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The Most Popular Fall-Blooming Perennials

Among perennials carrying the catalog’s fall-interest designation, these are the genera Sow gardeners save most. Verify the exact species’ bloom period in your climate.

Ranked by gardener saves
  1. Coneflower

    Coneflower

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 183 varieties. Prominent cones support pollinators, then leave seed heads that feed birds.

  2. Catmint

    Catmint

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 26 varieties. Aromatic gray foliage and blue flower haze make an easy, billowing edge.

  3. Black-eyed Susan

    Black-eyed Susan

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 32 varieties. Dark-centered gold daisies create a durable bridge from summer into fall.

  4. Verbena

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 54 varieties. Small flower clusters on airy stems add nectar without visually crowding a border.

  5. Violet / Pansy

    Violet / Pansy

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 39 varieties. Small, expressive flowers bring early color and often seed into charming colonies.

  6. Stonecrop

    Stonecrop

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 105 varieties. Water-storing foliage and late flower plates keep sunny beds useful through drought.

  7. Turtlehead

    Turtlehead

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 6 varieties. Turtle-shaped flowers add late color to moist soil and streamside plantings.

  8. American Aster

    American Aster

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 28 varieties. North American asters provide essential late nectar in clouds of small daisies.

  9. Joe Pye Weed

    Joe Pye Weed

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 27 varieties. Broad, nectar-rich flower clusters crown tall stems in moist late-season borders.

  10. Aster

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 39 varieties. Daisy flowers extend the border season and offer late forage for insects.

  11. Tickseed

    Tickseed

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 63 varieties. Cheerful daisies keep coming over airy foliage through the heat of summer.

  12. Hyssop

    Hyssop

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 59 varieties. Aromatic foliage and nectar-rich flower spikes keep pollinators returning for weeks.

  13. Beeblossom

    Beeblossom

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 19 varieties. Butterfly-like flowers dance on wiry stems without weighing down a planting.

  14. Iris

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 258 varieties. Sword-like leaves and intricate flowers give beds a strong architectural rhythm.

  15. Blanket Flower

    Blanket Flower

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 26 varieties. Warm, banded daisies keep flowering through heat that slows many perennials.

  16. Toad Lily

    Toad Lily

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 33 varieties. Orchid-like, speckled flowers appear in shade at the close of the season.

  17. Sneezeweed

    Sneezeweed

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 16 varieties. Notched, warm-toned daisies carry prairie color into the late-summer border.

  18. Wild Petunia

    Wild Petunia

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 11 varieties. Its representative is notable for being North American native and dry-spell tolerant.

  19. Coral Bells

    Coral Bells

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 178 varieties. Scalloped foliage supplies season-long color in shades few perennials can match.

  20. Sage

    Sage

    Ranked by its most-saved matching variety; the full catalog includes 179 varieties. Aromatic leaves and upright nectar-rich flowers perform through heat and lean soil.

About this list

How was this the most popular fall-blooming perennials list ranked?

A plant must first match the catalog filters named in the title. Each genus is represented and ranked by its most-saved matching variety, so genera with many cultivars do not receive an automatic advantage.

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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