Summer Lingerers — Perennials
- Coreopsis – Zagreb, Moonbeam, Sunray, Golden Showers, rosea
- Achillea – Coronation Gold – needs to be deadheaded for fall bloom
- Artemesia – Valerie Finnis Powis Castle
- Rudbeckia – Goldsturm, Herbstonne, various gloriosa daisies
- Hemerocallis – late blooming daylilies and rebloomers
- Perovskia – Russian Sage
- Buddleia – Butterfly Bush – deadheading old blooms will increase fall bloom
- Hibiscus – Lord and Lady Baltimore, many others
- Ajuga – Burgundy Glow
- Astilbe – Sprite, Pumila
- Asclepias – Butterfly Weed
- Heuchera – Coral Bells, useful for foliage color
Fall Blooming Perennials
- Asters – Purple Dome, Woods Pink and Woods Purple, horizontalis
- Boltonia – Snowbank and Pink Beauty
- Grasses – any that are hardy for your zone
- Sedum – Autumn Joy, Ruby Glow, Vera Jameson, sieboldii, Autumn Fire, Matrona
- Chrysanthemum – tender perennial, appears to overwinter better if planted in the spring but this is no guarantee!
- Eupatorium – Joe Pye Weed, Gateway
- Cimicifuga – Fairy Candles, good for moist shade
- Salidago – Goldenrod does not cause hayfever! Ragweed is the culprit.
- Anemone – Robustissima, September Charm, Honorine Jobert, Queen Charlotte
- Helenium – Moorheim Beauty, Kugelsonne, Gartensonne
- Clematis – Sweet Autumn, Lady Betty Balfour, Ernest Marham, Duchess of Edinburgh, Nelly Moser, c. tangutica
Shrubs for Fall Interest
- Evergreens – work toward 25% of the garden being evergreen plants
- Oakleaf hydrangea
- Pee Gee hydrangea
See also Fall Mums and More!