Fall Blooming Plants
A selection of plants that bloom in the fall, an extremely important season for pollinators like bumblebees.
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Helenium / Helenium autumnale
This plant normally goes by the common name Sneezeweed, but we refuse to call it that because it absolutely does not cause sneezing and Helenium - ...
View full detailsNew England Aster / Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
New England Aster is a classic garden plant for many reasons. They're gorgeous fall blooming plants that come in a dazzling variety of pinks and pu...
View full detailsSunflower / Helianthus annuus
Loved by humans and bees and butterflies. This is a mixed seed pack of different breeds, which will vary from year to year depending on the harvest...
View full detailsLate Boneset / Eupatorium serotinum
A beautiful plant with reddish-purple stems and sprays of small white flowers. An absolute powerhouse pollinator food source - it attracts the most...
View full detailsShowy Goldenrod / Solidago speciosa
Aptly named, Showy Goldenrod also brings the pollinators in droves for the fall. Along with the asters, goldenrods are keystone plant species and s...
View full detailsSmooth Aster / Symphyotrichum laeve
These plants offer beautiful lavender-hued blooms in the fall and are fantastic in the garden. They do have a tendency to flop over, so it would ma...
View full detailsStoneroot / Collinsonia canadensis
Stoneroot, also known as richweed or horsebalm, has to be one of the most interesting woodland plants from our eastern forests, with big, toothed l...
View full detailsBlue-Stemmed Goldenrod / Solidago caesia
A lovely woodland denizen that grows to three or four feet and elegantly drapes itself on other plants. Very well-behaved in the garden and a wonde...
View full detailsBlanket Flower / Gaillardia aristata
A native of western North America, but a great garden plant here in the east. Gaillardia attracts many native pollinators, but primarily bumblebees...
View full detailsSpotted Bee Balm / Monarda punctata
One of the most spectacular plant species in all of North America, Spotted Bee Balm uses pigment in specialized leaves - called bracts in botany - ...
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