Discover Fall Plant Species to Brighten Your Outdoor Space
Centre de Jardin Floréal has a magnificent variety of fall perennial flowers, grasses, and shrubs, perfect for brightening your yard. Enjoy the colors of your plants much longer, thanks to our vast selection of autumn plants!
Gardeners’ favorite fall trio: Hydrangeas, rudbeckias, and fall sedums
This arrangement of flowers can create something spectacular in fall. Hydrangeas, rudbeckias, and fall sedums are easy to care for and offer a dazzling variety of shapes and colors. Some hydrangea varieties, such as Hydrangea paniculata, can produce flowers that persist for most of the autumn season, adding color and interest to your plantings until the first frost arrives. Rudbeckias bring warm, luminous tones, ranging from bright yellow to deep orange. Some varieties, such as Rudbeckia laciniata, can start flowering in midsummer and continue until early fall and even until the first frost. Their abundant, prolonged flowering makes them an attractive addition to your yard, bringing bursts of bright color for several weeks. Some varieties of fall sedum, such as sedum spectabile “Autumn Joy” and “Brilliant”, offer not only attractive late flowering but also texture and color to your plantings. They blend harmoniously in the foreground with different varieties of autumn plants.
Must-have varieties for fall
Hydrangeas
- Hydrangea paniculata
- Annabelle hydrangea (arborescens)
- Hydrangea macrophylla
- Hydrangea anomala (climbing variety)
- Hydrangea quercifolia
Rudbeckias
- Rudbeckia maxima
- Rudbeckia laciniata
- Rudbeckia triloba
- Rudbeckia hirta
- Rudbeckia fulgida
Fall sedums
- Sedum “Autumn Joy”
- Sedum “Autumn Fire”
- Sedum “Autumn Charm”
- Sedum spectabile “Brilliant”
- Sedum “Black Jack”
Fall perennial flowers: Vibrant from petals to foliage
Perennial fall flowers, with their rich colors and diverse shapes, bring vitality and beauty to your plantings during the fall. They extend the blooming period and add color as temperatures begin to cool. Here are some of the most beautiful perennial flowers that can brighten your home for fall:
Asters: Popular during fall, asters offer a profusion of flowers in shades of purple, pink, and white. Their star shape adds a delicate touch to any fall garden. They generally flower from late summer to early fall. They are attractive, hardy, and easy-to-maintain perennials.
Heleniums: Also known as “sneezeweed,” heleniums produce daisy-like flowers with often narrow petals and domed centers, in shades of yellow, orange, and red. Their late, abundant blooms brighten outdoor spaces in fall.
Echinaceas: Echinaceas stand out for their large, daisy-like flowers that can vary in color from pink to purple to white. They are beautiful, hardy perennials, distinguished by their robust, upright appearance. Some varieties of echinacea can produce flowers throughout fall, but most reach their flowering peak early in the season.
Autumn anemones: Because of their late bloom and elegance, autumn anemones are often used in fall flower beds and garden borders. They come in a variety of colors, including white, pink, and purple. Autumn anemones bloom in early fall for several weeks, adding a splash of color at the end of the season.
Other beautiful autumn varieties to consider are eupatoriums, chelone, lamb’s ear, vernonias, perennial sunflowers, toad lilies, aconites, heuchera, and bergenia.
Find your favorite fall perennial flowers at our garden center!
Chrysanthemums: The autumn icon
Chrysanthemums are undoubtedly Quebecers’ favorite fall flower, thanks to the unrivaled beauty of their many colorful blooms. They offer a wide range of colors and are easy to care for. Although some varieties of fall chrysanthemums are considered annuals, it’s important to know that some of them tolerate cold well. For example, autumn mums, if planted directly in the ground in your flower beds, will continue to bloom every year (Minn, Firecracker, Morden, and Mammoth series). Many people also like to use them in pots to embellish their porches and add a touch of autumn.
Find out more about the perfect autumn planters for potting
Movement and texture with grass varieties
Grasses are invaluable plants for landscaping, offering a combination of aesthetics, color, texture, movement, and durability. In general, grasses are easy to maintain, hardy, and require little water. They offer seasonal interest throughout the year. Their foliage changes color in fall, adding variety to plantings at different times of the year.
Five grass varieties to consider for their autumn appeal
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Trees and shrubs featuring vibrant hues for fall
When it comes to adding certain trees and shrubs to your property, remember to select varieties that will provide a beautiful landscape throughout the seasons. Some trees and shrubs stand out for their flamboyant foliage and warm, vivid fall colors.
The most beautiful trees and shrubs in fall
Trees
- Sugar maple
- Japanese maple
- Wood sweetgum
- Staghorn sumac
- Serviceberry
- Alternate-leaved dogwood
Shrubs
- Aronia
- Winged spindle
- Fothegilla
- Smoke tree
- Mapleleaf viburnum
- Birchleaf spiraea
Our gardening experts will be happy to advise you based on your needs.
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Fall: The optimum planting season
Mid-September to early November is an ideal time to plant perennials, trees, fruit trees, and shrubs. In fact, planting in autumn offers a number of significant advantages, including time for deep rooting, more stable temperatures, less frequent watering, better growth preparation for the following summer season, and plants available at low prices in our garden centers! Indeed, in fall, we still have a host of perennials, trees, shrubs, and small fruit trees just waiting to be planted.
For the best advice on planting and care, ask our in-store experts for help, or read our articles on the subject:
Planting bulbs in fall
Can’t wait until summer to enjoy pretty flowers in your yard? No problem! By planting bulbs in fall, you’ll be able to enjoy early, spectacular flowering the following spring. Because bulbs need cold weather to trigger their flowering process, winter will allow them to prepare properly. For best conditions, make sure you plant your bulbs at the recommended depth, in well-drained soil in the sun. Tulips, daffodils, crocuses, hyacinths, narcissi, and more will let you enjoy pretty flowers as early as April!
Le Centre de Jardin Floréal possède une belle sélection de bulbes!
Lawn care in fall—The importance of autumn grass fertilizer
Even though the warm season is over and temperatures are cooling, your lawn still needs care. It’s important to fertilize your lawn with a specially formulated fall fertilizer, rich in potassium, which will increase its resistance to cold and disease. This should be done twice, once between mid-August and mid-September, and a second time toward the end of October.
Our article, Taking care of your lawn all year round, will give you many valuable tips for maintaining your lawn throughout the seasons.
Get the best autumn grass fertilizer at one of our garden centers!
Come celebrate the fall season at Centre de Jardin Floréal with our vast selection of fall plants, fertilizers, potting soils, and precious horticultural advisers!
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