Fall isn’t over yet! While the end of October often marks a shift in celebrations as the winter holiday excitement grows, there’s still a strong fall season that is full of life around us. And what better way to embrace the beauty of the season than by planting the most beautiful fall flowers? The fall season is an excellent time to plant perennials that will last throughout the year and give you the opportunity to find beautiful sprouts often overlooked in the spring gardening surge.
Take a look at these stunning perennials that thrive in the fall and winter seasons!
Best Fall Perennials
Hardy Chrysanthemum | Chrysanthemum
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Blooms: Various fall colors
Narrowleaf Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolia
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Blooms: Bright yellow
Autumn Sage | Salvia greggii
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Blooms: Anywhere from pale yellow to fuchsia to red-violet
Great Blue Lobelia | Lobelia siphilitica
(Known for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies)
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Blooms: Light and dark blue flowers
Sneezeweed | Helenium autumnale
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Blooms: Shades of gold, orange, and red
Autumn Crocus | Colchicum autumnale
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Blooms: Lavender-pink
Pink Muhly Grass | Muhlenbergia capillaris
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Blooms: Pink flower heads with blue-green foliage. Transforms into tan seed heads through winter
Best Winter Perennials
Pansies | Viola tricolor
Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Blooms: Colors range from yellow to red to blue to white to even black
Snowdrops | Galanthus nivalis
Sun Exposure: Full sun or partial shade
Blooms: White
Persian Violet | Cyclamen coum
Sun Exposure: Dappled to deep shade
Blooms: Pink or white
Christmas Rose | Helleborus niger
Sun Exposure: Full shade
Blooms: White to pink
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