It is time to start thinking about fall plant color for your property.  Summer annual plants are starting to look a little tired and annual flower beds need a burst of new color.  Most local nurseries are now starting to get their selection of fall plant color in stock.  With the weather looking great for the next week ahead, now is the perfect time to start your transition from summer annuals to fall annuals.  When selecting a fall annual, it is important to choose a plant that will continuously bloom through the fall season.  Depending on your color scheme, there are quite a few plants out there that have festive fall colors such as red, orange and yellow.  Staying with traditional colors will make your fall plant color mirror the changing leaves on the trees this fall.

Fall plant color provided by these plants.

White flowered annual suggestions include: Flossflower, snapdragon and candytuft.

Yellow flowered annual suggestions include: Creeping Zinnia, Marigold and Menteelia.

Orange flowered annual suggestions include: California Poppy, Cypress Vine Star Glory and Narrow leaf Zinnia.

Red flowered annual suggestions include: Amaranth, Rose Mallow and Texas Sage.

Pink flowered annual suggestions include: Hawksbeard, Periwinkle and Petunia.

Purple flowered annual suggestions include: Petunia, Purple Fountain Grass and Scarlet Sage.

You can also opt for the traditional favorite of fall mums.  Mums provide great fall plant color because of their dense mounding habits.  Mums are great to use if you want to pack an area full of color.  With so many colors to choose from, the possibilities are endless when it comes to designing an annual bed.  Not only do mums make great bedding plants, they also do well in pots.  If you have and tired summer planters that need a new splash of color, then consider changing out your plants with mums.  Give your planters fall plant color with a variety of mum plants.