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Late Colour
Points to remember: By late flowering we mean plants that are blooming attractively in at least October. With perennials late colour comes from flowers that start late, flower for a long period into the autumn or re-bloom in the autumn if cut back hard after initial spring / summer flowering. late flowering is very weather dependent - mildness and sunniness of autumn, ample moisture in summer etc. Some perennials and grasses provide late foliage colour. Below is a selection of plants from our
range that have given us great late colour in most years. Hover
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| Achillea | Best to cut back hard in October to ensure healthy plants for the following year. | ||
| Ageratina |  |
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| Aster | |
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| Bidens | |
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| Boltonia | |
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| Centaurea | Many types rebloom in October | ||
| Cirsium rivulare Atropurpureum | |
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| Dianthus | Many of the varieties we sell will bloom as long as the weather is mild | ||
| Echinacea | Only just reliable to still be in flower in October. | ||
| Elymus | Turns buttery yellow in autumn | ||
| Erigeron | Will only rebloom in October if cut back to the ground after first flowering | ||
| Erodium | |
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| Euphorbia cornigera, griffithii and others | |
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| Gaillardia | |
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| Geranium | Some types | sanguineum, macrorrhizum, dalmaticum, x.cantabrigiense | |
| Helenium | |
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| Lobelia | |
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| Lychnis | |
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| Miscanthus | |
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| Molinia | |
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| Osteospermum | Will bloom as long as the weather is mild | ||
| Persicaria | |
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| Rudbeckia | |
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| Solidago | |
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for additional notes. We haven't included plants that rarely or freakishly
flower late in season. 