09/10/2026
🍂 3 Plants for Fall Color (That Aren’t Mums)!
Mums may get most of the attention this time of year, but flowers aren’t the only way to bring fall color into your landscape. Here are three plants that put on their own fall show:
🌿 AMSONIA ‘BUTTERSCOTCH’
Why we picked it: Golden-yellow fall foliage gives this perennial another season to shine after its blue spring flowers fade.
Growing tip: Skip the fall cutback! Leave the foliage standing for its fall color, then cut old stems back in late winter or early spring. Regular deadheading isn’t necessary.
The basics:
☀️ Full sun to part shade
📏 About 2–3' tall and wide
🌼 Blue spring flowers + golden fall foliage
🌾 LITTLE BLUESTEM
Why we picked it: This native grass develops copper, bronze and reddish fall tones, plus seed heads that add texture into winter.
Growing tip: Leave it standing through winter! Cut old growth back to a few inches in late winter or early spring before new growth begins.
The basics:
☀️ Full sun
📏 About 2–4' tall, depending on variety
🍂 Fall color + winter texture
🎨 HEUCHERA | CORAL BELLS
Why we picked it: Depending on the variety, colorful foliage can bring shades of burgundy, purple, caramel, green and more to the fall garden.
Growing tip: Remove spent flower stalks as needed, but skip a full fall cutback. Clean up damaged foliage in spring as new growth appears.
The basics:
⛅ Sun to part shade, variety dependent
📏 Typically 8–18" tall
🍃 Grown for long-lasting foliage color
Which one would you add to your fall garden?
