Fall Flower and Foliage Suggestions

By Margaret A. Haapoja
Published on August 11, 2009
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Jerry Pavia
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

Annuals

Geraniums
Marigolds
Petunias
Daturas
Scaevola aemula
Lantana camara
Torenia fournieri
‘Carmencita’ castor beans (Ricinus communis)
Tithonia rotundiflora ‘Fiesta del Sol’
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus)
‘Van Gogh’ & ‘Cinnamon Sun’ sunflowers
Cleomes (Cleome hasslerana)
Cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus)
California poppies (Eschsholzia californica)
Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus)
Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea) 

Perennials

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) 

Grasses

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