Autumn Blush

 
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Chrysanthemum ‘Mammoth Red Daisy’
Red mums are a must for vibrant fall color.  Semi-double blooms are bright red with perfect round yellow disks. Mammoth(TM) Daisies are exceptional garden mums, developed by the University of Minnesota for vigor and hardiness. Once established, they will grow to 3 feet tall, mounding to 4 feet across. Extra hardy compared to the common pot mums, plants overwinter dependably to Zone 3, and flower well in the south. With remarkably dense, tight habit, each plant gets covered with hundreds of colorful daisies. Does not need pruning, pinching or deadheading. 

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Soil Type:
Normal

Soil pH:
Neutral

Soil Moisture:
Average

Care Level:
Easy

Appearance and Characteristics

Height:
20-36 inches

Spread:
20-48 inches

Flower Color:
Red with yellow centers

Blooming Time:
Late Summer / Fall

Foliage Color:
Deep Green

Rudbeckia ‘Showy Black Eyed Susan’
Rudbeckia fulgida is a Missouri native which occurs in both dry and moist soils in open woods, glades and thickets. An upright, rhizomatous, clump-forming, free-blooming coneflower which typically grows to 3′ tall, often forming colonies in the wild. Features daisy-like flowers (to 2.5″ across) with yellow rays and brownish-purple center disks. Prolific bloom production over a long mid-summer to fall bloom period. Oblong to lanceolate, medium green foliage. Good cut flower. 

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Soil Type:
Chalk, Clay, Loam

Soil pH:
Neutral

Soil Moisture:
Moist but well-drained

Care Level:
Easy

Appearance and Characteristics

Height:
24-36 inches

Spread:
12-24 inches

Flower Color:
Orange-Yellow

Blooming Time:
Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Foliage Color:
Deep Green

Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
The border varieties of Stonecrop are a dependable choice for the late summer and fall garden, offering foliage interest earlier in the season, then a colourful display of flowers in the fall. Autumn Joy is by far the most popular of these, a familiar sight when it begins to produce green broccoli-like buds in mid-summer, which gradually open into enormous dusty-pink flower heads, finally deepening to rich bronzy-red. Even the dead flower heads have good winter effect. In rich soils, plants may be pinched in June to prevent floppiness. A classic perennial! 

Optimal Growing Conditions

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun or
Partial Shade

Soil Type:
Normal or
Sandy or
Clay

Soil pH:
Neutral or
Alkaline or
Acid

Soil Moisture:
Average, Dry

Care Level:
Easy

Appearance and Characteristics

Height:
12-23 inches

Spread:
18-23 inches

Flower Color:
Deep Pink

Blooming Time:
Late Summer
Early Fall
Mid Fall
Late Fall

Foliage Color:
Light Green