What’s Blooming in October?
If you are looking for something specific, try the “find in page” feature of your browser. In the interest of saving space, most very common plants such as white clover are omitted.
Month at a glance:
- Week 1: days 1-7
- Week 2: days 8-14
- Week 3: days 15-21
- Week 4: days 22 to month-end
Key:
- b: budding or first blooms
- f: full bloom
- g: going to seed or blooms fading
Locations are as follows:
- Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park (CRDRP), Coon Rapids, MN
- Fort Snelling State Park (FSSP), St Paul, MN
- Long Lake Regional Park (LLRP), New Brighton, MN
- Pioneer Park (PP), Blaine, MN
| Plant name | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfalfa Medicago sativa (CRDRP) | f | f | f | |||||
| Asiatic Dayflower Commelina communis (LLRP) | f | f | f | |||||
| Azure Aster Symphyotrichum oolentangiense (LLRP) | f | g | ||||||
| Blue Giant Hyssop Agastache foeniculum (LLRP) | f | f | g | |||||
| Common Sowthistle Sonchus oleraceus (LLRP) | f | g | ||||||
| Jerusalem Artichoke Helianthus tuberosus (LLRP) | g | |||||||
| Large-leaved Aster Aster macrophyllus (PP) | f | g | ||||||
| Maximilian's Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani (FSSP) | f | g | ||||||
| New England Aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae (CRDRP) | f | f | f | |||||
| Tall Boneset Eupatorium altissimum (LLRP) | f | g | ||||||
| Thyme-leaf Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia (LLRP) | f | f | f | |||||
| White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima (LLRP) | f | g | ||||||
