Its Autumn, and we can just start to see some plants turning color. There are many exciting plants out there that can bring some real spice to your landscaping this time of year. See our selections below:
Bowhall Red Maple – Considered one of the best for early fall color! The glossy green leaves provide a very dynamic show, as they turn a brilliant orange-scarlet when temperatures begin to cool. This large deciduous tree has a pyramidal form when young that becomes rounded with age. A wonderful choice for use as a high profile shade tree in larger landscapes. Acer rubrum ‘Bowhall’ – Bowhall Red Maple | PlantMaster
Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple – Strongly upright pyramidal shape. Densely branched, particularly when young. Develops exfoliating bark at an early age. Mottled brown, green, and tan bark peels off in large plates revealing patches of interior bark in varying shades of cream to white. A carefree performer on city streets, urban tolerant and anthracnose resistant. Acer saccharum ‘Bailsta’ – Fall Fiesta Sugar Maple | PlantMaster
Norwegian Sunset Maple – A cross between Acer truncatum x Acer platanoides ‘Norwegian Sunset’ it adapts to most soils but grows best in those that are slightly acidic. Avoid pruning in late winter and early spring. An upright oval tree with yellow-orange to red fall color. Acer x Norwegian Sunset – Norwegian Sunset Maple | PlantMaster
Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry – This large shrub or small tree grows to about 15-30 ft in height and is as wide as it is tall. Its most outstanding feature is the beautiful white flowers revealed in the spring. Features showy, 5-petaled, slightly fragrant, white flowers in drooping clusters which appear before the leaves emerge in early spring. Finely toothed, elliptic, medium to dark green leaves (1-3″ long) change to orange-red in autumn. Flowers give way to small, round, green berries which turn red and finally mature to a dark purplish-black in early summer. Edible berries resemble blueberries in size and color and are used in jams, jellies and pies. Amelanchier x grandiflora ‘Autumn Brilliance’ – Autumn Brilliance Serviceberry | PlantMaster
Butterscotch Amsonia – Similar to other Amsonia but with improved form. Abundant clusters of small, powdery blue flowers on reddish stems above a mound of willowy, narrow foliage. The bright green leaves of spring and summer change to dramatic hues of yellow, deep gold and butterscotch in fall. Easy to grow and relatively low maintenance. Amsonia ‘Butterscotch’ – Butterscotch Amsonia | PlantMaster
Legends of the Fall – Fothergilla LEGEND OF THE FALL®, is an outstanding shrub for adding fall color to your landscape! Standing 4-5 foot tall and wide, this upright mounding shrub features dark, glossy green foliage. In the spring before the leaves appear, fragrant white bottle brush blooms appear. Planted in full sun to part shade locations, Fothergilla LEGEND OF THE FALL® prefers moist, acid, organically rich soil. We recommend avoiding clay soils. In the fall vibrant shades of red, orange and yellow appear, LEGEND OF THE FALL® holds it color for longer Fall enjoyment. This deer resistant, Native shrub is hardy in zones 5-9. Fothergilla LEGEND OF THE FALL® is a PROVEN WINNERS® COLORCHOICE® Flowering Shrub. Fothergilla x intermedia – Legend of the Fall Bottlebrush | PlantMaster
Autumn Gold Ginkgo Tree – This is a deciduous tree can slowly reach 35′-50′ tall and wide. It is symmetrical in shape thus making it an attractive addition to a park or space with lots of room for growth. New foliage growth is green, fan-shaped and leathery, turning to spectacular gold in fall. It does best in full sun with regular water and more during hot summer days. Fruitless variety. It tolerates clay soil, deer and urban pollution. Ginkgo biloba ‘Autumn Gold’ – Autumn Gold Ginkgo Tree | PlantMaster
Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica is a brilliant late spring early summer bloomer. This elegant arching, 4-6’ tall shrub produces masses of pure white finger-like flower clusters just as the summer heat builds. Henry’s Garnet Virginia sweetspire extends interest as it explodes with garnet red foliage. Though found naturally in moist to wet soils, it can tolerate dry soils as long as they are acidic and well drained. In addition, it makes an excellent shrub for massing or as a specimen in filtered shade to full sun. Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ – Henry’s Garnet Virginia Sweetspire | PlantMaster
Festival Sweetgum – The foliage of this variety is a lighter green color, which turns shades of yellow, peach, pink, orange and red in the fall. It has a narrow, columnar growth habit. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Festival’ – Festival Liquidambar | PlantMaster
Fire Dragon Maiden Grass – Miscanthus sinensis ‘Fire Dragon’ sets your garden ablaze with upright green foliage that transforms into intensifying colors of red and orange. When the temperature cools, this grass heats up. Soft, silvery plumes and scarlet foliage give ‘Fire Dragon’ a dramatic fire and smoke effect. If left uncut, plumes provide long-lasting winter interest. Flower plumes are held well above the foliage. ‘Fire Dragon’ works well in a variety of applications from garden borders to mass plantings or as a focal point. Once mature it is both drought tolerant and deer resistant. Miscanthus sinensis ‘Fire Dragon’ – Fire Dragon Maiden Grass | PlantMaster
Swamp White Oak – Although swamp whites were named for their tolerance to poorly drained sites, they can and will thrive or do better on many other site types. Swamp white is also a good choice for those of you who live up North where it gets too cold for most of the other oaks. Quercus bicolor – Swamp White Oak | PlantMaster
The Blaze Bluestem – ‘The Blues’ typically grows 2-4′ tall. Features erect, upright, broom-like clumps of slender leaves (1/4″ wide) which are tinted blue. Pinkish-tinged culms (stems). Foliage acquires burgundy-red tones in autumn. Purplish-bronze flowers appear in 3″ long racemes on branched stems rising above the foliage in August. Flowers give way to clusters of fluffy, silvery-white seed heads which may persist into early winter. Blue foliage and fall color are probably the best ornamental features of this grass. Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Blaze’ – The Blaze Bluestem | PlantMaster
Brandywine Viburnum – Experience the most beautiful berry display in the plant kingdom with this new Viburnum. It delivers loads of breathtaking berries that transform from green to shades of vivid pink and blue. A great companion pollinator for ‘Winterthur’ although Brandywine has good berry production even without another pollinator nearby. Showy glossy leaves change to incredible dark maroon-red in autumn. Viburnum nudum ‘Brandywine’ – Brandywine Viburnum | PlantMaster
