Embrace Fall Color with ThinkPlants® Perennials

As soon as the nights start cooling down we all run for sweaters, soup, and anything autumn colored - including plants. And there is no better addition to your garden than a few fall-flowering perennials.

Perennials can fit into just about any outdoor space, whether it is a feature in a patio combination or a pop of color in the landscape. Orange, red, and yellow blooms brighten up any arrangement, and many persist and even thrive as the weather cools down. Without the fear of an early frost hurting your fall planters, you can enjoy your autumn-blooming perennials for months, rather than weeks.

Gaillardia Gusto™ series

(Lemon, Paprika, Orange Zest, Sweet Chili, and Swift Saffron)

The Gusto™ series may be close to perfect for your fall gardening needs. Available in every autumn shade (yellow, orange, red, and bicolor), pollinator-friendly, well-controlled, low-maintenance, and perfectly symmetrical habit. What more can you ask for?

Gusto™ is known for “burying its dead” with new flowers quickly covering spent blooms for a continuous fresh appearance from mid-spring through fall. Works well in combinations, containers, or in the landscape.

Breeder: Danziger
Input: URC
Zone: 4-9
Dimensions: 16-18” W x 14” H

The HayDay series offers five festive fall colors to suit any autumn garden, including two bicolor varieties (Red, Orange, Yellow, Golden Bicolor, Red Bicolor). Dense branching and high flower count attract pollinators as they bloom summer through fall.

Controlled, upright habits only reaching 18” tall making HayDay an improvement over traditional garden Helenium. Compact enough for patio containers and substantial enough for landscape use.

Breeder: Syngenta Flowers
Input: URC
Zone: 5-9
Dimensions: 14-18” W x H

Lovely peachy-orange blooms give you a pastel approach to an autumn color palette. Flowers cover this plant from June through October without pausing and the bushy habit makes for a perfect ‘filler’ addition to fall combinations. Foliage shows excellent downy mildew resistance.

Breeder: Terra Nova Nurseries
Input: URC
Zone: 6-10
Dimensions: 16” W x H

Vibrant flowers bloom summer through fall and hold their cones well after frost for increased garden interest through the autumn and winter months.

SunMagic Echinacea uniquely branch from the base to create a bushy habit and high flower count; a featured addition to fall combinations that pairs well with ornamental grasses.

Breeder: Bull Plant Genetics
Input: TC / Liner
Zone: 4-9
Dimensions: 18-24” W x H

Lush foliage emerges in the spring and sports blue flowers from April through June. Full sun in the summer months brings out true tricolor foliage in green, yellow, and toffee-brown tones that fit perfectly in any fall combination.

Compact, tidy habit is perfect for mixed containers, borders, and ground cover.

Breeder: Kientzler
Input: URC
Zone: 4-9
Dimensions: 16” W x 5” H