Native plants blooming in October — 111 Species

Quick answer: 111 species in the directory match "Native plants blooming in October", 64 with a live listing as of 04 Nov 2026.

Native plants blooming in October by state

The same list narrowed to plants native to one state.

All 111 species

Each entry links to the plant's profile with its native states and buying note.

Antelope-horns milkweed Asclepias asperula · 2 states
Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa · 8 states
Aspen fleabane Erigeron speciosus · 7 states
Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
Balsam fir Abies balsamea · 6 states
Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada · 1 states
Beach sunflower Helianthus debilis · 1 states
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 41 states
Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata · 14 states
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 44 states
Blackfoot daisy Melampodium leucanthum · 6 states
Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 19 states
Blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum · 32 states
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 21 states
Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 19 states
California bay laurel Umbellularia californica · 3 states
California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum · 2 states
California fuchsia Epilobium canum · 8 states
Canadian burnet Sanguisorba canadensis · 20 states
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 41 states
Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 10 states
Chocolate flower Berlandiera lyrata · 6 states
Closed bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii · 23 states
Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens · 1 states
Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco · 1 states
Common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale · 40 states
Common sunflower Helianthus annuus · 18 states
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 43 states
Desert globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua · 2 states
Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata · 4 states
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 5 states
Dotted blazing star Liatris punctata · 17 states
Fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis · 16 states
Florida hopbush Dodonaea viscosa · 1 states
Flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata · 29 states
Franklin tree Franklinia alatamaha · 1 states
Garrett's firechalice Zauschneria garrettii · 4 states
Great Valley gumweed Grindelia camporum · 2 states
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 36 states
Green-and-gold Chrysogonum virginianum · 13 states
Groundsel tree Baccharis halimifolia · 12 states
Gulf muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris · 16 states
Hinahina kū kahakai Heliotropium anomalum · 1 states
Ilima Sida fallax · 1 states
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 37 states
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus · 26 states
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis · 2 states
Koa Acacia koa · 1 states
Kou Cordia subcordata · 1 states
Koʻoloaʻula (red ʻilima) Abutilon menziesii · 1 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
Mamane Sophora chrysophylla · 1 states
Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana · 17 states
Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani · 3 states
Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 21 states
Maʻo (Hawaiian cotton) Gossypium tomentosum · 1 states
Maʻo hau hele (Hawaiian yellow hibiscus) Hibiscus brackenridgei · 1 states
Mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea · 1 states
Mexican hat Ratibida columnifera · 17 states
Mexican olive Cordia boissieri · 1 states
Milo Thespesia populnea · 1 states
Naio Myoporum sandwicense · 1 states
Nehe Lipochaeta succulenta · 1 states
New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae · 29 states
Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica · 2 states
Ohia lehua Metrosideros polymorpha · 1 states
Orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida · 23 states
Ozark witch-hazel Hamamelis vernalis · 1 states
Pacific aster Symphyotrichum chilense · 3 states
Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 30 states
Partridgeberry Mitchella repens · 31 states
Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea · 38 states
Pink-scale blazing star Liatris elegans · 9 states
Prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya · 19 states
Prairie goldenrod Solidago nemoralis · 7 states
Pāʻūohiʻiaka Jacquemontia sandwicensis · 1 states
Rocky Mountain zinnia Zinnia grandiflora · 6 states
Rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa · 17 states
Rush milkweed Asclepias subulata · 3 states
Scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma · 25 states
Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 13 states
Scarlet monkeyflower Erythranthe cardinalis · 7 states
Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 13 states
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis · 26 states
Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa ssp. floribunda · 23 states
Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 38 states
Spotted beebalm Monarda punctata · 29 states
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 37 states
Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 21 states
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 43 states
Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya pentacarpos · 11 states
Western ironweed Vernonia baldwinii · 1 states
White doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides · 16 states
White heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides var. ericoides · 26 states
White snakeroot Ageratina altissima · 23 states
Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 33 states
Woolly paperflower Psilostrophe tagetina · 7 states
Wyoming Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariifolia · 9 states
Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
Yellow necklacepod Sophora tomentosa · 1 states
ʻAhuʻawa Cyperus javanicus · 1 states
ʻAkia Wikstroemia uva-ursi · 1 states
ʻAkoko Chamaesyce celastroides · 1 states
ʻIliahi alo‘e (coastal sandalwood) Santalum ellipticum · 1 states
ʻIlieʻe Plumbago zeylanica · 1 states
ʻĀkulikuli (sea purslane) Sesuvium portulacastrum · 1 states