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What to plant in September in Subtropical Australia
Explore verified planting windows for September in Subtropical Australia. Match plants to your own hardiness zone and check local frost and soil conditions before sowing.
Before you plant
ABC Gardening Australia subtropical climate reference. Local frost, heat, rainfall and elevation may narrow the window.
Catalog compatibility covers USDA zones 9–11; it is not a frost forecast. Calendar months are native to the cited region, including Australian sources: no additional six-month shift is applied.
This list shows windows that overlap this month, not permission to plant throughout the entire month. Follow each crop's date range and distinguish sowing seeds from transplanting young plants.
Hardiness describes winter survival, not your last frost date. Protect tender plants if frost is forecast; do not use this calendar alone to decide outdoor planting is safe.
Vegetables & herbs
Artichokeplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Green Beanplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Cabbageplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Jalapeño Pepperplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Chiveplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Kohlrabiplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Okraplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Potatoplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Arugulaplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Cantaloupeplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Swiss Chardplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Green Onion (Scallion)planting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Corn (Sweet)planting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Sweet Potatoplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Turnipplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.
Flowers & other plants
Basilplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Beetplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Carrotplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Cilantroplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Cucumberplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Eggplantplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Kaleplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Lettuceplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Pumpkinplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Radishplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Tomatoplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Watermelonplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.Zucchiniplanting reference: Listed for this local month by Gardening Australia. Consult the crop guide and seed packet for sowing versus transplanting, soil temperature, and cultivar requirements; protect frost-tender plants.
Pruning this month
Pruning uses the separate recorded species instructions, not the planting calendars. Southern pruning reference months are shifted six months from northern records. Check flowering stage before pruning, and avoid cutting during frost or severe heat.
AbeliaAbelia x grandifloraAngel TrumpetBrugmansia x candidaAreca PalmDypsis lutescensAsiatic JasmineTrachelospermum asiaticumAutumn FernDryopteris erythrosoraBeautyberryCallicarpa americanaBee BalmMonarda didymaBlack-Eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgidaBlazing StarLiatris spicataBoston FernNephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis'BougainvilleaBougainvillea glabraBuffalo GrassBouteloua dactyloidesButterfly BushBuddleja davidiiCalifornia Fan PalmWashingtonia filiferaCanary Island Date PalmPhoenix canariensisCarex (Sedge)Carex spp.CaryopterisCaryopteris x clandonensisCatnipNepeta catariaCherry LaurelPrunus laurocerasusChinese Fan PalmLivistona chinensisChivesAllium schoenoprasumChristmas FernPolystichum acrostichoidesChrysanthemumChrysanthemum x morifoliumCinnamon FernOsmundastrum cinnamomeumClematisClematis hybridaClimbing RoseRosa (climbing)Coral VineAntigonon leptopusCoreopsisCoreopsis verticillataCreeping ThymeThymus serpyllumCrepe MyrtleLagerstroemia indicaCrepe Myrtle (Acoma)Lagerstroemia 'Acoma'Crepe Myrtle (Catawba)Lagerstroemia indica 'Catawba'Crepe Myrtle (Dynamite)Lagerstroemia indica 'Whit II'Crepe Myrtle (Muskogee)Lagerstroemia 'Muskogee'Crepe Myrtle (Natchez)Lagerstroemia 'Natchez'Crepe Myrtle (Sioux)Lagerstroemia 'Sioux'Crepe Myrtle (Tuscarora)Lagerstroemia 'Tuscarora'David Austin English RoseRosa (David Austin)Daylily (Happy Returns)Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'Daylily (Kwanso)Hemerocallis fulva 'Kwanso'Daylily (Purple de Oro)Hemerocallis 'Purple de Oro'Daylily (Stella de Oro)Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'DipladeniaMandevilla sanderiDistylliumDistyllium spp.Distyllium (Blue Cascade)Distyllium 'PIIDIST-V'Distyllium (Linebacker)Distyllium 'PIIDIST-IV'Distyllium (Vintage Jade)Distyllium 'PIIDIST-II'Drift RoseRosa (Drift series)Dwarf Mondo GrassOphiopogon japonicus 'Nanus'Dwarf Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria 'Nana'Eastern Red CedarJuniperus virginianaEasy Elegance RoseRosa 'BAIpeace'Echinacea (Cheyenne Spirit)Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit'Echinacea (Purple Coneflower)Echinacea purpureaFernPolypodiopsidaFig TreeFicus caricaFloribunda RoseRosa (Floribunda)GaillardiaGaillardia x grandifloraGoldenrodSolidago spp.Grandiflora RoseRosa (Grandiflora)GrapeVitis viniferaHardy HibiscusHibiscus moscheutosHeuchera (Coral Bells)Heuchera hybridaHibiscus (Tropical)Hibiscus rosa-sinensisHollyIlex x attenuataHolly (Burford)Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii'Holly (Nellie R. Stevens)Ilex x 'Nellie R. Stevens'HoneysuckleLonicera sempervirensHybrid Tea RoseRosa (Hybrid Tea)Hydrangea (Annabelle)Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'Inkberry HollyIlex glabraJade PlantCrassula ovataJapanese Forest GrassHakonechloa macraJoe-Pye WeedEutrochium purpureumKarl Foerster Feather Reed GrassCalamagrostis x acutifloraKnockout RoseRosa 'Knock Out'Knockout Rose (Double Pink)Rosa x 'Radtkopink'Knockout Rose (Sunny Yellow)Rosa x 'Radsunny'Lemon TreeCitrus limonLemongrassCymbopogon citratusLenten RoseHelleborus orientalisLiatrisLiatris spicataLiriopeLiriope muscariLittle BluestemSchizachyrium scopariumLive OakQuercus virginianaMaiden GrassMiscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'MandevillaMandevilla sanderiMarjoramOriganum majoranaMexican Fan PalmWashingtonia robustaMilkweedAsclepias tuberosaMiniature RoseRosa (Miniature)MiscanthusMiscanthus sinensisMondo GrassOphiopogon japonicusMuhly GrassMuhlenbergia capillarisMuscadine - CarlosVitis rotundifolia 'Carlos'Muscadine - NobleVitis rotundifolia 'Noble'Muscadine - ScuppernongVitis rotundifolia 'Scuppernong'Muscadine - SupremeVitis rotundifolia 'Supreme'Muscadine VineVitis rotundifoliaNandinaNandina domesticaNandina (Blush Pink)Nandina domestica 'AKA'Nandina (Firepower)Nandina domestica 'Firepower'Nandina (Gulf Stream)Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream'Nandina (Obsession)Nandina domestica 'Seika'OreganoOriganum vulgareOso Easy RoseRosa 'Meistranic'Pampas GrassCortaderia selloanaPassion VinePassiflora incarnataPeach TreePrunus persicaPindo PalmButia capitataPink Muhly GrassMuhlenbergia capillarisPygmy Date PalmPhoenix roebeleniiQueen PalmSyagrus romanzoffianaRoseRosa spp.Rose of SharonHibiscus syriacusRoyal FernOsmunda regalisRudbeckia (Goldsturm)Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'Russian SageSalvia yangiiRussian SageSalvia yangiiSago PalmCycas revolutaSedum (Autumn Joy)Hylotelephium 'Autumn Joy'Sedum (Perennial)Hylotelephium spectabileShasta DaisyLeucanthemum x superbumShrub RoseRosa (Shrub)StrawberryFragaria x ananassaSummersweet ClethraClethra alnifoliaSwitchgrassPanicum virgatumTrumpet VineCampsis radicansTulip PoplarLiriodendron tulipiferaVariegated Asiatic JasmineTrachelospermum asiaticum 'Variegatum'Virginia CreeperParthenocissus quinquefoliaWeeping WillowSalix babylonicaWild BergamotMonarda fistulosaWindmill PalmTrachycarpus fortuneiWinterberryIlex verticillataWinterberry HollyIlex verticillataYarrowAchillea millefolium
Calendar references
Calendar entries retain the source name, source URL, method, geographic scope and review date. Reviewed October 31, 2026. Local conditions and seed-packet instructions take priority.
Source: ABC Gardening Australia
Last updated 2026-10-31