Beautiful Fall Flowering Perennials

 Although September and October are the beginnings of Autumn which reminds us winter is just around the corner,your garden does not have to look dull and bleak as a further reminder. Perennial plants such as the Rudbeckia, Aster and Sedum along with many others are at their finest at this time of year, so why not add some fall color and reinvigorate your garden. By doing so it will extend the Autumn season by making your garden go out in a blaze of glory and a much more pleasant gardening experience.

Aconitum carmichaelii

Description:Height 3 feet. Spread 1-1 ½ feet. Dark green,glossy,lobed leaves with spikes of distinctive hooded violet-blue flowers appearing in September-Oct. Every part of the aconitum is poisonous so place in area it is safe from being ingested or away from animals and children.

Grow in light shade in moist fertile soil.

Anemone bupebensis.

Description:Height 2-3 feet. Spread 2 feet. Coarse-leaved,fibrous-rooted border plant with lovely pink saucer-shaped flowers 2 inches across blooming in July-October. The plant known in gardens as well as many catalogues as Anemone.japonica is in fact bupebensis japonica,a natural variety.

Grow in full sun,dappled with shade in free-draining moist loam. Protect from wind.

Aster novae-angliae. -Michaelmas daisy.

Description:Height 4-5 feet. Spread 2 feet. Tall,erect plant with light-green pointed leaves mainly occurring on upper parts of woody stems. Attractive flowers in clusters on the ends of stems,2 ½ inches across,pink or rose red blooming in September- October. Very good flowers for cutting. Place this plant at the back of border with other flowers in front to hide the bare lower stems.

Grow in full sun in well drained soil,fertile and moist in open situation,with a free flow of air to reduce mildew.

Aster novi-belgii-Michaelmas daisy

Description:Height ranges from 6 inch hummocks to erect plants 3-4 feet tall. Spread up to 2 feet. All have a dense,bushy habit,stiffly erect with rather woody stems and smooth lance-shaped leaves. The flowers reach 1 ½ inches across in broad domes clusters. Comes in many forms, single, semi-double or completely double in colors of white,pink,red and many shades of blue flowering in September-October.