12 OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FALL PLANTS IN CANADA – 1699971998

DATE

September 11, 2021

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Blog

Fall plants and their bright colours are universally adored. Due to shortening days and cooler temperatures, plants and trees stop creating nutrients, their chlorophyll breaks down, and autumn leaves, in all their red and yellow splendour, completely overtake our streets, forests, and hillsides.

GARDENING FOR FALL PLANTS

Because Autumn colour is so widespread, it isn’t too hard to find shrubs and trees that turn pretty colours in autumn. Steer clear of evergreen and coniferous plants and chances are you’ll find something that turns yellow, red, or orange in late September.

Everyone has their favourites, of course, so feel free to do your own research. However, in the meantime, here’s a collection of fall plants we love that have the power to bring colour to your landscape.

Some of these are classic favourites, and some bear a more unusual physiology or growing pattern. In fact, some of them don’t turn into yellow or orange at all. Rather, they turn purple or pink, blooming in Autumn in order to add rebellious bursts of colour to an otherwise consistent landscape.

Take a look:

AUTUMN’S COLOUR SPECTRUM

In BC and beyond, the colours yellow, red, orange, and brown, when put together have become the quintessential autumn aesthetic.

Pumpkin pie, tea and lattes, cornucopias, Thanksgiving and Halloween. It’s hard to imagine any of these autumn  staples without fall’s classic colour spectrum.

Following close behind, fall-related retail marketing uses the same colours. Now, three months of the year have been permanently branded with their own theme. Literally millions of people have been so influenced by the fall colour spectrum that it’s almost impossible to hear the word “autumn” without the colours of fall foliage bursting into your mind alongside it.

In other words, nature has once again proven its remarkable capacity to alter even the smallest parts of our mental and emotional lives.