Quick answer: 68 native Florida plants have a recorded bloom range that includes September.
68 species
- Beach sunflower Helianthus debilis · 1 states
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 44 states
- Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 32 states
- Blue vervain Verbena hastata · 34 states
- Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 21 states
- Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 40 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
- Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 10 states
- Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco · 1 states
- Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis · 29 states
- Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis · 30 states
- Common selfheal Prunella vulgaris · 25 states
- Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale · 40 states
- Common yarrow Achillea millefolium · 47 states
- Crimson-eyed rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos · 28 states
- Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum · 32 states
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 43 states
- Dense blazing star Liatris spicata · 24 states
- Devil's walking stick Aralia spinosa · 21 states
- Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 24 states
- Fall obedient plant Physostegia virginiana · 37 states
- Fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis · 16 states
- Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata · 29 states
- Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 26 states
- Green-and-gold Chrysogonum virginianum · 13 states
- Groundnut Apios americana · 21 states
- Groundsel tree Baccharis halimifolia · 12 states
- Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 24 states
- Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 37 states
- Inkberry Ilex glabra · 14 states
- Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 21 states
- Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus · 26 states
- Leavenworth's tickseed Coreopsis leavenworthii · 1 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 42 states
- Loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus · 7 states
- Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 10 states
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana · 17 states
- Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 21 states
- New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis · 18 states
- Orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida · 23 states
- Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 30 states
- Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 31 states
- Pink-scale blazing star Liatris elegans · 9 states
- Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata · 30 states
- Scaly blazing star Liatris squarrosa · 22 states
- Scarlet rosemallow Hibiscus coccineus · 9 states
- Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
- Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 13 states
- Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis · 26 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
- Smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides · 30 states
- Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 29 states
- Stokes aster Stokesia laevis · 7 states
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 37 states
- Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 21 states
- Sweet Joe-Pye Eutrochium purpureum · 33 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
- Tall blazing star Liatris aspera · 26 states
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 33 states
- Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 27 states
- Virginia chain fern Woodwardia virginica · 24 states
- Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya pentacarpos · 11 states
- White doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides · 16 states
- White snakeroot Ageratina altissima · 23 states
- Whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata · 30 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 33 states
- Yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea · 21 states
September in a Florida native garden
September is a quieter month in Florida: 68 of the state's 228 native plants flower in September, compared with 145 at the May peak. That makes these plants valuable for keeping color, and food for pollinators, going outside the main season.
Witch-hazel starts blooming in September. 30 finish in September, including Blue vervain, Butterflyweed and Common buttonbush, so this is the last chance to see them in flower.
56 of them grow in full or partial sun and 20 tolerate shade, so there are options for open beds and woodland edges alike. Sizes run from low plants like Black-eyed Susan and Butterflyweed to trees such as Carolina jessamine and Cocoplum. For wildlife, 55 support pollinators, 43 provide food or cover for birds and 17 are caterpillar host plants.
56 of the 68 have a seed or plant listing we verified as the wild species. Be careful buying Beach sunflower, Black-eyed Susan, Common yarrow: common listings for these are often a bred variety or a different species.
Good places to start
Verified wild-species listings that take sun and are widely native, so they are forgiving first plants.
- Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · Sun, Part Shade, Shade · blooms Jul-Oct
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Jun-Dec
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · Sun, Part Shade · blooms Aug-Nov