- The most beautiful autumn flowers for the garden and balcony
- Chrysanthemums in the bridal bouquet
- frequently asked Questions
- When should you plant fall flowers?
- What are the most beautiful autumn flowers for the balcony box?
- Which autumn flowers can be used as wedding decorations?
With their colorful flowers, autumn flowers bring color to the gray autumn. In this article we will introduce you to the most beautiful late-flowering species for the garden and tub and give you tips for planting and care.
Chrysanthemums should not be missing in autumn
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Show all- List of the most beautiful autumn flowers for the garden and balcony
- frequently asked Questions
- When should you plant fall flowers?
- What are the most beautiful autumn flowers for the balcony box?
- Which autumn flowers can be used as wedding decorations?
- Location: sunny
- Soil: sandy, dry to fresh, permeable
- Use: Solitary planting, in groups, along the edges of trees and paths
- Planting distance: 30 to 40 centimeters
- Care tips: cut off faded shoots
- Special features: bee-friendly, fragrant, hardy
- Location: sunny to semi-shady
- Soil: fresh to moist, well-drained, humic, slightly acidic to acidic, poor in nutrients
- Use: Group planting in beds and borders, for balcony boxes (€109.00) and tubs, grave planting
- Care tips: Cut back in spring just below the old buds
- Special features: very frost hardy, easy to care for
- Location: partially shaded
- Soil: sandy, rich in humus
- Use: on open spaces and on the edges of trees
- Planting distance: 40 to 50 centimeters
- Care tips: easy to care for, robust, easy to propagate by division
- Popular varieties: 'Praecox', 'September Charme'
- Special features: bee-friendly, very long flowering period
- Location: sunny
- Soil: sandy-loamy, well-drained, fresh, nutritious
- Use: garden bed, container planting, group and individual planting
- Planting distance: 40 to 50 centimeters
- Care tips: easy to care for
- Special features: hardy, perennial, light scent, good cut flower
- Location: sunny
- Soil: fresh, nutritious, well drained
- Use: garden bed, tub cultivation, single or group planting
- Care tips: not hardy, dig up tubers in autumn and store in the cellar until spring
- Location: partially shaded
- Soil: dry, well drained
- Use: for the rock garden, on the edges of trees, particularly beautiful in group plantings
- Planting distance: 20 to 30 cm
- Special features: poisonous
- Location: sunny to semi-shady
- Soil: sandy-loamy, humic, nutritious, well drained, fresh
- Use: Group planting in beds or at the edge of trees
- Planting distance: 40 centimetres
- Care tips: easy to care for, hardy
- Popular varieties: 'Cloudy', 'Arendsii'
- Special features: poisonous
- Magnificent crocus (Crocus speciosus): pretty violet-blue, bright flowers, 'Albus' with white calyxes
- Saffron Crocus (Crocus sativus): light violet flowers, ideal for rock gardens in sun-protected locations
- Rose Autumn Crocus (Crocus pulchellus): blooms for a very long time between August and November, light purple or white calyxes
- Location: sunny to semi-shady
- Soil: fresh to moist, permeable, loamy and rich in nutrients
- Use: beds and borders, in groups or single planting
- Planting distance: two plants per square meter
- Care tips: very easy to care for
- Special features: less susceptible to diseases
- Location: sunny
- Soil: permeable, fresh, rich in nutrients
- Use: Beds and borders, container cultivation, single and group planting
- Planting distance: 50 to 60 centimeters
- Care tips: Cut back faded inflorescences in autumn
- Popular varieties: 'Helena Yellow', 'Helena Red'
- Special features: very long flowering period
- Location: partially shaded
- Soil: humic, rich in nutrients
- Use: for the edge of trees or under trees
- Planting distance: 15 to 20 centimeters
- Care tips: very easy to care for
- Popular Varieties: 'Rokujo'
- Special features: heart-shaped, bronze-colored leaves
- Location: partially shaded
- Soil: fresh, well drained, humic, slightly acidic to neutral
- Use: beds and borders, for woody edges, group planting
- Planting distance: 45 centimeters
- Care tips: Protection against frost in winter makes sense
- Popular varieties: 'Little Red Riding Hood', 'Mont Rose', 'Pamina', 'Queen Charlotte', 'Honorine Jobert', 'Whirlwind'
- Special features: prefers acidic soils, plentiful flowers
- Location: sunny to off-sun
- Soil: dry, well drained, sandy-loamy
- Use: beds and borders, rock garden
- Planting distance: 50 centimetres
- Care tips: very easy to care for
- Special features: valuable food plant for insects
- Location: sunny
- Soil: fresh, permeable, humic, rich in nutrients
- Use: Group plants in beds and in open spaces
- Planting distance: 35 centimeters
- Care tips: Cut back faded flower stalks, as cushion asters have a strong tendency to self-seed
- Special features: very hardy, valuable pasture for bees and butterflies
- Location: sunny to semi-shady
- Soil: moist, permeable
- Use: vegetable patch, open spaces, perennial patch
- Planting distance: 80 to 100 centimeters
- Care tips: very easy to care for
- Special features: tubers are edible and can e.g. B. be processed into a puree
With colorful autumn flowers, the garden season comes to an end with a colorful fireworks display.
The most beautiful autumn flowers for the garden and balcony
In October, the garden slowly becomes dull and gray. The vegetable beds have been harvested, the summer flowers have faded and only the deciduous trees are still gleaming with their colorful foliage. How good that you can extend the flowering season a little with a few beautiful, colorful autumn flowers.
Bearded Beard (Caryopteris x clandonensis)
The beard flower is also very popular with flower-loving insects
The bushy bearded beard is an easy-care perennial for the garden and can also be kept in a bucket on the balcony or terrace. The wood feels very well on flat, sandy soil, as long as it is as sunny as possible. Beard flowers are perennial and hardy.
The most beautiful beard flower varieties
Beard flowers bloom in different shades of blue. The following table gives an overview of the prettiest varieties.
| variety | growth height | growth width | blossom | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Blue Fountain' | 100 to 120 cm | 100 to 120 cm | simple | lilac blue | August to September |
| 'far down' | 70 to 100 cm | 30 to 50 cm | simple | gentian blue | July to September |
| 'Summer Sorbet' | 70 to 80 cm | 40 to 50 cm | simple | Light Blue | August to October |
| 'Blue Sparrow | 60 to 70 cm | 70 to 90 cm | simple | dark blue | late July to October |
| 'Grand Blue' | 70 to 80 cm | 40 to 80 cm | simple | dark blue | August to September |
| 'Heavenly Blue' | 80 to 100 cm | 30 to 60 cm | simple | blue | August to October |
Common heather / common heather (Calluna vulgaris)
The various types of heather, such as broom or bud heather, are characterized by a particularly long and late flowering period, which, however, depends on the individual varieties. Some Calluna already show their delicate bell-shaped flowers in late summer, while others only begin to bloom in autumn - and delight with their splendor well into winter. Heide is very easy to care for and robust, suitable for both the garden and the balcony culture. Also, Calluna is a popular planting for grave planting.
You can easily replant an attractive example of a balcony box planted with heather and other autumn flowers with the help of these instructions:
youtubePopular varieties of common heather
The different varieties of common heather have white, violet or pink flowers. The pretty varieties 'Bonita' and 'Rosita', which bloom well into December, bloom particularly late.
| variety | growth height | growth width | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Kinlochruel' | 10 to 15 cm | 20 to 30 cm | pure white, filled | July to September |
| 'Westerlee Gold' | 20 to 25 cm | 20 to 25 cm | white, easy | August to September |
| ,Annemarie' | 20 to 50 cm | 20 to 50 cm | dark pink, filled | September to October |
| 'Long White' | 40 to 60 cm | 40 to 60 cm | white, easy | September to October |
| ,Sesame' | 30 to 40 cm | 30 to 50 cm | lilac-pink, simple | August to September |
| 'sun dwarf' | 15 to 30 cm | 20 to 35 cm | white, easy | August to September |
| 'White Coral' | 15 to 20 cm | 20 to 30 cm | white, filled | late July to September |
| 'bonita' | 20 to 40 cm | 20 to 40 cm | purple | late August to December |
| 'Rosita' | 10 to 20 cm | 25 to 40 cm | pink, simple | October to December |
Chinese Autumn Anemone (Anemone hupehensis)
The Chinese autumn anemone brings delicate pink tones to autumn
The Chinese autumn anemone grows up to 90 centimeters high and has clumpy, spreading growth. The pretty plant is perennial and delights with its long-lasting flowering from July to October. The cup flowers, measuring up to ten centimeters in diameter, are mostly pink or white in color and very popular with bees and other insects. This anemone species looks particularly striking when planted in groups, for example at the edge of the wood.
Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum x hortorum)
Chrysanthemums - also known as "winter aster" - are the classic autumn flowers. These long-lived perennials come in a variety of shades from red and pink to orange, yellow and white. The Chinese national flower - the chrysanthemum was once reserved for the Chinese emperors - thrives best in a bed or sufficiently large tub in a sunny location without too much direct sunlight. Although the beautiful plants are hardy, they need extra protection during the cold season and should not be planted in autumn.
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The winter asters look particularly attractive together with calluna, heather and autumn cyclamen.
Chrysanthemums should not be missing in autumn
Popular chrysanthemum varieties
Chrysanthemums are available in an almost unmanageable variety of varieties, which cannot be listed in full here due to lack of space. But we will present you with some of the most beautiful varieties.
| variety | growth height | growth width | blossom | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 'Gold Marianne' | 50 to 70 cm | 30 to 40 cm | simple | brownish yellow | September to October |
| 'Orchid Helen' | 20 to 40 cm | 30 to 40 cm | filled | violet pink | September to October |
| 'Order Star' | 70 to 90 cm | 40 to 50 cm | filled | yellowish brown | September to October |
| 'apricot' | 80 to 90 cm | 40 to 50 cm | half filled | apricot | September to October |
| 'bee' | 60 to 80 cm | 40 to 50 cm | filled | bright yellow | September to October |
| 'Bigfire' | 50 to 70 cm | 30 to 40 cm | half filled | dark red, yellow center of flower | September - November |
| 'focal point' | 70 to 80 cm | 40 to 50 cm | filled | brown-red | September - November |
| 'citronella' | 60 to 80 cm | 40 to 50 cm | filled | deep yellow | September to October |
| 'julian' | 40 to 50 cm | 30 to 40 cm | filled | golden yellow | September - November |
| 'larry' | 60 to 80 cm | 40 to 50 cm | filled | White | August to September |
| 'October Splendor' | 60 to 80 cm | 40 to 50 cm | half filled | Red | October to November |
| 'Red Julchen' | 30 to 40 cm | 30 to 40 cm | filled | deep pink | October to November |
| 'Swiss country' | 50 to 70 cm | 40 to 50 cm | filled | pink-violet with a yellow centre | September to October |
| ,Andante' | 80 to 100 cm | 40 to 50 cm | half filled | dark pink | September to November |
| ,Scherzo' | 40 to 60 cm | 40 to 50 cm | filled | deep yellow | September to November |
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Chrysanthemums in the bridal bouquet
If you are getting married in late summer or autumn, you will be happy about a beautiful bridal bouquet made of chrysanthemums. Due to the large variety of colors and shapes, you can keep the bouquet for the most beautiful day of your life in one color - for example in white or red - or colorful. In the language of flowers, the winter asters stand for fate and truth, which is why they are also very suitable for such an occasion. If you don't want a pure chrysanthemum bouquet, combine the lush flowers with roses or carnations of the same or contrasting color.dahlias
Dahlias are an incredibly diverse genus of plants: there are several thousand different species and varieties, which does not necessarily simplify the selection for the garden. But the distinctive autumn flowers also cut a fine figure in pots. Especially the lower-growing varieties are very well suited for the balcony or terrace. Most varieties show their flowers between July and October and are therefore continuous bloomers.
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Dahlia flowers are long-lasting cut flowers that - bright and supplied with fresh water every day - beautify the home.
Popular dahlia varieties
Dahlias bring color to the autumn garden
The variety of dahlias is also immense: there are pretty flowers with large and small flowers, with filled pom-pom or ray-shaped flowers, with simple calyxes and in many different colors. We have compiled a few of the most beautiful varieties for you in this table.
| variety | growth height | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Bilbao' | 80 to 100 cm | bright yellow | mid-July to October |
| 'cafe au lait' | over 100cm | pink | mid-August to October |
| 'Colorado Classic' | over 100cm | pink | mid-August to mid-November |
| 'Grand Prix' | 80 to 100 cm | yellow | August to October |
| 'Karma Corona' | over 100cm | orange | mid-July to October |
| 'yin yang' | 60 to 80 cm | red with white flower tips | August to mid-November |
| 'Mom's Special' | over 100cm | light purple, very large flowers | mid-August to mid-November |
| 'Bishop of Llandaff' | over 100cm | bright red, large and single flowers | mid-July to October |
| 'Bright Eyes' | 80 to 100 cm | violet with yellow centre, single calyx | July to October |
| 'burlesca' | over 100cm | pink pompom flowers | mid-July to October |
| 'Claudette' | 40 to 50 cm | violet | mid-July to October |
| 'David Howard' | over 100cm | orange | mid-July to October |
| 'Eternal Snow' | 80 to 100 cm | White | mid-July to October |
| 'Fire and Ice' | 50 to 60 cm | single, bicolor red and white flowers with a yellow center | August to mid-November |
| 'Karma Choc' | 80 to 100 cm | dark red | mid-July to October |
Autumn cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium)
This pretty, autumn-blooming perennial not only impresses with its white or pink flowers, but also with its white-lined, heart-shaped foliage. The flowers are hardy and come back every year. However, be careful in households with children and/or pets: the autumn cyclamen is poisonous!
Popular varieties of autumn cyclamen
The cyclamen adorns window sills and bed edges in autumn
With its bright white or pink bell-shaped flowers, the autumn cyclamen brings color to the autumn garden.
| variety | growth height | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|
| ,Album' | 10 to 20 cm | White | September to October |
| 'Amaze Me Pink' | 10 to 20 cm | bright pink | September to October |
| 'Ivy Ice Light Rose' | 10 to 15 cm | pink | September to October |
| 'Amaze Me White' | 10 to 15 cm | White | September to October |
Monkshood (Aconitum carmichaelii)
With its large, helmet-shaped flower bells in blue-violet and white-violet - depending on the variety - the autumn monkshood is one of the most beautiful autumn flowers in the garden bed. Its flowers adorn the autumnal garden between September and October and are at their best in a lush group planting. However, be careful in households with children and/or pets: the perennial is poisonous.
The autumn aconite brings dark shades of blue to the garden
Autumn Crocuses
A special feature in the garden are the different types of autumn crocuses. Unlike the spring flowering varieties, plant these species in August. They show their pretty calyxes in the autumn months between September and November. Autumn crocuses include the following species:
Caution in households with small children and/or pets: All crocus species are poisonous!
Autumn marguerite (Leucanthemella serotina)
The robust autumn marguerite brings delicate shades of white to the autumn bed
Autumn daisies are vigorous perennials that grow up to 160 centimeters high and 90 centimeters wide. The white ray flowers, up to seven centimeters in size, appear between September and October. The species goes particularly well with autumn-blooming asters and is both very easy to care for and hardy.
Autumn Sun Bride (Helenium autumnale)
The autumn sun bride actually has a somewhat misleading name, after all this attractive perennial does not only bloom in autumn. Instead, the distinctive red or yellow plate-shaped flowers can be admired from June to September. Therefore, this perennial bloomer is one of the species that should not be missing in any perennial border.
Autumn saxifrage (Saxifraga cortusifolia var. fortunei)
The pretty, white paniculate flowers of the autumn saxifrage, which blooms between September and October, form an attractive contrast to the reddish tinged stems and leaves of the plant, which is only 15 centimeters high.The perennial is very easy to care for, undemanding and thrives both in the garden and on the balcony.
Japanese Autumn Anemone (Anemone japonica)
The pretty bowl-shaped flowers of this anemone species appear between August and October and provide splashes of color in white or pink in late summer. The Japanese anemone is very robust, hardy and reliably comes back every year.
Tall Bacopa (Sedum telephium)
The Hehe Bacopa is a special kind of autumn flower
The attractive umbels of this succulent autumn flower not only decorate the garden bed, but can also be dried very well and used for drying bouquets.
Popular cultivars of the Tall Bacopa
The Tall Bacopa enchants with mostly pink flower umbels, which, depending on the variety, shine in the garden bed for many weeks.
| variety | growth height | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 'Carbuncle Stone' | 40 to 50 cm | brownish pink | August September |
| 'Red Cauli' | 20 to 45 cm | deep red | July - October |
| 'Munstead Dark Red' | 40 to 50 cm | brown-red | August September |
| 'Lajos' | 30 to 40 cm | pink | August September |
| 'Autumn Joy' | 50 to 70 cm | brown-red | August September |
| 'Matrona' | 40 to 50 cm | purple | August - October |
Pillow Aster (Aster dumosus)
The cup-like ray flowers of the cushion aster appear very numerous. This low perennial blooms particularly beautifully in sunny and warm locations with rather moist, nutrient-rich soil.
Popular varieties of the cushion aster
The cushion aster comes in numerous varieties
This autumn flower also offers a wide variety of different colored varieties. So it is difficult to choose the most beautiful one.
| variety | growth height | growth width | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ,Apollo' | 25 to 30 cm | 25 to 30 cm | white with yellow center, single | September to October |
| 'Starlight' | 20 to 40 cm | 30 to 40 cm | purple-pink, semi-double | early September to late September |
| ,Mediterranean Sea' | 30 to 40 cm | 30 to 40 cm | strong violet blue | September to October |
| ,Kassel' | 20 to 50 cm | 20 to 30 cm | purplish violet, semi-double | Mid August to early October |
| 'Autumn greetings from the Bresserhof' | 35 to 50 cm | 20 to 35 cm | pinkish white, semi-double | September to October |
| 'sapphire' | 30 to 40 cm | 30 to 40 cm | violet-blue, semi-double | September to October |
| 'Peter Harrison' | 20 to 40 cm | 25 to 30 cm | pink with yellow center, single | August to October |
| ,Blue Lagoon' | 45 to 50 cm | 30 to 40 cm | dark violet with a yellow centre, semi-double | September to October |
Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
Most people probably only know Jerusalem artichoke from the organic supermarket, if at all. It is also little known that the very healthy tuberous vegetable belongs to the sunflowers and as such also fits wonderfully into the perennial border - especially since the very impressive plant with a height of around 150 to 300 centimeters only shows its beautiful, bright yellow cup-shaped flowers between September and November.
frequently asked Questions
When should you plant fall flowers?
The right time to plant or sow autumn flowers depends on the specific species and variety, which is why general statements cannot be made here. Some species should be planted in autumn, others in spring or even in summer.
What are the most beautiful autumn flowers for the balcony box?
The various heathers in particular feel very comfortable on the balcony, but also asters, low chrysanthemums and dahlias. Leadwort, bergenia, spurge, cyclamen and purple bells also feel at home in the window box. The various types of sedum (sedum) are also suitable for pot culture.
Which autumn flowers can be used as wedding decorations?
Asters, chrysanthemums and dahlias are ideal for wedding decorations and for the bridal bouquet, but permanent bloomers such as sunflowers, gerbera and yarrow are also in season in autumn.
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Look specifically for permanent bloomers such as suneye, yarrow, gerbera, begonia or coneflower: These perennials are not necessarily autumn flowers, but they often show their blooms from early summer until well into autumn.