If you have a garden in Dallas or around North Texas, try planting these flowers to get a colorful fall display.
These flowers work well in landscaped arrangements as edging or filler plants. They’re suitable for use in beds, along path borders, and they look great in containers and hanging baskets.
Alyssum
This hardy flower is tolerant of light frosts. Reaching heights of six to ten inches, it’s a short plant that does well with planting around flowerbed borders and pathways. The Alyssum grows with a mounded, spreading style.
Aster
This perennial prefers loamy, well-draining soils. It comes in many color variations, including blue, pink, red, and white, and it’s known for attracting pollinators into the yard. This flower reaches heights of 24″to 36″ growing in a mounded, upright fashion.
Echibeckia
This herbaceous perennial grows readily, producing flowers in hues of orange and yellow. The long-lasting blooms are ideal for a fall garden, with the flower stems reaching heights of 18″to 24″.
Marigolds
These flowers grow readily in all soil conditions, reaching heights of eight to ten inches. They are suitable for all hardiness zones and a great choice for the fall garden.
Petunia
These flowers bloom in hues of purple, pink, red, lilac, rose, white, blue, and more. They are the ideal choice for planting in hanging baskets and containers, and they do well as border plants in flowerbeds. These short flowers reach heights of 10″to 12″, spreading out as they grow.
Zinnia
These colorful flowers come in hues of pink, red, orange, yellow, and white. They grow readily in all soil and sunlight conditions, reaching heights of 12″to 16″ with an upright growing style.
