Fall garden plantingwithoutmums
A free fall garden is a fete for all the grass — bold color combinations , nipping scents , the crunch of crisp leave under your feet and a coolheaded shot in the air . And some plant just get better and better as fall unfolds . Ready to essay something other than mums for fall vividness ? This beautiful fountain pot ’ colour intensify in cool weather , and zinnias will keep blooming and flaming , right up until Robert Lee Frost . Ready to get this face in your own garden ? Here ’s how !
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Grow plants with fall garden interest
It only takes three works to get tons of vivacious fall color — this stunning mass of coleus picks up the rich red and purple hues of the fountain grass , almost making it shine . Newer , little and densely branched zinnias , such as ‘ Starlight Rose ’ , make a carefree low - turn edging all the room up to the first Robert Lee Frost . They take the heat along a sidewalk or private road and wo n’t needdeadheadingto look neat .
A ) ‘ Brilliancy ’ coleus(Plectranthushybrid)TypeTender perennial ( ordinarily grown as an annual)BloomsBright scarlet folio with atomic number 79 - green scollop edges ; can pinch back light blue midsummer flowers for a sizeable lookLightPart sun to part shadeSize18 to 24 in . tall , 10 to 14 in . wideHardinessCold zone 10 to 11
B ) ‘ Fireworks ’ fountain grass(Pennisetum setaceum)TypeTender recurrent ( ordinarily grown as an annual)BloomsDeep red to purple variegated foliage ; purple bloom of youth in summerLightPart to full sunSize24 to 30 in . magniloquent and wideHardinessCold zone 9 to 10
C ) Zahara ™ ‘ Starlight Rose ’ zinnia(Zinnia marylandica)TypeAnnualBloomsLarge white-hot bicolor blossom with pink - mottle centre from later saltation to frostLightFull sunSize12 to 18 in . tall and wide
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Put on a fall show with annuals
Coleusfoliage is always colourful but did you know there ’s a hibiscus with cherry-red leaves all summer ? Even better , it work redder as temperatures cool off . And while the Arkansas genus Amsonia leaves are dark-green in summer they turn a glowing golden yellow before they light .
A ) ‘ Haight Ashbury ’ hibiscus(Hibiscus acetosella)TypeTender perennial ( usually grown as an annual)BloomsDeep red flower in late summer , marbled leaves turn blood-red in fallLightFull sunSize12 to 60 in . tall , 18 to 24 in . wideHardinessCold stout in USDA zones 9 to 11
B ) Arkansas amsonia(Amsonia hubrichtii)TypePerennialBloomsPale dingy blossom in late leaping , leafage release prosperous jaundiced in fallLightFull sun to part shadeSize2 to 3 foot . grandiloquent and wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA zones 5 to 8
C ) ‘ Trusty Rusty ’ Coleus(Plectranthus)TypeTender perennial ( usually grown as an annual)FoliageRusty orange farewell edge in goldLightFull Sunday to part shadeSize18 to 24 in . tall and wideHardinessCold hardy in USDA zones 10 to 11
