Fall is usually associated with the brilliant display of trees’ foliage, but there are also plenty of flowering plants that continue to bloom well into autumn.

Here are just a handful of the plants you can offer you clients if they want to keep their backyard radiant with a rich variety of annuals and perennials.

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Mammoth Daisy Dark Bronze Garden Mum (Chrysanthemum morifolium ‘Dark Bronze’)

Orange-bronze, yellow-centered flowers engulf the dense foliage, creating a neat dome of color for more than a month. Bred to withstand cold winter temperatures. Superb for borders, edging, large containers or mass plantings. This perennial has a fast growth rate. Grows 3 feet high and 6 feet wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Full sun

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Moulin Rouge Pansy (Viola tricolor)

Large 2 ½-inch blooms display brightly colored and patterned petals that are extra frilled. Use this annual in beds or containers. Winter hardy in USDA hardiness zones 8-11. Grows 8 inches tall.

USDA Hardiness Zone: all zones

Full sun to part sun

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Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

This attractive perennial bears lovely daisy-like flowers that are rosy-purple with cone-like centers that are orange-brown. The North American native is heat- and drought-tolerant. Attracts butterflies in the summer. Grows 1.5 to 5 feet tall.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Full sun

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Eternal Fragrance Daphne (Daphne transatlantica ‘BLAFRA’ Eternal Fragrance P.P. #18,361)

A profusion of soft pink trumpet-like blossoms in clusters adorn its compact form providing long lasting fragrance in the garden for multiple months. A tidy landscape shrub for group plantings or containers. Grows 2 to 3 feet tall and wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9

Partial to full sun

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Firewitch Cheddar Pink (Dianthus gratianapolitanus ‘Firewitch’)

This evergreen perennial boasts of a spicy clove-like fragrance synonymous with autumn. Bluish-gray foliage contrasts well with its prolific amount of magenta blooms. It is fast-growing and can be used as a border, groundcover or container plant. Grows 1 foot tall and wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9

Partial to full sun

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Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)

This deciduous shrub has a moderate growth rate, but can become a small tree with age. The plant is fragrant, with a hard-to-describe, sweet scent. It has bright yellow petals that look like streamers. Its leaves also turn a yellow-orange in the fall. This plant can also be used for firescaping. Grows 15 feet tall.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Partial to full sun

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Little Lemon Goldenrod (Solidago hybrida ‘Dansolitlem’ P.P. #17,297)

Covered in tiny yellow sprigs, this perennial is known for its long-lasting blooms. It is low-maintenance and needs very little watering once established. It can be planted for borders, mass plantings and in containers. Attracts butterflies and has a moderate growth rate. Grows 1 to 1.5 feet tall and wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-8

Full sun

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Ruby Charm Helen’s Flower (Helenium ‘Ruby Charm’)

A variety with rich red flowers and petals that turn up. Another great perennial for containers and borders. Attracts birds and butterflies. Deer resistant. Fast growth rate. Grows 2 feet tall.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Partial to full sun

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Autumn Joy Stonecrop (Sedum x ‘Autumn Joy’)

Low-maintenance succulent that has clumped starry flowers that change from pink in the late summer to russet-red in the fall. Ideal for rock gardens. Attracts butterflies. Moderate growing speed. Grows 1.5 to 2 feet tall and wide.

USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-11

Partial to full sun

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Alma Potschke New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae ‘Alma Potschke’)

Perennial with pink daisies with golden yellow centers. This is a fast-growing native that can serve as a late season border. Water-wise choice that can be used for firescaping. Grows 3 to 4 feet tall.