta
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Bloom time
What blooms in October?
October bloom is mostly late perennials and shrubs. Garden chrysanthemums, toad lilies, and late asters flower until the first hard frost.
321 plants in the Rita's Garden Path library are recorded as blooming in October.
October bloomers at a glance
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Anise-scented sage
Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue'
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Aromatic aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Aster
Symphyotrichum anomalum
- USDA zones
- 5–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Axilflower
Mecardonia 'Gold Dust'
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Begonia
Begonia 'Bepared' DRAGON WING RED
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Begonia
Begonia (Semperflorens Cultorum Group)
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Begonia
Begonia × benariensis BIG SERIES
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Big blue stem
Andropogon gerardii
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Big blue stem
Andropogon gerardii 'Red October'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Bitter switchgrass
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'
- USDA zones
- 2–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Prairie Sun'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'
- USDA zones
- 3–7
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cappuccino'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Irish Spring'
- USDA zones
- 3–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherry Brandy'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Bourbon rose
Rosa 'Zéphirine Drouhin'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Brazilian dwarf morning-glory
Evolvulus glomeratus
- USDA zones
- 8–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Busy lizzy
Impatiens walleriana
- USDA zones
- 10–11
- Light
- Part shade to full shade
- Water
- Medium
Butterfly bush
Buddleja 'Miss Molly'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Button flower
Gomphrena haageana
- USDA zones
- 9–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cardinal climber
Ipomoea × multifida
- USDA zones
- 3–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cardinal climber
Ipomoea × sloteri
- USDA zones
- 3–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
China rose
Rosa 'Mutabilis'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chocolate flower
Berlandiera lyrata 'Mora County Mix'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry to medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Jessica'
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Dark Yotri' DARK TRIUMPH
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Lindayo' LINDA
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Mariyo' MARILYN
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Yobra' BRAVO
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Yogin' GINGER
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Yoraquel' RAQUEL
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Yogrena' GRENADINE
- USDA zones
- 5–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Radiant Igloo'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Pumpkin Igloo'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Chrysanthemum
Chrysanthemum 'Fireworks Igloo'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Clematis
Clematis 'Rooguchi'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Climbing miniature rose
Rosa 'Jeanne Lajoie'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Climbing polyantha rose
Rosa 'Climbing Mademoiselle Cécile Brünner'
- USDA zones
- 4–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cockscomb
Celosia argentea (Cristata Group) 'Tornado Red'
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Common globe amaranth
Gomphrena globosa
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'TNECHKR' KISMET RASPBERRY
- USDA zones
- 4–10
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coneflower
Echinacea 'Moab Sunset'
- USDA zones
- 4–9
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Dry to medium
Coral tree
Erythrina × bidwillii
- USDA zones
- 8–10
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cosmos Plant
Cosmos bipinnatus
- USDA zones
- 2–11
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
Cranesbill
Geranium 'Orkney Cherry'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Cranesbill
Geranium 'Azure Rush'
- USDA zones
- 5–8
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Water
- Medium
Crape myrtle
Lagerstroemia 'Chickasaw'
- USDA zones
- 6–9
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
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