Quick answer: 13 native Indiana plants have a recorded bloom range that includes October.
13 species
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 37 states
- Closed bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii · 10 states
- Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale · 13 states
- Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
- Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
- Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
- Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 17 states
- Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
- Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states