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Fall-Blooming Plants
The finale: asters, sedums, and goldenrods that peak when everything else fades — and feed the last pollinators of the year while they’re at it.
The 24 most-saved picks
#1 most savedCheyenne Spirit Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Cheyenne Spirit'
#2 most savedPink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
#3 most savedWalker's Low Catmint
Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low'
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'American Gold Rush'
Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush
Buddleia davidii 'Pugster Pinker'
Chim Chiminee Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Chim Chiminee'
Cherokee Sunset Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta 'Cherokee Sunset'
Dinnerplate Dahlia
Dahlia x pinnata 'Dinnerplate Cutting Blend'
Flutterbye Rose
Rosa x hybrida 'Flutterbye'
Joseph's Coat Rose
Rosa x floribunda 'Joseph's Coat'
Rose Verbena
Verbena canadensis
Pansy
Viola wittrockiana 'Painted Porcelain'
Tie Dye Clematis
Clematis viticella 'Tie Dye'
White Turtlehead
Chelone obliqua 'Alba'
In Your Eyes Rose
Rosa x hybrida 'In Your Eyes'
Autumn Joy Stonecrop
Sedum telephium 'Autumn Joy'
Hyssop-leaved Thoroughwort
Eupatorium hyssopifolium
Green Twister Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Green Twister'
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae '05-196-10'
Fanny aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium 'Fanny'
Snow Flurry Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'
Purple Dome New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
Twilight Zone Rose
Rosa x grandiflora 'Twilight Zone'
Fun in the Sun Rose
Rosa x hybrida 'Fun in the Sun'
Fall blooms questions
Why plant for fall bloom?
September–October is when gardens usually collapse, monarchs migrate, and you’re still outside. Fall bloomers fix all three at once.
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