Perennials For Fall

Fall is a spendid time in the garden where many varieties display shapes and colors that rival the better-known maple varieties. When planning your garden, think about a number of these plants showing which show blossoms and foliar color from August through November.

The plants in the following table may all be seen at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum.

Table of Fall Perennials

Botanical Name	Common Name	Bloom Time	Color	Height
Aconitum x arendsii	Monkshood	Oct-Nov	Purple-blue	6′
Allium senescen	Allium	Sept	Lavender	12″
Allium thunbergii ‘Ozawa’	Flowering Onion	Oct-Nov	Pink, White	6-12″
Anemone x ‘Bressingham Glow’	Japanese Anemone	Sept-Oct	Pink	2-4′
Anemone tomentosa ‘Robustissima	Japanese Anemone	Aug –Sept	Pink	2-4′
Aster x frikartii	Aster	July-Sept	Lavender	2-3′
Aster novae-angliae	New England Aster	Sept-Oct	Mixed	3-6′
Aster tartaricus	Tartar Aster	Oct-Nov	Lavender	4-6′
Begonia grandis	Hardy Begonia	Sept	Pink, White	2-3′
Calluna vulgaris	Heather	Aug-Nov	Pink, Red, White	2′
Chelone lyonii	Turtlehead	Aug-Sept	Pink, White	3-4′
Chrysanthemum x morifolium	Garden Mum	Aug-Nov	Various	2-4′
Chrysanthemum articu	Artic Daisy	Oct	White	2-3′
Cimicifuga ramosa ‘Atropurpurea’	Bugban	Sept	White	5-8′
Echinacea purpurea	Purple Cone Flower	July-Oct	Purple-pink, White	2-3′
Eupatorium coelestinum	Hardy Ageratum	Sept-Oct	Blue	2′
Gentiana asclepiadea	Gentian	Sept	Blue	1-2′
Gentiana septemfida	Gentian	Sept	Blue	1-2′
Kirengeshoma palmate	Kirengeshoma	Aug-Sept	Yellow	2-3′
Physostegia virginiana	Obedience Plant	Aug-Oct	Pink, White	2-3′
Sedum spectabil	Stonecrop	September	Pink	2-3′
Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’	Stonecrop	Aug-Oct	Pink to Red	2-3′
Sedum x ‘Ruby Glow’	Stonecrop	Aug-Oct	Pink to Red	1′
Tricyrtis hirta ‘Alba’	Toad Lily	Sept-Oct	White, Lavender	2-3′
Vernonia noveboracensis	New York Ironweed	Sept	Purple	5-7′