What to Plant in October

October begins the gardens' final growing season when the days are shorter and cooler. Don't be fooled by the weather, however. October is one of the busiest months of the year for maintaining your garden and planning for the next year.

We have compiled this list of plants to be sown, transplated or otherwise added to your garden in October. Taken alongside the October gardening calendar and podcast we hope this helps to provide much of the information you need to be successful this month. As always we continue to create new Plant Pages and eventually will offer information on every plant we have in our monthly planting guides.

Directly Sown

Abronia, Ageratum, Alonsoa, Alyssum, Anagallis, Antirrhinum, Arctotis, Baileya, Bellis, Brachycome, Calendula, Calliopsis, Canterburybells, Carnation, Centaurea, Cineraria, Clarkia, Cleome, Collinsia, Coreopsis, Cynoglossum, Delphinium, Dimorphotheca, Eschscholtzia, Flax, Gaillardia, Gilia, Godetia, Gypsophila, Larkspur, Linaria, Lunaria, Lupine, Malcomia, Mallow, Maurandia, Nasturtium, Nemesia, Nemophila, Nicotiana, Pansies, Penstemon, Petunia, Pinks, Poppies, Primula, Scabiosa, Schizanthus, Stevia, Stock, Strawflower, Sweetpea, Verbena, Viola.

As Full Plants

Alyssum, Antirrhinum, Arctotis, Bellis, Brachycome, Calendula, Canterburybells, Centaurea, Cineraria, Clarkia, Coreopsis, Delphinium, Dimorphotheca, Gaillardia, Gypsophila, Heuchera, Iceland Poppy, Iberis, Lobelia, Mallow, Pansies, Stocks, Viola.

Seeded In Flats

Ageratum, Antirrhinum, Arctotis, Bellis, Brachycome, Calendula, Canterburybells, Carnation, Centaurea, Cineraria, Coreopsis, Cynoglossum, Delphinium, Dimorphotheca, Exacum, Forget-me-not, Gaillardia, Geum, Godetia, Gypsophila, Iberis, Iceland Poppy, Mallow, Mimulus, Nemesia, Pansies, Penstemon, Periwinkle, Petunia, Primula, Scabiosa, Stocks, Trachelium, Verbena, Viola.

Bulbs, Corms and Tubers

Allium, Alstroemeria, Anemone, Antholyza, Babiana, Bessera, Brunsvigia, Calochortus, Camassia, Clivia, Commelina, Dierama, Dipidax, Elisena, Freesia, Gladiolus, Ixia, Lachenalia, Leucocoryne, Lycoris, Lilium, Moraea, Neomarica, Montbretia, Muscari, Narcissus, Ornithogalum, Oxalis, Pancratium, Ranunculus, Scilla, Bulbous Iris, Tritoma.

By Division Or Clumps

Acanthus, Agapanthus, Alstroemeria, Amaryllis, Anchusa, Billbergia, Bletilla, Crinum, Dahlia, Dierama, Eremurus, Eryngium, Fall Asters, Gazania, Gerberia, Gloriosa, Heychium, Hemerocallis, Heuchera, Japanese Iris, Lilium, Neo-marica, Nerine, Orchid Iris, Oriental Poppy, Pancratium, Penstemon, Periwinkle, Romneya, Physostegia, Shasta Daisy, Stokesia, Tigridia, Tritoma, Veronica.