The Best Fall-Blooming Perennials

Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit'

The most-saved pick here — saved by 574 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms summer to fall.

Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'

Saved by 358 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, blooms late spring to fall.

Rudbeckia hirta 'American Gold Rush'

Saved by 353 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms mid-summer to fall.

Rudbeckia hirta 'Chim Chiminee'

Saved by 303 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms summer to fall.

Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset'

Saved by 299 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms summer to fall.

Verbena canadensis

Saved by 248 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms late spring to fall.

Viola wittrockiana 'Painted Porcelain'

Saved by 241 gardeners, blooms spring, fall.

Chelone obliqua 'Alba'

Saved by 234 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, deer usually pass it by, blooms late summer to early fall.

Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'

Saved by 226 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, blooms late summer to fall.

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

Saved by 218 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, blooms late summer to fall.

Echinacea purpurea 'Green Twister'

Saved by 197 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms mid-summer to early fall.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae '05-196-10'

Saved by 163 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms early fall.

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny'

Saved by 160 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms late summer to fall.

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Saved by 159 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms late summer to fall.

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Saved by 159 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms early fall.

Aster x hybrida 'Crimson Brocade'

Saved by 155 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, blooms late summer to fall.

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Raydon’s Favorite'

Saved by 142 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms late summer to fall.

Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Saved by 140 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms late summer to fall.

Coreopsis tinctoria 'Desert Coral'

Saved by 140 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms summer to fall.

Echinacea purpurea 'Purple Magnus'

Saved by 133 gardeners, genuinely low-maintenance, shrugs off dry spells, deer usually pass it by, native to North America, blooms summer to fall.