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The best perennials for the autumn garden

We tell you what to plant in the garden to prolong the summer.

Anna Zalesskaya

Legion-Media

For most gardeners, the autumn garden is primarily chrysanthemums, dahlias and gladioli, but they are far from the only ones. Plants that are able to please us at the end of summer and autumn are not as few as it seems. After all, in addition to flowering autumn perennials, there are shrubs that have decorative foliage during this period, and there are also cereals that are gaining strength and look simply luxurious by the end of summer. In addition, autumn perennials are not afraid of cold nights and rainy weather and create a special mood in the garden that you don’t want to let go. There are 10 flawless ones in our selection.

Black cohosh

Black cohosh is one of the favorite colors of landscape designers because it quite unpretentious, but it looks great in flower arrangements. Black cohosh tolerates both partial shade and the sun, but it is important that it is protected from the wind, because. the bush itself reaches 3 meters in height and can break from strong gusts. Black cohosh is unpretentious, the main thing is to prevent the soil from drying out and water the perennial abundantly every week. If this is not possible, mulch the soil around the bush. It is also important not to replant an established bush, because the plant is very difficult to take root on a new meth. Black cohosh prefers humus and soil that retains moisture. For winter, black cohosh stalks should be cut to the ground surface.

Pampas Grass or Cortaderia

Very beautiful grass that reaches 2. 5 meters in height and blooms from August to October with white fluffy feathers about 30 cm long. Cortaderia looks decorative even in winter, covered with snow caps, and looks great in the cut. Grass can grow on any soil, although acidic clay soil, which includes sand and pebbles, is more suitable. Pampas grass is completely unpretentious, the only thing that is important for cortaderia is planting in a sunny, open area, away from wetlands and natural reservoirs. This species has many decorative varieties, so you can choose different shades for decorating flower arrangements. Pink and yellow cortaderia look very nice, but there are also beige, white and silver. In cold winters, it is better to cover the perennial, because. it does not tolerate severe frosts.

Whorled Coreopsis

Another charming and hardy perennial that blooms until the end of September. It looks like a chamomile, only the flowers are bright yellow. It grows in one place for no more than 5 years, but this does not mean that the plant will die after this period. It just needs to be periodically divided and planted into new sections. Perennial coreopsis love warm, sunny and wind-protected places, they can tolerate light partial shade. You can plant coreopsis seeds, and then it will bloom in the second year. Before winter, the plants are pruned, but shelters are not required. Coreopsis are not afraid of drought, they do not need frequent watering, so they are convenient to grow in containers or balcony boxes.

Cut coreopsis can stand up to two weeks.

Autumn Helenium

Heleniums love moist, rich soil and sunny locations. In order for the perennial to bloom profusely and for a long time, it can be fed twice during the growing season, at the beginning of growth and before flowering. This is probably all you need to know about care. The rest of the gelenium is unpretentious, but does not like the soil to become soiled in the winter, if it stays in ice water for a long time, it may die. Once every 3-4 years, geleniums can be divided and transplanted to a new place, and in November, the foliage is cut off at the root. The plant develops, keeping only the buds of annual shoots for the winter, from which new bushes grow annually. Helenium also has an excellent ability for seed reproduction, scattering seeds around the mother bush, but such reproduction does not allow the original variety to be preserved, since the flowers are easily pollinated and the shades become dirty, and the inflorescences themselves are smaller.

Autumn Leucantemella

Another flower similar to chamomile or chrysanthemum. The lower leaves of the plant die off by the beginning of flowering, so it is better to plant leucanthemella paired with low-growing perennials. Bushes grow up to 1.5 meters, bloom from the second half of August and bloom with large white flowers until frost. Huge bouquets of leucanthemella are very fond of flower growers, as the flower is bright, spectacular, unpretentious and tolerates winter well. It can grow on any soil, but prefers fertile. Can be grown in sun or partial shade. Does not like drought and requires abundant watering, propagated by dividing the bush, cut off for the winter.

Gaillardia hybrida

These yellow-red daisies bloom in July and bloom until September. Gaillardia hybrida looks very impressive, blooms profusely and for a long time, but it is a short-lived perennial, plantings need to be rejuvenated every three to four years by dividing or transplanting a bush in spring or autumn. It is not difficult to do this, because. The rhizome of the perennial is shallow and transplantation does not cause any particular difficulties. The plant prefers open sunny places with well-drained soil, suffers from stagnant water and does not tolerate manure fertilizers. For winter, it is advisable to cover Gaillardia with a layer of mulch, because. in snowless winters, it can freeze slightly.

Ornamental cabbage Brassica

Brassica was excluded from our list because it is an annual and is grown from seed through seedlings. However, it was impossible not to include it in the list of the best autumn plants, because it is really unique. No wonder it is so appreciated by Japanese landscape designers. Decorative rosettes of cabbage, consisting of leaves, resemble huge flowers with openwork edges. Cabbage can decorate a flower bed until December (withstands frosts down to minus 12 degrees!), Until it is covered with a layer of snow, moreover, after the first frosts, its shade will only become more saturated, and if you transfer it to the house in advance (along with a small clod of earth in a pot or cut and put in a vase with water), then it will stand until the New Year holidays. There are dozens of varieties and hybrids of cabbage, for every taste and color. There are varieties reaching one and a half meters, similar to small palm trees, and there are lush and undersized ones, resembling huge roses scattered on the ground. As a rule, the central part of such plants is painted in a delicate cream, purple or purple color.

By the way, most varieties of ornamental cabbage can be eaten, but there is a cabbage whose leaves are very bitter and unsuitable for food.

Caring for brassica is very similar to caring for white cabbage. If cabbage grows well in your area, then there will be no problems with decorative cabbage, brassica grows better in the sun, loves abundant watering.

Opitant

In garden design, it is used as one of the most stable perennials. Ochitnik prominent looks attractive from early spring, when fresh greenery is just beginning to appear in the flower beds, then thick and large corymbose inflorescences appear, and after flowering and losing the bright pink color, the shields remain decorative until the arrival of winter, they can even be cut for winter bouquets. Growing a perennial is also not difficult. Sunny place or light partial shade, loose nutritious soil, weeding and regular rejuvenation. Ochitnik is drought-resistant, so it does without watering. Top dressing can also be carried out at will. If it is not possible to fertilize the plants, it will develop on its own.

Autumn colchicum or crocus

Spring crocuses are among the first to appear in flower beds, and autumn crocuses decorate the garden when the fallen leaves already cover the paths. Colchicum flowers are different, some look like stars, some look like spring crocuses, lilac, lemon and yellow shades. They appear in September-October, they love lighted, warm places and elevated areas. They do not grow in the shade and in dampness, they love light loam, fertile and drained soils. Colchicum is a bulbous plant, it can be safely planted in August. It only takes about six weeks to bloom. Colchicum should be planted in the soil to a depth of about 15 centimeters, filling the hole with a thick layer of coarse sand, this way you provide the plant with good drainage.

European aster (Italian)

Vigorous herbaceous perennial with many small double or semi-double flowers. The flowering season of Italian asters starts from the end of July, but most varieties bloom from August to October. Italian asters stand well and for a long time in bouquets and are considered indispensable for decorating areas in front of the fence, as they are completely unpretentious. Perennials need sunny spots, light, well-drained soils, and require little to no maintenance. To make European asters bloom better and more abundantly, and the bushes look neater, they can be cut or pinched in the spring.

Do you have many autumn flowers in your garden?

Foxtail pennisetum

One of the brightest autumn cereals, powerful, bright and lush, is foxtail pennisetum (or foxtail). One of the advantages of this type of pennisetum is its ability to grow well and form dense bushes. Pennisetums bloom in August and decorate the garden until late autumn, they are not only considered the kings of landscape style, but also successfully used as single accents. Caring for pennisetum is easy. The plant is fertilized once a year in the spring and watered in a severe drought. Regular renewal allows pennisetums to maintain density and growth intensity. For winter, this perennial should be covered with fallen leaves or spruce branches.

13 delightful plants that bloom in September

These fall-blooming perennial flowers and shrubs will brighten up your garden! Let's see what plants a spectacular September flower garden can't do without.

In our latitudes, September is often a continuation of summer with its warm days and beautiful flowering plants. In early autumn, your garden will look especially impressive if you "settle" these graceful perennials in it.

Perennials that bloom in September

The list of autumn flowers is quite wide, but we have tried to choose the most attractive plants that bloom in flowerbeds in the first month of autumn.

Chrysanthemum

The name of this plant is translated as "golden flower". And thanks to the bright color of the buds, the chrysanthemum fits perfectly into the autumn flower garden. Terry forms look especially impressive, which resemble elegant pompoms.

Today there is a variety of varieties, excellent representatives of which differ in the color of the petals. Flowers are white, cream, pink, bronze, yellow, fiery orange, copper red, lilac ... And how gorgeous chrysanthemums look in bouquets!

Dahlia

This unpretentious and incredibly beautiful flower also impresses with its diversity. Dahlias differ in the height of the bush, the shape, structure and doubleness of the flowers. Now in the gardens you can find peony, anemic, needle, collar, spherical and nymph dahlias.

Unfortunately, these attractive flowers are heat-loving, so they die at the first frost. But if in September the weather is warm in summer, then dahlias will pamper you with their flowering in the fall.

Phlox

This is the perfect plant for any flower garden. So, for rockeries, alpine slides and curbs, low awl-shaped phloxes are best suited, and for mikborders and solitary plantings - paniculate (these are tall bushes with bright and juicy coloring of delicate petals).

Helenium autumn

These sun-yellow, brick-purple and fiery-red flowers with a convex center attract bees to the garden. Lush bright helenium corollas will not fade until the very frost.

Anemone, or anemone

This delicate and light flower on a thin stem sways in the wind and seems to be about to wilt. But, despite the external fragility, the anemone endures the vagaries of autumn weather.

Japanese anemones (Anemone japonica), hybrid (Anemone hybrida), felt (Anemone tomentosa), vine-leaved (Anemone vitifolia) and crown (Anemone coronaria) anemones bloom in summer and until mid-autumn. By the way, the latter blooms in early summer.

Flower color and shape may vary depending on the variety. Bright red, pink, yellow and purple anemones are good in the autumn flower garden.

Rudbeckia

Rudbeckia dissected

Solar rudbeckia illuminates the garden with its yellow petals throughout September. This absolutely unpretentious flower is also called "golden umbrella" and "golden tower".

Currently, in flower beds most often flaunt brilliant rudbeckia (Rudbeckia fulgida) and glossy rudbeckia (Rudbeckia nitida), and before not a single summer cottage could do without dissected rudbeckia (Rudbeckia laciniata), the second name of which is Golden Balls.

Colchicum

This unusual flower is called Colchicum, because it blooms not like most bulbs - in spring, but in autumn. Colchicum has its own special biorhythm: leaves appear in early spring, they die off in summer, and in autumn (sometimes even during the first snow) white or light purple flowers bloom.

This short plant looks good in borders, borders, rocky gardens and near water bodies. And thanks to its delicate and not at all autumn coloring, colchicum looks very advantageous among plants with golden and red flowers.

Autumn Crocus

Autumn crocuses are often confused with Colchicums, but these are different plants, although they do look similar in appearance. Crocuses also have leaves in spring and bell-shaped flowers in autumn. The petals are blue-violet, whitish closer to the center, and yellow-orange stamens “peep out” from the core.

Autumn aster

Everyone knows this star flower! White and pink, red and lilac, raspberry and blue... Asters look great in any flowerbed. The most popular perennial asters that bloom in autumn are New Belgian (Virgin) and New England (American).

New Belgian aster Marie Ballard

Spectacular bushes, strewn with small pink, purple and purple flowers, are often called Septembers and Octobers. They are able to bloom even after night frosts.

Zinnia

White, red, yellow and pink zinnias are an excellent decoration for an autumn flower garden. These graceful flowers from the Astrov family are undemanding to care for, but in our latitudes they are most often grown as annuals, since they are not able to survive the harsh winter.

Zinnia was the first plant to grow and flower in zero gravity aboard the ISS. You can read more about this in the article Flowers bloomed for the first time on the space station

Shrubs that bloom in September

There are fewer ornamental shrubs that adorn the autumn garden, but in terms of spectacular flowering they are not inferior to perennial herbaceous plants.

Hydrangea

Different types of hydrangeas (the most popular of them are tree and paniculate) bloom in the first half of summer and adorn the flower garden with their fluffy multi-colored "balls" and "panicles" until October. In early autumn, shrubs look especially impressive, in which not only inflorescences, but also leaves shimmer with different shades. So, for example, in hydrangea paniculate Diamond Rouge green leaves turn orange by autumn, and in the plant of variety Kyushu - yellowish.

Heather

In some Slavic languages, the first autumn month is named after this delicate plant.

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