plants for fall color
deciduous trees
Acer palmatum (Japanese maple)
Acer pseudosiebodianum (Korean maple)
Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple)
Amelanchier spp. (Serviceberry)
Betula spp. (Birch)
Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgo)
Populus tremuloides (Quaking aspen)
Pyrus calleryana (Ornamental Pear)
Quercus spp. (Oaks)
Taxodium distichum (Bald cypress)
grasses
Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)
Calamagrostis (Feather reed grass)
Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea oats)
Hakonechloa macra (Japanese forest grass)
Miscanthus spp. (Maidenhair grass)
Molinia caerulea (Tall moor grass)
Panicum spp. (Switchgrasses)
Pennisetum spp. (Fountain grasses)
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little bluestem)
Spodiopogon sibericus (Frost grass)
shrubs/vines
Acer ginnala (Amur maple)
Aralia spinosa (Devil’s walking stick)
Aronia spp. (Chokeberry)
Berberis thunbergii (Barberry)
Clematis terniflora (Sweet autumn clematis)
Cornus spp. (Dogwoods)
Cotinus coggygria (Smokebush)
Cotoneaster spp.(Cotoneaster)
Euonymus alatus (Burning bush)
Fothergilla major (Fothergilla)
Hamamelis virginiana (Witch hazel)
Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak leaf hydrangea)
Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire)
Lindera benzoin (Spicebush) Parthenocissus quinquefolia (Virginia creeper)
Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston ivy)
Rhododendron spp. (Rhododendron)
Rhus typhina (Sumac)
Spiraea spp. (Spirea)
Viburnum spp. (Viburnum)
herbaceous perennials for foliage color
Amsonia hubrichtii (Threadleaf Bluestar)
Aruncus dioicus (Goatsbeard)
Astilbe spp. (Astilbe – some)
Berginia spp. (Pigsqueak)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago, Leadwort)
Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern)
Epimedium spp. (Barrenwort)
Euphorbia ‘Bonfire’, ‘Ascot Rainbow’ (Euphorbia, Spurge)
Geranium spp. (Hardy geraniums)
Geum ‘Fireball’ (Avens)
Heuchera spp. (Coral bells)
Sedum ‘Matrona’, ‘Angelina’, etc. (Sedum)
herbaceous perennials for flowers
Aconitum carmichaelii (Monkshood)
Anemone ‘September Charm’ (September Charm Anemone)
Aster spp. (Aster)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Leadwort, Plumbago)
Chrysanthemum spp. (Hardy chrysanthemum)
Colchicum autumnale (Autumn crocus)
Echinacea spp. (Coneflowers)
Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed)
Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Rozanne geranium)
Helenium (Sneezeweed)
Helianthus (Perennial Sunflower)
Heliopsis (False Sunflower)
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage)
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ (Autumn Joy sedum)
Solidago (Goldenrod)