What are your favourite FALL flowers?

Question

I'd like to put in some perennials so they come up every year...but other than mums which I do like, what other flowers are unique and pretty? If you had a link as to what they looked like I would appreciate it too but if not, not to worry!

Answer 1

Try Fall blooming Asters.

Answer 2

visit your local nursery to find the ones that will grow best in your zone.

Answer 3

I love a lot of color in my yard...I have this one plant that blooms and stays green all year round, it's snow white and kinda looks like evergreen, but no one knows what it's called....any ideas?

Answer 4

I love mums, Rose of Sharon and Sedum for Fall

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

these are sedum they are beginning to change colour now from green they  turn mauve ,pink and red .

http://www.mooseyscountrygarden.com/pere...

Answer 5

sedums, asters, mums, ornamental grasses, some yellow daisies, and there are some bushes that would be good.  japanese maples turn all sorts of colors in the fall, burning bush does as well.  It just depends what zone you are in, as to what will grow

Answer 6

mums.. guess i would google fall flowers to check for others.

Answer 7

My hostas have set bud and they've started to bloom. They smell gorgeous and they are perennials. My avatar shows the one in my garden. It has been coming back every year in my family since the early 1900s. We just keep sharing parts of the root with family and friends. It makes a great natural cover for the ground underneath it and prevents anything else from taking root there (like weeds we don't want). We have spring bulbs that come up surrounding it while the hosta spikes are growing in the spring.

Here are some pics of hosta blossoms.

http://www.singletree.com/blooms.html

Answer 8

There are lots of annuals such as Pansy, Dianthus, Snap Dragons, Johnny Jump-ups (Viola), Flowering Cabbage (Kale) and some others. But, as for perennials, I suggest you check on line for a book or publication of some sort for the area in which you live. It isn't only the Horticultural Zone which is important but the specific area IN that zone. For instance, the Japanese Maple someone suggested while beautiful, has very specific soil and in some areas, shade requirements. The tree might do just fine in semi-shade in Dallas, Texas which has acidic soil while it would suffer or most likely not survive in the alkaline soil of Fort Worth only 30 or so miles to the west! The local library is also an excellent source for your research. There you could find information on local growing conditions as well as pictures of the plants. Another excellent source of information is the local County Agricultural Agent - referred to as simply "The County Agent". This person is the local "Guru" of all things that grow!  Good luck! (Fort Worth Texas garden center manager for many years)