Early Fall - Page 19 of 24 - Fine Gardening

  • Plant Guide

    Sawtooth sunflower

    Helianthus grosse-serratus

    Sawtooth sunflower's abundant yellow daisy flowers bloom from late summer well into fall.

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    ‘Morning Light’ miscanthus

    Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’

    This beautiful grass has an "inner light" that emanates from the white midribs of its fine-textured leaf blades and the threads of white around their edges.

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    Mexican sunflower

    Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch'

    'Torch' is a quick-growing annual that produces vivid red or orange-red dahlia-like flowers from mid-summer on.

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    Rose vervain

    Verbena canadensis ‘Apple Blossom’

    This low-growing perennial produces long-lasting light pink blossoms with dark pink centers.

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    ‘Whirlybird Mix’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Whirlybird Mix’

    This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows up to 18 inches tall and a foot wide.

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    ‘Alaska Mix’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Alaska Mix’

    This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 10-12 inches tall.

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    Toad lily

    Tricyrtis formosana

    The upward-facing, starlike blossoms of this species vary from white to light pink or lilac, with reddish purple spots throughout.

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    ‘Hewitt’s Double’ Yunnan meadow rue

    Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'

    This cultivar has some of the showiest flowers of the meadow rues.

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    Yunnan meadow rue

    Thalictrum delavayi

    From mid-summer to early autumn, this Thalictrum species has clusters of large, fluffy-looking flowers with lilac to white petals and pale yellow stamens atop wiry, purple-tinted stems and delicately textured foliage.

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    Wall germander

    Teucrium chamaedrys

    This evergreen or deciduous subshrub is grown for its attractive, dark green aromatic foliage and its light pink to deep purple flowers, which blossom in summer and early fall.