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What Blooms in November

23 plants

November blooms exist mainly in zone 7 and warmer, and they feel like a gift. Camellias open from late October through January in the Southeast, producing flowers that have no business existing in cold weather. Witch hazel holds its spidery blooms through November and into December. A few brave chrysanthemums persist past the first frost. In colder zones, this month belongs to structure: ornamental grasses, seed heads, and the architecture of bare branches.

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Annual VincaAnnualMay-Nov
Annual Vinca
Glossy-leaved heat champion (botanically unrelated to true Vinca minor) that blooms through humidity that wilts everything else.
Z3-11
PentasAnnualMay-Nov
Pentas
Star-shaped flower clusters that hummingbirds and butterflies hit on every pass. Blooms nonstop in heat that stops impatiens cold.
Z3-11
SedumPerennialAug-Nov
Sedum
Succulent leaves, tough as nails. Ages to deep crimson in autumn.
Z3-10
AsterPerennialAug-Nov
Aster
The grand finale of the garden season. Essential for fall pollinators.
Z3-8
ChrysanthemumPerennialSep-Nov
Chrysanthemum
The fall icon. Mounds of color when everything else is fading.
Z5-10
Fountain GrassGrassAug-Nov
Fountain Grass
Arching, bottlebrush plumes that catch the light. Movement in the garden.
Z5-10
MiscanthusGrassSep-Nov
Miscanthus
Tall, graceful plumes that persist through winter. Living architecture.
Z5-10
Native Witch HazelShrubOct-Dec
Native Witch Hazel
Spidery yellow flowers and intoxicating clove fragrance on bare branches in late fall. The last native shrub to bloom each year.
Z3-8
Pink Muhly GrassGrassSep-Nov
Pink Muhly Grass
Billowing pink seed clouds float over fine foliage in autumn and remain attractive dried.
Z6-10
CassiaShrubSep-Nov
Cassia
Showers of bright golden flowers cover the shrub in fall when little else is blooming. Sulphur cassia, a butterfly host plant that lights up the autumn.
Z8-11
FirespikeShrubSep-Nov
Firespike
Tall spires of brilliant scarlet tubular flowers light up the fall garden. Hummingbird candy that thrives in the heat and humidity of the Gulf South.
Z8-11
LantanaPerennialMay-Nov
Lantana
Multi-colored flower clusters that bloom relentlessly in brutal heat.
Z7-10
Sweet OliveShrubMar-Nov
Sweet Olive
Small clustered flowers perfume the garden with an apricot-like scent over a long season.
Z8-11
Turk's CapPerennialJun-Nov
Turk's Cap
Nodding red hibiscus flowers that never fully open are pure hummingbird candy across the Gulf South.
Z7-10
BougainvilleaVineMar-Nov
Bougainvillea
Explosive cascades of papery magenta, hot pink, or coral bracts that smother walls, fences, and pergolas with nonstop color from spring through fall in zones 9 to 11.
Z9-11
CamelliaShrubJan-Dec
Camellia
Glossy evergreen with rose-like blooms in the depths of winter.
Z7-9
Cape HoneysuckleShrubJan-Nov
Cape Honeysuckle
Clusters of vivid orange-red trumpets bloom from fall through spring. Evergreen in mild climates and a hummingbird magnet in every month it flowers.
Z9-11
Hawaiian HibiscusShrubMar-Nov
Hawaiian Hibiscus
Large tropical blooms in vivid colors appear repeatedly from spring through fall.
Z9-11
Meyer LemonShrubJan-Dec
Meyer Lemon
Sweetly scented white blossoms appear intermittently year-round and set thin-skinned lemons.
Z9-11
PlumbagoShrubMay-Nov
Plumbago
Sky-blue phlox-like clusters bloom nonstop in warm climates. The blue flower that thrives where most blues melt in summer heat.
Z9-11
Pride of BarbadosShrubMay-Nov
Pride of Barbados
Flame-orange and yellow flower clusters that hummingbirds and swallowtails cannot resist. Thrives on heat, dies back at frost, returns every spring.
Z9-11
Yellow BellsShrubMay-Nov
Yellow Bells
Clusters of bright yellow trumpet flowers bloom for months in the heat. Southwest staple that takes drought and reflected heat without flinching.
Z9-11
Bird of ParadisePerennialMar-Dec
Bird of Paradise
Sculptural, crane-like flowers in orange and blue. Unmistakable.
Z9-10

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