5 Perennials for Stunning Fall Color
As the summer heat fades and the days grow shorter, your garden doesn’t have to lose its vibrancy. Fall is when many perennials take center stage, offering a rich tapestry of colors that rival spring’s brilliance. Here are five perennials perfect for adding stunning fall color to your landscape, all available from TN Nursery.
1. Goldenrod (Solidago)
Goldenrod is a fall classic, lighting up the garden with its bright yellow blooms. Often mistaken for causing allergies, It is an insect-pollinated perennial and a great choice for late-season pollinators like bees and butterflies. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it a low-maintenance addition to your garden. Its tall, arching stems provide a dramatic backdrop to shorter plants, and its golden flowers are a beacon of fall color.
2. Aster (Aster novae-angliae)
Asters are a must-have for any fall garden, with their daisy-like flowers in shades of purple, pink, and blue. These perennials bloom profusely in late summer and fall, creating a vibrant display when most other plants are winding down. Asters prefer full sun and well-drained soil and are also attractive to butterflies, making them a valuable addition to any pollinator garden.
3. Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ (Hylotelephium telephium)
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ is a workhorse in the garden, offering season-long interest. Its succulent-like leaves are attractive all summer, but the real show begins in late summer and fall when its flower heads turn from pale pink to deep, rosy red. The sturdy, upright stems hold up well through the season, even after frost, providing winter interest as well. Sedum thrives in full sun and is drought-tolerant, making it a great choice for low-maintenance gardens.
4. Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Purple Coneflower is known for its long blooming season, often continuing into the fall. Its large, daisy-like flowers with purple petals and prominent orange centers add bold color to the fall garden. Echinacea is not only beautiful but also beneficial to wildlife, attracting butterflies during the bloom season and birds, which feed on its seeds later in the year. This hardy perennial prefers full sun and well-drained soil.
5. Japanese Anemone (Anemone hupehensis)
Japanese Anemones bring elegance to the fall garden with their graceful, cup-shaped flowers in shades of pink and white. These perennials bloom from late summer into fall, providing a long-lasting display. They thrive in partial shade and moist, well-drained soil, perfect for woodland borders or shaded garden beds. The tall, wiry stems sway gently in the breeze, adding movement and a touch of whimsy to your landscape.
Adding these perennials to your garden ensures a stunning display of fall color that will keep your outdoor space lively and attractive even as the season changes. Visit TN Nursery’s Fall Blooming Plants collection to find these and other beautiful perennials that will extend the beauty of your garden well into the fall.
