Wildflowers Blooming in Kentucky in October (60 Species)

60 wildflowers were recorded blooming in Kentucky in October in our iNaturalist sample; 9 of the top 50 are at their peak this month. The list is ranked by number of research-grade observations.

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

Top wildflowers in October

White Snakeroot154 obs.

Blue Mistflower87 obs.

Great Blue Lobelia59 obs.

Chicory44 obs.

Bluestem Goldenrod44 obs.

New England aster39 obs.

Fall Phlox35 obs.

Common Blue Wood Aster24 obs.

Common Jewelweed22 obs.

Wingstem21 obs.

Broad-Leaved Goldenrod21 obs.

Frost Aster18 obs.

All wildflowers blooming in Kentucky in October

#	Species	Scientific name	Family	Obs.	Peak in state
1	White Snakeroot	Ageratina altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	154	Sep (past peak)
2	Blue Mistflower	Conoclinium coelestinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	87	Sep (past peak)
3	Great Blue Lobelia	Lobelia siphilitica	bellflower family	59	Sep (past peak)
4	Chicory	Cichorium intybus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Jul (past peak)
5	Bluestem Goldenrod	Solidago caesia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	44	Oct (peak)
6	New England aster	Symphyotrichum novae-angliae	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	39	Sep (past peak)
7	Fall Phlox	Phlox paniculata	phlox family	35	Oct (peak)
8	Common Blue Wood Aster	Symphyotrichum cordifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	24	Oct (peak)
9	Common Jewelweed	Impatiens capensis	balsam family	22	Sep (past peak)
10	Wingstem	Verbesina alternifolia	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Sep (past peak)
11	Broad-Leaved Goldenrod	Solidago flexicaulis	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	21	Oct (peak)
12	Frost Aster	Symphyotrichum pilosum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	18	Oct (peak)
13	Frostweed	Verbesina virginica	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	17	Sep (past peak)
14	American Witch-Hazel	Hamamelis virginiana	witch-hazel family	16	Oct (peak)
15	Asiatic dayflower	Commelina communis	Spiderworts	16	Sep (past peak)
16	Wild Carrot	Daucus carota	carrot family	16	Jul (past peak)
17	Jimsonweed	Datura stramonium	nightshade family	15	Aug (past peak)
18	Shaggy Soldier	Galinsoga quadriradiata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	14	Jul (past peak)
19	White Morning-glory	Ipomoea lacunosa	bindweed family	14	Sep (past peak)
20	Common Morning-Glory	Ipomoea purpurea	bindweed family	13	Sep (past peak)
21	Common Selfheal	Prunella vulgaris	Mint Family	12	Jul (past peak)
22	Nodding Beggarticks	Bidens cernua	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
23	Downy Lobelia	Lobelia puberula	bellflower family	12	Sep (past peak)
24	Sweet Everlasting	Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	12	Sep (past peak)
25	Late Boneset	Eupatorium serotinum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (past peak)
26	False Daisy	Eclipta prostrata	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	11	Sep (past peak)
27	Low Smartweed	Persicaria longiseta	knotweed family	11	Sep (past peak)
28	Tall Goldenrod	Solidago altissima	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	10	Sep (past peak)
29	Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	bellflower family	8	Aug (past peak)
30	Purple Passionflower	Passiflora incarnata	Passionfruit Family	8	Aug (past peak)
31	White Turtlehead	Chelone glabra	Plantain Family	8	Sep (past peak)
32	American pokeweed	Phytolacca americana	Pokeweed Family	7	Jul (past peak)
33	Red Clover	Trifolium pratense	Legumes	7	May (past peak)
34	Common Sneezeweed	Helenium autumnale	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	7	Sep (past peak)
35	Japanese honeysuckle	Lonicera japonica	honeysuckle family	7	May (past peak)
36	White Campion	Silene latifolia	pink family	7	May (past peak)
37	Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	Mint Family	6	Sep (past peak)
38	American burnweed	Erechtites hieraciifolius	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Sep (past peak)
39	Buttonweed	Diodia virginiana	madder family	6	Jul (past peak)
40	brown-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia triloba	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	6	Aug (past peak)
41	Tall Bellflower	Campanulastrum americanum	bellflower family	6	Jul (past peak)
42	Carolina horsenettle	Solanum carolinense	nightshade family	5	Jun (past peak)
43	Calico Aster	Symphyotrichum lateriflorum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	5	Oct (peak)
44	Partridge Pea	Chamaecrista fasciculata	Legumes	5	Sep (past peak)
45	Bull Thistle	Cirsium vulgare	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
46	Common Sunflower	Helianthus annuus	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Oct (peak)
47	Common Boneset	Eupatorium perfoliatum	Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies	4	Aug (past peak)
48	Coral Honeysuckle	Lonicera sempervirens	honeysuckle family	4	Apr (past peak)
49	Crowpoison	Nothoscordum bivalve	amaryllis, onions, and allies	4	Apr (past peak)
50	American jumpseed	Persicaria virginiana	knotweed family	4	Aug (past peak)