Anemone x hybriba
Japanese anemone (zones 4-8)
Often call the 'Japanese windflower', this one is tough and will grow in part shade. Does tend to spread through rhizomes, but easy to control.
Aster novi-belgii (zones 4 -9)
Also known as the 'michaelmas daisy', attractive to butterflys and long flowering.
Carex
This is an ornamental grass that looks great in fall
Caryopteris (zones 5 - 8)
A great border plant with its low growing habit. Caryopteris does well in a sunny position and copes well with dry soils. Sometimes called Blue spirea or Blue-mist.
Chelone (zones 2-9)
Another great plant for butterflys, Chelone or 'Turtlehead' with their hood like flowers come in a range of colors and forms.
Chrysanthemum (zones 3-9)
The cool temperatures bring on the blooms of these fall flowering beauties. A huge range to choose from and different species and cultivars will have different bloom times.
Eupatorium (zones 2-9)
'Joe Pye Weed' a native, clump forming late flowering perennial
Helenium (zones 3-9)
The new cultivars of this old favourite hold their flowers better and are a stronger plant.
Helianthus (zones 3-9)
Look for Helianthus salicifolius or 'Willowleaf Sunflower', Helianthus angustifolius and Helianthus grosseserratus for something a little different
Heliopsis (zones 3-9)
Will actually bloon from summer to fall.
Rudbeckia (zones 3- 9)
Flowering from summer through to fall Black-eyed Susan or Rudbeckia hirta is another old favorite.
Sedum (zones 3-9)
The Stonecrops with sedum 'Autumn Joy' being well known
Solidago (zones3-9)
'Goldenrod' is attractive to butterflies and another great fall flowering plant
Veronicastrum
Veronicastrum sibiricum and Veronicastrum virginicum are two of the best
Viola Cornuta
Will bloom in spring as well as coming again in fall
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