Fall Annuals
Provide Late Season Color

Gardening with fall annuals will keep your yard looking bright and cheerful until those first snowflakes start falling.

Sweet alyssum is one of my favorite annuals. It starts blooming in mid summer and blooms right up until the frost wipes it out for the year. It doesn't leave without a fight though as it will spread seeds that will come to life in the spring.

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Annuals For Fall Color

If you walk into a garden center during the late summer, you'll most likely be bombarded by mums everywhere. They do provide do provide a huge mass of color but they aren't the only flowers you can plant in the fall for color.

White Flowered Annuals For Fall

Botanical Name	Common Name	Bloom Time
Ageratum Houstonianum 'Summer Snow'	Flossflower	Early Summer To Fall
Antirrhinum Majus "White Sonnet'	Snapdragon	Early Summer To Fall
Asclepias Fruticosa	Milkweed	Late Summer To Fall
Cobaea Scandens 'Alba'	Cup-and-saucer Vine	Early Summer To Fall
Crepis Rubra 'Alba'	Hawksbeard	Early Summer To Fall
Helianthus Annus 'Italian White'	Sunflower	Late Summer To Fall
Iberis Odorata	Candytuft	Early Summer To Fall
Ipomoea Alba	Moonflower	Late Summer To Fall
Nicotiana Sylvestris	Flowering Tobacco	Early Summer To Fall
Omphalodes Linifolia	Navelwort	Late Summer To Fall
Reseda Odorata	Mignonette	Late Summer To Fall

Yellow Flowered Fall Annuals

Botanical Name	Commong Name	Bloom Time
Gazania Linearis	Gazania	Late Summer To Fall
Helianthus Annuus 'Teddy Bear'	Sunflower	Late Summer To Fall
Hibiscus Trionum	Rose Mallow	Late Summer To Fall
Mentzelia Decapetala	Mentzelia	Late Summer To Fall
Mentzelia Laevicaulis	Mentzelia	Late Summer To Fall
Oenothera Biennis	Evening Primrose	Early Summer To Fall
Oenothera Erythrosepala 'Tina James'	Evening Primrose	Early Summer To Fall
Sanvitalia Procumbens 'Gold Braid'	Creeping Zinnia	Early Summer To Fall
Tagetes Erecta 'Primrose Lady'	Marigold	Early Summer To Fall
Tropaeolum Peregrinum	Nasturtium	Late Summer To Fall

Orange Fall Flowering Annuals

Botanical Name	Commong Name	Bloom Time
Eschscholzia Californica 'Aurantiaca'	California Poppy	Early Summer To Fall
Ipomoea Quamoclit	Cypress Vine, Star Glory	Late Summer To Fall
Sanvitalia Procumbens 'Mandarin Orange'	Creeping Zinnia	Early Summer To Fall
Zinnia Angustifolia	Narrow Leaf Zinnia	Early Summer To Fall

Red Flowered Fall Annuals

Botanical Name	Commong Name	Bloom Time
Amaranthus Caudatus	Amaranth	Late Summer To Fall
Aesclepias Curassavica	Milkweed	Late Summer To Fall
Capsicum Annuum 'Holiday Cheer'	Ornamental Pepper	Late Summer To Fall
Cleome Hasslerana 'Cherry Queen'	Spider Flower	Early Summer To Fall
Cuphea Ignea	Cigar Plant	Early Summer To Fall
Hibiscus Acetosella 'Red Shield'	Rose Mallow	Fall
Ipomoea Nil 'Scarlet O'Hara'	Morning Glory	Late Summer To Fall
Salvia Coccinea 'Lady In Red'	Texas Sage	Early Summer To Fall
Zinnia Elegans 'Big Red'	Common Zinnia	Early Summer To Fall

Pink Fall Annuals

Botanical Name	Commong Name	Bloom Time
Catharanthus Roseus 'Tropicana'	Periwinkle	Early Summer To Fall
Celosia Cristata 'Pink Tassles'	Cockscomb	Late Summer To Fall
Cleome Hasslerana 'Pink Queen'	Spider Flower	Early Summer To Fall
Cosmos Bipinnatus 'Versailles Pink'	Cosmos	Late Summer To Fall
Crepis Rubra	Hawksbeard	Late Summer To Fall
Diascia Barberae 'Pink Queen'	Twinspur	Early Summer To Fall
Pelargonium X Hortorum 'Freckles'	Zonal Geranium	Early Summer To Fall
Petunia X Hybrida 'Fantasy Pink Morn'	Petunia	Early Summer To Fall
Verbena X Hybrida 'Silver Ann'	Vervain	Early Summer To Fall

Purple Fall Annuals

Botanical Name	Commong Name	Bloom Time
Antirrhinum Majus 'Black Prince'	Snapdragon	Early Summer To Fall
Cobaea Scandens	Cup-and-saucer Vine	Early Summer To Fall
Cynara Cardunculus	Cardoon	Late Summer To Fall
Ocimum Basilicum 'Dark Opal'	Sweet Basil	Late Summer To Fall
Pennisetum Setaceum 'Rubrum'	Purple Fountain Grass	Late Summer To Fall
Petunia X Hybrida 'Heavenly Lavendar'	Petunia	Early Summer To Fall
Rhodochiton Atrosanguineum	Purple Bell Vine	Late Summer To Fall
Salvia Splendens 'Laser Purple'	Scarlet Sage	Early Summer To Fall
Verbena Bonariensis	Vervain	Early Summer To Fall

Blue Fall Annuals

Botanical Name	Commong Name	Bloom Time
Ageratum Houstonianum 'Blue Horizon'	Flossflower	Early Summer To Fall
Callistephus Chinensis 'Blue Skies'	China Aster	Late Summer To Fall
Cynoglossum Amabile	Chinese Forget-me-not	Early Summer To Fall
Exacum Affine	Persian Violet	Early Summer To Fall
Lobelia Erinus	Lobelia	Early Summer To Fall
Oxypetalum Caerumeum	Blue Milkweed	Early Summer To Fall
Salvia Farinacea 'Victoria'	Mealycup Sage	Early Summer To Fall

Mixed Fall Annuals

Botanical Name	Commong Name	Bloom Time
Alcea Rosea 'Pinafore Mixed'	Hollyhock	Late Summer To Fall
Begonia 'Pizzazz Mixed'	Wax Begonia	Early Summer To Fall
Canna X Generalis	Canna Lily	Late Summer To Fall
Centaurea Cyanus	Bachelor's Button, Cornflower	Early Summer To Fall
Coreopsis Tinctoria	Calliopsis, Tickseed	Early Summer To Fall
Gomphrena Globosa	Globe Amaranth	Early Summer To Fall
Gypsophila Elegans	Baby's Breath	Early Summer To Fall
Helichrysum Bracteatum	Strawflower	Late Summer To Fall
Impatiens Wallerana	Busy Lizzy	Early Summer To Fall
Lobularia Maritima	Sweet Allysum	Early Summer To Fall
Mimulus X Hybridus	Monkey Flower	Late Summer To Fall
Mirabilis Jalapa	Four-O-Clock	Early Summer To Fall
Nemesia Strumosa 'Cardinal Mixed'	Nemesia	Early Summer To Fall
Nicotiana Alata 'Nikki'	Jasmine Tobacco	Early Summer To Fall
Pelargonium Peltatum	Ivy Geranium	Early Summer To Fall
Portulaca Grandiflora 'Sundance'	Moss Rose	Early Summer To Fall
Salpiglossis Sinuata 'Bolero'	Painted Tongue	Early Summer To Fall
Schizanthus Pinnatus	Butterfly Flower	Early Summer To Fall
Tropaeolum Minus 'Alaska Mixed'	Dwarf Nasturtium	Early Summer To Fall
Xeranthemum Annuum	Everlasting	Late Summer To Fall

As you can see by the lists above, there are plenty of fall annual flowers for you to choose from. One of the fun things about gardening is being able to try different plants each year. If your garden planters are starting to look a little run down try putting fall annuals in container gardens to give them new life.