Anne of Green Gardens

Best Fall Color Plants

pyracantha

Pyracantha photo by Holly Guenther

Fall is the time of year when deciduous trees begin to change color from green to gold, red, purple and brown. The term “deciduous” means to lose leaves each year. Before the leaves fall off, they often turn color as the green chlorophyll pigments fade away to unmask other pigment colors underneath.

I’ve listed a great selection of plants you may want to consider adding to your landscape to give it more fall color. Be sure to include plants like pyracantha, nandina or toyon which in addition to fall color, also contribute colorful berries.

And don’t forget to have evergreen trees and shrubs as the base of your landscape.  Otherwise your yard may look somewhat “naked” in winter.

SMALL TREES (to 30′ high)

MEDIUM TREES 30-60′

LARGE TREES 60′+

SHRUBS
  • Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica) red, purple, orange, gold, red berries
  • Photinia (Photinia villosa) red, purple
  • Pomegranate (Punica granatum) gold, reddish pink fruit
  • Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster) red, purple, orange, gold, red berries
  • Hydrangea (Hydrangea species) gold
  • Pyracantha (Pyracantha species) red berries
VINES
  • Grape (Uva species) gold
  • Virgina Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) red, purple, orange gold
  • Wisteria (Wisteria species) gold

 

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