Solidago, Helenium and Rudbekia are some favorite fall perennials that give a splendid array of flowers.
Brighten up Fall gardens with red and white favorite perennials.
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Favorite Perennial Plants for Fall Gardens.
1.Solidago
Solidagoor Goldenrod is a reliable plant for fall color.
It grows practically anywhere in zones 3 to 9 and can spread quite rapidly so pruning is a must.
True to its name it produces golden plumes of flowers deep into the fall.
It blooms freely at 10ins.
Helenium
Heleniumor Helens Flower has warm colors from red to yellow with brown centers on display in early fall.
It will tolerate light shade in any soil punch in but it prefers a full sun position.
Dead head to prolong flowering.
It is also called Sneezeweed because its dried leaves were formerly used for making snuff.
Rudbeckia
This is a good companion plant for helenium.
It enjoys the same conditions in full sun and it benefits from shelter from cold winds.
Staking will be necessary for its light stems and water regularly, although it will tolerate some drought.
The soft feathery leaves will suffer a bit but will bounce back when watered.
It self seeds so dead head to prevent unwanted plants the following season.
Its more common name is Black-eyed Susan.
It looks great with rudbeckia and heleniums.
They tolerate unfavorable weather conditions, although staking will be necessary with the taller varieties.
Some mums grow 3 feet tall.
Bugbane White Pearl can grow up to 5ft.
tall and its white feathery spikes remain well into the fall.
From a distance the flowers look like curved bottle-brushes.
Bugbane likes semi-shade and well drained soil.
It can be slow to develop but is worth the wait.
It grows about 3ft.
tall and with its scarlet flowers in full sun it is a magnificent focal plant in any setting.
