Chrysanthemum
This cult plant of autumn, and more particularly of All Saints’ Day, will bring a touch of color to your exterior. Chrysanthemum comes in different varieties including some are perennials, while others are annuals. This plant is all the more appreciated because it offers a wide range of colors and a wide choice of flower shapes, depending on the variety.
In short, there is something for everyone! When you plant your chrysanthemum, favor a sunny exposure. It will flower from June to November if you take the trouble to remove the faded flowers as you go. In fact, this promotes the development of new flowers.
Columbine
This very decorative perennial plant with its generally two-tone flowers can be planted in bouquets in fall or spring. The important thing is to avoid periods of frost to allow its implementation. It will find its place in a massif, for example, taking advantage ofa sunny or semi-shaded exposure. This easy-care plant can reach up to 1 meter high, depending on the variety, and comes in different colors.
Japanese anemone
The autumn flowering of this rhizome perennial plant will certainly brighten up your garden at this time when the sun is scarce. Indeed, it offers graceful flowering which can be white or pink and its deciduous or semi-evergreen foliage depending on the region forms dense clumps from which tall flower stalks emerge. It’s a hardy plant easy to grow which will thrive in sun or partial shade.
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The pansy is the quintessential fall flower. You will find it in all nurseries, since it is one of the few flowers to benefit from autumn flowering. It’s a perennial, but it is generally cultivated as an annual or biennial. To enjoy their beautiful, multi-colored blooms, plant your pansies before frost, opting for a sunny location. Their great advantage is that they require little care.
Primrose
From November to February, primroses are also offered by florists. They come in many varieties with different shapes, colors, but also needs. It is an easy to grow perennial plant which reseeds itself. You can grow them in pots or in the ground.
Bellflower
Ideal for borders, this perennial ground cover plant can reach up to 1 meter high, depending on the variety, although it is generally quite low. It is an easy to maintain plant which will be very decorative with its abundant blue, purple or white flowering, in the shape of a star or bell. Bellflowers can be planted in spring, but it is preferable to plant in autumn to allow them to establish themselves well.
They thrive everywhere and will find their place in a pot as well as in the ground or in a rockery. The best exposure for them is to the sun. In summer, they are able to withstand an episode of drought, but it will be necessary to water them if it lasts.
Snowdrops
If you have not yet planted snowdrop bulbs, November is the deadline for planting them. In the heart of winter, they will delight you with their immaculate white bell-shaped flowers.
It is a hardy plant which withstands temperatures down to -20°C. The snowdrop should be installed in a location in partial shade, as well as in cool, well-drained soil. Once flowering is over, do not cut the leaves since, when they dry, they allow the snowdrop bulbs to regenerate, which can remain in place for several years.
Peony
Highly appreciated for their magnificent flowers, which can be single or double, peonies will beautify your garden from late spring. It is a perennial plant thatit is best to plant in the fall to give it time to take hold during the winter.
This plant, which is quite demanding and difficult to succeed, thrives in deep, well-drained soil, rather acidic, rich in humus and benefiting from sunny exposure, but not too much so as not to risk being burned by the sun. If it doesn’t bloom the first year, don’t worry.this is normal, because it takes around 3 years before it deigns to delight you with its flowering.
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What does not fail to seduce about foxgloves are their superb flower stalks which bear numerous flowers of tubular shape and red, mauve, light pink, yellow or white, depending on the variety.
Autumn is the ideal season to plant this plant very melliferous which will delight different insects at the time of its flowering which extends from June to September. The first year, it will only offer you a rosette of leaves, it is only the following year you will be able to enjoy its beautiful flowering.
Tulip
The month of November, before the first frosts, is also the last deadline for planting your tulip bulbs. As soon as the sunny days return, they will brighten up your garden with their beautiful colors and bring it back to life. You can either install them in the ground in your garden or in a pot on your balcony or terrace.
Do not hesitate to mix the varieties to take advantage of the diversity of shapes and colors of their flowers, but also to spread out the flowering, because some varieties are precocious, or early, and others late.