Flowers That Bloom in Fall for a Feast of Rich Colors

Berries, blooms and autumn breezes reveal nature’s glory. Autumn is not solely about the leaves turning. There are many wonderful flowers that bloom in fall to add splashes of rich colors to autumn’s warm palette.

Fall is often as busy as summer gardening with fall garden maintenance, rotating beds, planting fall vegetables and winter crops.

Then there’s the ongoing harvesting and preserving of summer bounty vegetables and autumn fruits. But it’s also a time to look forward to fall flowers and colors and the unmistakable smell of fall in the air.

Our old friends, the perennial fall flowers return again, and of course we have to add a few annuals too. The ongoing garden maintenance is now a minimal task, which leaves a little extra time to admire the surroundings and some of the MANY wonderful fall flowers in bloom.

What a blessing that nature has provided treasures to love in each season.

List of Flowers That Bloom in Fall

First, we have a simple long list of fall blooming flowers, followed by photos and additional information on some of them.

1. Amaranth, (Amaranthus caudatus) – Blooms in summer and fall.
2. Aster – Blooms in late summer and fall.
3. Azalea, fall blooming – This variety specifically blooms in fall, but other Azaleas bloom in spring.
4. Butterfly bush – Blooms in summer and fall.
5. Calico Aster – Blooms in fall.
6. Camellia – Some varieties bloom in the fall, while others bloom in winter or spring.
7. Chrysanthemums, Mums – Primarily known for fall blooming.
8. Colchicum – Blooms in fall.
9. Cosmos – Blooms in summer and fall.
10. Dahlias – Blooms in summer and fall.
11. Dianthur – Blooms in spring and early summer; some varieties rebloom in fall.
12. Fuchsia, Hardy Fuchsia – Blooms in summer and can extend into fall.
13. Golden Aster, Chrysopsis mariana – Blooms in fall.
14. Goldenrod – Blooms in late summer and fall.
15. Hardy Fuchsia – Blooms in summer and can extend into fall.
16. Helenium, Helenium autumnale, aka Sneezeweed – Blooms late summer to early fall.
17. Hydrangea – Blooms in summer; some varieties can last into fall.
18. Japanese Anemone – Blooms in late summer and fall.
19. Kale, Flowering Kale – Decorative foliage in fall.
20. Knockout Rose – Blooms from spring to fall.
21. Lantana – Blooms in summer and can continue into fall.
22. Marigold – Blooms from spring to fall.
23. Monkshood – Blooms in fall.
24. Nasturtiums – Blooms from spring until the first frost in fall.
25. Okra flower – Blooms in summer and can continue until the first frost in fall.
26. Pansy – Blooms in spring and fall; can even bloom into winter in milder climates.
27. Purple Beautyberry – Has tiny pink flowers in spring, but it’s primarily known for its fall berries.
28. Dianthus – The best Dianthus for fall gardens are Telstar series or the Firewitch Cheddar Pinks bloom in fall.^[1]https://www.premier-nursery.com/product/dianthus/#:~:text=They%20also%20love%20rich%2C%20well,in%20late%20summer%20and%20fall.
29. Salvia, Sage (Salvia guaranitica) – Blooms in summer and can continue into fall.
30. Sedum – Blooms in late summer and fall.
31. Shrub Rose – Blooms from spring to fall.
32. Spider lily – Blooms in fall.
33. Stokesia – Blooms in summer and can continue into fall.
34. Sunflower – Blooms in late summer and fall.
35. Sweet Alyssum – Blooms in spring, summer, and fall.
36. Toad Lily – Blooms in fall.
37. Zinnia – Blooms in summer and can continue into fall.

FALL FLOWERS IN BLOOM

Featuring some of the many beautiful fall flowers in bloom, and there are so many that we’re just getting warmed up. Nature is so grand and generous!!

Amaranth – The Tall and Majestic Edible Plant With Burgundy Flowers

We love our amaranth!! It’s adds tall beauty in color and shape to any yard and garden landscape. But Amaranthus is about more than looks, you can also eat it! From edible leaves and stems, to edible flowers and seeds, the entire amaranth plant is not only edible but high in protein and nutrients. In fact, you may be familiar with amaranth as a grain-like food similar to quinoa or buckwheat.

To really benefit from the Amaranth seeds, you need to a large crop, as they’re tiny and each plant scarcely yields enough for one serving. So while we harvested our amaranth plants for the seeds we probably won’t do that again because of the tiny involved versus the yield for our small patch.

However, we’re loving adding the leaves and flowers into salads for flavor and for the beautiful color it adds. See also, our article on Edible Flowers.

You can find more on growing amaranth here.

Azalea – Fall Blooming Azalea

The lovely Autumn Belle Encore Azalea blooms pale pink with splashes of vivid pink spots blooms from spring through fall.

An evergreen shrub, this pink-blooming azalea will look great all year around. In addition to year-round beauty, this hardy azalea is disease resistant, pest resistant, heat tolerant and can grow in full sun or partial shade.

You may also enjoy this guide on purple flowers.