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These vibrant blooms add a lot of life to your garden for a brightening effect perfect for autumn.
Overwinter your sneezeweeds to keep your garden lively and full of color even during the winter months.
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These perennials are the easiest to care for since they’re extremely resilient and near impossible to kill.
), but its pale purple color adds a nice softness to the traditional bolder colors of the season.
Marigold
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Then you’ll love having marigolds in your fall garden.
These perennials are fast-growing and low on maintenance so they’re the perfect introduction to gardening for the season.
Salvias are fast-growing and easy to maintain, but must be planted after the last frost or freeze.
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Coleus plants are unique fall flowers for pots and containers since they resemble leaves.
As you maintain these plants in your fall flowerbed, remember to keep their soil moist and loose.
Just remember to water them once or twice a week and place them in direct sunlight.
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They make gorgeous fall flowers for pots and outdoor gardens but require a little bit of maintenance.
But trust us, the work is worth it to have these lively flowers in your autumnal garden.
Dahlia
Like zinnias, dahlias produce beautiful, vibrant blooms for the fall season.
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Not only are these flowers vibrant in appearance, but they’re self-cleaning.
Meaning, that they fall off themselves so no deadheading is required.
Their fast growth lasts from early summer to late fall.
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These perennials are fast-growing and low-maintenance.
Toad lilies are low in maintenance and really depend on consistent watering and sunlight to grow beautifully.
Their deep red color complements other blooms you may have, like sweet alyssums.
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Though these plants are typically grown indoors as a houseplant, African violets can be planted outdoors.
Petunia
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Enliven your fall flowerbed with petunias.
To promote even healthier growth of these stunning flowers, fertilize regularly to enrich their soil.
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Coneflowers are very fast growing and only take between three to four weeks to start producing blooms.
This plant variety is perfect for beginning gardeners as they are very low in maintenance.
Enjoy the colorful petals they bloom mixed with the earthy stems for a contrast in color.
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