Design Inspiration

10 Plants to Match the Autumn Color Scheme

September 21, 2019

It’s time for the bright, tropical vibes of summer to merge with the muted, autumnal colors of fall. Here are 10 plants you can add to your home landscaping to add to that comfy, cozy feeling:

  1. Ruby Mound Mums are low growing and full of long-lasting flowers. The hardy mums can be planted in the spring and will last until a hard frost.
Vibrant red chrysanthemums in full bloom, adding rich autumn color and texture to garden landscapes for seasonal curb appeal and fall planting inspiration.
  1. Icicle Pansies will bloom even after a frost. In fact, they may carry through to spring in some situations. Their cheery orange faces have a perfect seasonally appropriate black blotch on the lower petals.
Colorful garden bed featuring blue, yellow, and purple pansies in full bloom, creating a vibrant fall landscape with rich seasonal tones and texture.
  1. Blue Heaven Little Bluestem is a hardy ornamental grass with burgundy-red fall foliage. In summer, the blue-gray blades are just as charming.
Little Bluestem ornamental grass with reddish-purple fall tones, adding height, texture, and seasonal color to autumn garden landscapes.
  1. Raspberry Shortcake is a thornless raspberry plant that not only provides you with berries all summer but has terrific red foliage in fall. Truly, a multipurpose plant!
Container raspberry plant with lush green foliage and ripe red berries, adding color and texture to autumn gardens or patio landscapes.
  1. Oakleaf Hydrangea is covered with showy panicles of creamy white flowers in summer that fades to mauve before drying in place. The dark green foliage of summer becomes red, burgundy or coppery bronze.
Oakleaf hydrangea shrub with large white flower clusters and green foliage, adding elegance and seasonal beauty to autumn garden landscapes.
  1. Coral Bark Japanese Maples features bright pink bark and lime green leaves in summer. These leaves go fully neon yellow or orange in autumn, which looks especially stunning paired with its coral bark.
Coral bark maple with bright red branches and golden-green leaves, showcasing striking fall color contrast in autumn garden landscapes.
  1. Hardy Plumbago is an often overlooked groundcover with dark green leaves and bright blue flowers in late summer. In autumn, the leaves turn bright bronze-red in a traffic-stopping way.
Blue plumbago flowers with vivid blue petals and red stems, adding bold color and texture to fall gardens and autumn landscape designs.
  1. Lady in Black Aster features tiny white flowers, with purple centers, in clusters on attractive, dark purple foliage, giving it a slightly mysterious appearance. Perfect for those that think autumn is the time to turn up the spooky quotient in their yard!
Calico aster shrub covered in clusters of small white and pink flowers, adding soft color and texture to autumn garden landscapes and pollinator habitats.
  1. Beautyberry is an easy, low-growing shrub that shows dense clusters of dark purple berries in autumn. These vibrant, violet berries really stand out against its yellow leaves.
Beautyberry shrub with clusters of vibrant purple berries and green foliage, adding bold color and texture to fall gardens and autumn landscapes.
  1. Leatherleaf sedge is an evergreen perennial that never quite looks alive, with its narrow leaves a cinnamon-suede color all year round. To best show off this plant, surround it with other fall favorites like mums, or even pumpkins!
Autumn moor grass with golden-brown blades adding texture and warm color to fall landscapes, ideal for low-maintenance garden design.