When autumn arrives, a range of beautiful flowers come into bloom. These plants are called fall flowers and lend their bright colors and interesting shapes to seasonal decorations and gifts. These diverse plants suit autumns floral arrangements, wreaths, and bouquets. Their long-lasting flowers and ability to tolerate cool weather make fall flowers nice for decorating and giving to friends. Read on to explore some popular fall flowers and how to use their traits to spruce up fall decor or give colorful gifts.
Mums
Mums are among the most popular flowers for fall decorating and gift-giving. Their name comes from “chrysanthemums,” but most people call them mums for short. These flowers bloom in the autumn in various colors like red, orange, yellow, white, and purple. The big, full flower heads on mums give arrangements a lot of texture and visual interest. Mums last quite a while after being cut, so they make great additions for decoration as well as long-lasting gifts.
Asters
Asters are daisy-like flowers that are in season during the fall. They grow tiny colorful blooms that cluster together to form bouquets on long stems. Asters are available in many colors that give arrangements and display lovely pops of color, including shades of pink, purple, red, and white. Due to the small size of aster flowers, they often get used as filler flowers alongside larger blooms. Their delicate appearance makes them lovely gifts to give by themselves or mixed with other flowers.
Sunflowers
While most people associate sunflowers with summertime, there are actually many varieties that bloom in the autumn as well. Autumns sunflowers come in warm colors like bronze, copper, and maroon which perfectly suit fall displays. Sunflowers have strong stems that allow them to stand up well in arrangements for centerpieces, wreaths, and other decor. Their large, vibrant flower heads command attention, so they also make dramatic gifts and homemade bouquets.
Marigolds
These cheerful flowers love cooler weather, which is why marigolds thrive in fall gardens. Marigolds bloom abundantly into late autumn and come in a range of fall colors from deep oranges to rusty reds. Both large-flowered and small varieties are available for fall decorating at many Ventura florist shops. Marigolds have a long vase life when cut, so you can decorate with them for an extended period. Put marigolds in urns by front doors, use them in table centerpieces, or give them as gifts to brighten someone’s day with their sunny colors.
Zinnias
While mostly considered a summer annual, some varieties of zinnias re-bloom in autumn and add lasting pops of color to fall displays. Colors include oranges, pinks, purples, yellows and white. Zinnias have a rugged beauty about them that suits the season change towards winter. Their dome-shaped flower heads hold up well both in gardens and cut arrangements. Combine these hardy fall zinnias with ornamental kale, grasses or fall leaves for stunning displays. They also give cool-weather bouquets and hand-picked gifts vibrant, trendy style.
Ornamental Kale/Cabbage
Ornamental kale and cabbage make excellent additions for fall decorating with their cool-weather tolerance. While they don’t bloom flowers, the foliage colors and ruffled textures of kale and cabbage lend fabulous visual interest to autumns arrangements and displays. Varieties of ornamental cabbage and kale come in shades of white, pink, purple, red, and green that coordinate beautifully with autumn tones. Use them in wreaths, centerpieces, bouquets, or as landscape plants for color late into the year. Their unique colors and textures allow ornamental kale and cabbage to spruce up fall decorating or act as distinctive gifts.
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Also read Creative Ways to Repurpose Flower Bouquets.
