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| Species or cultivar | Fall and winter interest |
|---|---|
| Actea simplex (syn. Cimicifuga) | Late blooming, in long white spikes. |
| Anemone blanda | Early blooming and spreading bulb with small, delicate flowers resembling blue or white daisies. |
| Anemone japonica | Gracious and delicate late blooming perennial. |
| Aster spp. | Late bloomer in shades of mauve. |
| Bergenia spp. | Large leathery, glossy, persistent leaves, reddish in winter. |
| Calamagrostis | Grass with silky silver inflorescences that glisten in the fall and winter sun. |
| Chelone glabra | Late bloomer. Flowers resemble little turtle heads. |
| Chrysanthemum spp. | Late bloomer. Plenty of choice. |
| Colchicum automnale | Autumn crocus is a late-blooming bulb with mauve flowers. Sure to stand out at this time of year. |
| Crocus spp. | Early-blooming bulb. |
| Echinacea spp. | Well-known perennial with large mauve daisy-like flowers, which can be attractive as dried flowers. |
| Eupatorium spp. | Large, late-blooming perennial. |
| Galanthus spp. | Very early blooming bulb, in late winter. It’s not called snowdrop for nothing! |
| Helianthus spp. | Similar to sunflowers. Late yellow blooms. |
| Helleborus spp. | Persistent leaves and very early bloomer. Also known as Christmas rose. A fashionable plant these days. |
| Macleaya cordata | A very tall, late-blooming perennial with large leaves. |
| Oenothera spp. | Its foliage takes on a lovely reddish tinge in the fall. |
| Physostegia virginiana | Late blooms, pink. |
| Tricyrtis spp. | Late blooms, an unusual three-part flower. |
| Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum' | A well-known perennial with large yellow daisy-like flowers, which can be attractive as dried flowers. |
| Verbesina virginica | A rare American perennial (zone 5, USDA), never before tried in our climate. The first frost produces “ice flowers” at the base of the stems for a few weeks, when the sap rises from the roots, which are still active, and freezes. The result is wavy, candy-like ribbons of ice. If you find it, let us know! |
Based on an article by Robert Mineau in Quatre-Temps magazine, Vol. 26, No.4.
