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is a listing of perennial plants that bloom
or are otherwise outstanding during the Fall
season. You will notice that many of the plants
listed bloom at other times during the year
too - some blooming from as early as April
all the way to Frost! |
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Name: |
Anemone
'Snowdrop' |
Botanical: |
Anemone sylvestris |
| Height
x Width: |
18" H x 18"
W |
| Exposure: |
Afternoon Shade is preferred |
| Bloom
Color: |
White |
| Bloom
Time: |
Fall |
| Water: |
Prefers moisture retentive soils |
| Features: |
An
abundannce of white flowers
on tall, wirey stalks are held
above attractive foliage. Best
Anemone for the South! |
| Companions: |
Combine
with other fall flowering perennials |
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Name: |
Asters |
Botanical: |
Aster |
| Height
x Width: |
18-36" H x
18-30" W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Assorted |
| Bloom
Time: |
Summer & Fall |
| Water: |
Low once established |
| Features: |
Plants are covered with brightly
colored flowers in Fall. |
| Companions: |
Mums and other
Fall blooming perennials. |
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Name: |
Butterfly
Bush |
Botanical: |
Buddleia |
| Height
x Width: |
6-8' H x 4-5' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun is preferred |
| Bloom
Color: |
Purple, Pink, Blue, Yellow,
Wine, or White |
| Bloom
Time: |
Sumer through Fall! |
| Water: |
Low |
| Features: |
Produces and
abundance of flower clusters from
June to frost that are butterfly
magnets! Excellent specimen in
the perennial garden or around
patios and decks. Very Drought
tolerant. |
| Companions: |
Other
Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas, Yarrows,
Agastache, Asters, Salvias, Tall
Verbena, and other butterfly attracting
plants. |
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Name: |
Coneflowers |
Botanical: |
Echinacea |
| Height
x Width: |
18-30" H x
24" W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partial Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Purple or White |
| Bloom
Time: |
Summer through Fall |
| Water: |
Low |
| Features: |
Purple
or white flowers with orange-brown
center cones are produced in abundance
atop sturdy stems. Butterflies
love them. Very drought tolerant.
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| Companions: |
Yarrows,
Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bushes,
Daisies, Rudbeckias, Coreopsis,
Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums, Setcresia,
Verbenas, Pincushion Flower, Veronicas,
and many more! |
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Name: |
Ryan's
Pink or Yellow Daisy |
Botanical: |
Chrysanthemum |
| Height
x Width: |
24-30" H x
24-30" W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Pink ro Yellow |
| Bloom
Time: |
Fall |
| Water: |
Low once established |
| Features: |
Two of Ryan Gaineys
valuable discoveries! Large, single,
pink or yellow daisies are produced
in abundance on these mounding
plants in late summer thru fall!
A must in every southern garden! |
| Companions: |
Coneflowers,
Asters, Rudbeckias, Bog Salvia,
Joe Pye Weed, Swamp Sunflower,
Veronicas, and many more! |
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'Autmun' Fern
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Name: |
Evergreen
Perennial Ferns |
Botanical: |
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| Height
x Width: |
2' H x 2' W |
| Exposure: |
Shade or Afternoon Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
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| Bloom
Time: |
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| Water: |
Low once established |
| Features: |
Very adaptable
and easily grown in a wide range
of well-drained soils. |
| Companions: |
Hosta
Lilies, Heucheras, Ferns, Lily
of The Valley, Helleborus, Bleeding
Hearts, Lamium, Lamiastrum, Irish
Moss, Vinca Minor, Toad Lilies,
Peonies, Oakleaf Hydrangeas, Mahonias,
Nandinas, Azaleas, Dogowwods,
Redbud Trees, and other shade
plants and trees. |
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Name: |
Gaillardia
'Goblin' - Blanket Flower |
Botanical: |
Gaillardia |
| Height
x Width: |
12" H x 12"
W |
| Exposure: |
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| Bloom
Color: |
Yellow & Red bi-color |
| Bloom
Time: |
May to Frost! |
| Water: |
Low |
| Features: |
Exceptionally
drought tolerant perennial that
produces large yellow and red
bi-color blooms from May to frost!
Very low maintenance. Useful in
perennial gardens, rock gardens,
or wildflower plantings. |
| Companions: |
Coreopsis,
Rudbeckias, Yarrow, Daylilies,
Sedums, Hens and Chicks, |
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Name: |
Heucheras |
Botanical: |
Heuchera |
| Height
x Width: |
12-18" H x
12-18" W |
| Exposure: |
Shade or Afternoon Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
More known for its colorful
foliage! |
| Bloom
Time: |
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| Water: |
Low once established |
| Features: |
Heucheras are quickly gaining
in popularity as they add outstanding,
unique texture and color to the
shady garden. |
| Companions: |
All other shade
perennials, shrubs, and trees. |
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Many colors available
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Name: |
Perennial
Hibicus |
Botanical: |
Hibiscus |
| Height
x Width: |
4-5' H x 4-5' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Blooms are up to 12" across
- dinnerplate size!! |
| Bloom
Time: |
Summer through Fall! |
| Water: |
Tolerates dry or damp soils |
| Features: |
These hibiscus are not to be
confused with 'tropical' hibiscus
which are annuals in Zone 8. |
| Companions: |
Elephant
Ears, Yellow Flag Iris, Horsetail
Grass, Calla Lilies, Canna Lilies,
Joe Pye Weed, Bee Balm, and other
plants that prefer damp soils. |
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Name: |
Hibiscus
'Confederate Rose' |
Botanical: |
Hibiscus mutabilis |
| Height
x Width: |
8-10' H x 5-6' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Light Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
White, Pink, & Rose on same
bush! |
| Bloom
Time: |
September through November |
| Water: |
Tolerates damp or dry soil |
| Features: |
Large, semi-double
ruffly flowers are produced in
Fall in 3 shades of pink! Oustanding
specimen or background plant in
the landscape or perennial garden.
Tolerates damp or dry soils. |
| Companions: |
Other
Perennial Hibiscus, Yellow Flag
Iris, Horsetail Grass, Canna Lilies,
Joe Pye Weed, Bee Balm, Calla
Lilies, and other plants that
prefer moisture retentive soils. |
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Name: |
Ice
Plant |
Botanical: |
Delosperma cooperi |
| Height
x Width: |
3-4"H
- Space 18-24" apart |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partial Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Purple |
| Bloom
Time: |
April to Frost |
| Water: |
Very drought tolerant |
| Features: |
Purple flowers
are rpoduced in abundance atop
the evergreen matt-forming succulent
foliage. Useful as a groundcover
or border in islands, perennial
or rock gardens, or foundation
plantings. |
| Companions: |
Combines
nicely with just about any other
plants. Knockout Rose, Stella
De Oro Daylily, Barberries, Yuccas,
and Abelias to name just a few. |
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Name: |
Joe
Pye Weed |
Botanical: |
Eupatorium |
| Height
x Width: |
4-6' H x 2-4' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partial Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Lilac |
| Bloom
Time: |
July to October |
| Water: |
Prefers consistent moisture.
Water during dry spells. |
| Features: |
Stately native
plant producing large rounded
domes of lilac flower clusters
in late summer and fall at the
ends of sturdy stems that are
clothed in vanilla scented leaves.
Excellent as a background in soils
that retain some moisture during
dry spells. |
| Companions: |
Elephant
Ears, Iris, Bee Balm, Calla Lily,
Canna Lily Bengal Tiger, perennial
Hibiscus, Bog Salvia, Joe Pye
Weed, and other plants that prefer
moisture retentive soils. |
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Name: |
Lantana's |
Botanical: |
Lantana |
| Height
x Width: |
2-6' H x 4-8' W
depending on variety |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Several colors to choose from. |
| Bloom
Time: |
May to Frost! |
| Water: |
Very drought tolerant |
| Features: |
Unrivaled
for attracting butterflies! The
flower clusters are produced in
abundance from late spring thru
fall. Leave plenty of room in
the garden for these fast growing,
mounding perennial shrubs. Very
drought tolerant. A must in every
garden or landscape! Most definitely
a Wilson Bros Favorite!! Prune
back in Spring when new growth
begins to emerge. Fall pruning
insures death. |
| Companions: |
Yarrows,
Butterfly Bush, Ice Plant, Sedums,
Ornamental Grasses, Junipers,
Barberries, Yucca, Coneflowers,
Rudbeckias, Pincushion Flower,
and many other plants that attract
butterflies and are drought tolerant. |
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Name: |
Spanish
Lavender |
Botanical: |
Lavendula |
| Height
x Width: |
15" H x 36"
W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Purple |
| Bloom
Time: |
Spring & Fall |
| Water: |
Low |
| Features: |
Attractive, aromatic
foliage and pretty purple flowers
make this plantan excellent choice
for the border. The only Lavender
we've found to be hardy in Zone
8. |
| Companions: |
Other herbs or
perennials. |
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Name: |
Malva
'Zebrina' - Hollyhock Mallow |
Botanical: |
Malva sylvestris |
| Height
x Width: |
36-42" H x
24" W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
White w/ Purple stripes |
| Bloom
Time: |
June through September |
| Water: |
Drought tolerant once established |
| Features: |
Single,
hollyhock-like flowers open all
summer in the leaf axils of plants
with big, lobed foliage. Best
grown in well drained soils in
sun. |
| Companions: |
Yarrows,
Hollyhock, Butterfly Bush, Coreopsis,
Daisies, Ice Plant, Coneflowers,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Liatris,
Phlox, Salvias, Sedums, Veronicas,
Verbenas, and more. |
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Name: |
Muhly
Grass |
Botanical: |
Muhlenbergia capillaries |
| Height
x Width: |
3-4' H x 3' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Pinkish-Purple |
| Bloom
Time: |
Fall |
| Water: |
Very drought tolerant |
| Features: |
Rose-Purple wispy
plumes appear in early Fall on
this coastal-looking grass. Dark
green, slender, grassy foliage
is attractive. Most outstanding
when planted in groups of 3 or
more. Very drought tolerant. |
| Companions: |
Other
ornamental grasses, , Junipers,
Barberries, Abelias, Dwarf Nandinas,
Dwarf Spireas, Sedums and many
other drought tolerant plants
and perennials. |
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Name: |
Pincushion
Flower |
Botanical: |
Scabiosa |
| Height
x Width: |
12-18" H x
18" W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Blue |
| Bloom
Time: |
April to Frost! |
| Water: |
Drought tolerant once established |
| Features: |
Multitudes of
vivid-blue flowers, resembling
pin cushions, are produced from
April to frost on this low, mounding,
very drought tolerant perennial.
Attracts butterflies and an excellent
cut flower! A must in every garden! |
| Companions: |
Yarrows,
Agastaches, Artemesia, Butterfly
Weed, Butterfly Bush, Daisies,
Coreopsis, Coneflowers, Guara,
Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Phlox,
Knockout Rose, Sedum, Salvia,
Veronicas, and many more! |
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Name: |
Pineapple
Sage |
Botanical: |
Salvia elegans |
| Height
x Width: |
3' H x 2' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partial Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Red |
| Bloom
Time: |
July to Frost! |
| Water: |
Tolerates dry but prefers damp
soils. |
| Features: |
Produces an abundance
of red tubular flowers that are
a hummingbird magnet! The foliage
of this plant smells just like
fresh pineapples! A must in every
garden! Like moisture retentive
soils. |
| Companions: |
Other
perennials that like moisture
retentive soils and that attract
hummingbirds. |
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Name: |
Rosemary
'ARP' |
Botanical: |
Rosmarinus |
| Height
x Width: |
3-4' H x 3-4' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partial Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Blue |
| Bloom
Time: |
Winter |
| Water: |
Low once established |
| Features: |
The
hardiest of Rosemary for Zone
8. Very decorative , evergreen,
wondefully fragarnt foliage useful
in cooking. A well-branched shrubby
Rosemary producing an abundance
of small blue flowers during the
winter months. Excellent for use
as an evergreen accent in perennial
gardens & pots.. |
| Companions: |
Excellent
evergreen accent for the garden.
Plant nearby decks to enjoy the
aromatic foliage and dainty little
flowers. |
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Name: |
'Bog'
Salvia - REPELS
DEER! |
Botanical: |
Salvia ulginosa |
| Height
x Width: |
3-4' H x 3-4' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partial Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Intense Sky Blue |
| Bloom
Time: |
June to Frost and beyond!! |
| Water: |
Performs well in damp or dry
soils! |
| Features: |
This Salvia actually
repels deer!!! The odor that comes
from the foliage is intolerable
to our fluffy tailed friends.
Plant several of these beauties
around the yard and no more deer! |
| Companions: |
Other
Salvias, Yarrows, Sedums, Coneflowers,
Rudbeckias, Agastaches, Butterfly
Weed, Butterfly Bush, Lantanas,
Coreopsis, Ryans Daisy, Asters,
all kinds of shrubs, and many
more! |
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Name: |
'Black
& Blue' Salvia |
Botanical: |
Salvia guaranitica |
| Height
x Width: |
4-5' H x 3-4' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun |
| Bloom
Color: |
Intense Blue |
| Bloom
Time: |
May to Frost! |
| Water: |
Average |
| Features: |
Georgia Gold
Medal Winner! Navy blue flowers
are produced in abundance from
May to frost on this upright perennial
bush. One of the most outstanding
plants in your garden! A must
in every garden and a Wilson Bros.
Favorite! |
| Companions: |
Yarrows,
Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Artemesia,
Butterfly Bush, Lantana, Daisies,
Coneflowers, Daylilies, Japanese
Aster, Obediaent Plant, Bee Balm,
Russian Sage, Tall Phlox, Sedums,
other Salvias, Veronicas, and
many more! |
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Name: |
Sedum
'Autumn Joy' or 'Autumn Fires' |
Botanical: |
Sedum |
| Height
x Width: |
30" H x 36"
W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partial Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Coral Pinkish-Red |
| Bloom
Time: |
Late Summer into Fall |
| Water: |
Very drought tolerant |
| Features: |
Large cauliflower-shaped
flower heads rise above very attractive
gray-green succulent foliage.
Eye-catching in the perennial
or rock garden, or anywhere in
the sunny, dry landscape. Very
drought tolerant. Attracts butterflies. |
| Companions: |
Other
Sedums, Agastache, Yarrows, Hens
and Chicks, Coreopsis, Daisies,
Coneflowers, Daylilies, Guara,
Japanese Aster, Lantanas, Butterfly
Bush, Yucca, Barberries, Ornamental
Grasses, Junipers, and many more! |
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Name: |
Swamp
Sunflower |
Botanical: |
helianthus augustifolia |
| Height
x Width: |
6-10' H x 4-5' W |
| Exposure: |
Full Sun or Partials Shade |
| Bloom
Color: |
Yellow daisies with black eye |
| Bloom
Time: |
August to October |
| Water: |
Damp or dry soils |
| Features: |
Masses
of bright yellow daisies are produced
all over this bush form perennial
in Fall. Likes moist soils but
tolerates it dry. The height makes
it an excellent choice for the
background. |
| Companions: |
Joe
Pye Weed, Elephant Ears, Butterfly
Weed, Canna Lilies, Horsetail
Grass, Yellow Flag Iris, Swamp
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