Fall Flower and Foliage Suggestions

To achieve the best autumn colors on your landscape, consider these plants.

Margaret A. Haapoja
September/October 2009
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The correct choice of plants keep your property colorful well into fall. GRIT has some suggestions.
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Fall Flowers Brighten Autumn Landscapes 

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Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus)
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Ligularias (Ligularia dentate) – ‘Britt-Marie Crawford,’ ‘Othello,’ ‘Desdemona’
Anise hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
‘Bishop of Llandoff’ dahlia
Black snakeroot (Actea or Cimicifuga)
Feverfew (biennial) (Tanacetum parthenium)
Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum)
Coreopsis lanceolata
Asters (Asteraceae)
Boltonia asteroides
Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium purpureum)
Sedum spectabile
Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii)
Goldenrod ‘Fireworks’ (Solidago rugosa)
Sedum ‘Angelina’
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Tiarella
Heuchera
Amsonia hubrectii
Rex begonias (houseplant) (Rex cultorum)
Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha)
Black-eyed Susans (Rudbekia hirta)
Glove thistle (Echinops ritro)
Monarda
Sea holly (Eryngium maritimum)
Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale)
Sunflowers (Helianthus) 

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