SEASONAL STARS Plant these champions of autumn colour

Seasonal stars

Make your autumn garden a blaze of colour with these flowering faves to plant now

Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’

A reliable succulent that has clusters of small flowers atop fleshy, green leaves from early autumn. They start as cream, open to pale pink and finish a coppery-red. It thrives in full sun – especially hot, dry spots – and well-drained soil, and copes with drought once established.

Tibouchina

Depending on the variety, this evergreen has masses of purple, pink or white flowers and ranges from a compact 60cm shrub to a 10m tall tree. Position in a sunny spot with rich, well-drained soil. It does require frost-free conditions so, in cold zones, grow a smaller variety in a pot and move it to a protected area.

Nemesia

A fast-growing flowering annual (or short-lived perennial), with fragrant blooms in yellow, red, pink, purple or orange. Give it a position in full sun to part shade. Liquid feed regularly with a high-potassium fertiliser and remove spent blooms to help promote more flowers.

Chrysanthemum

For colour and cheer, it’s hard to go past this prolific flowering perennial, with blooms in almost every colour of the rainbow. Plant in the garden in full sun, or potted in a bright spot indoors. It grows best in cool to temperate climates but can also grow in mild subtropical areas.

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Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’

(Sedum spectabile) Plant in pots, en masse in garden beds, as a groundcover or as part of a mixed perennial border.

(Tibouchina spp.) Lightly prune after flowering to maintain shape. Feed in spring with a complete fertiliser.

Nemesia

(Nemesia hybrids) Grows into a compact mound about 30cm tall and wide, so suits pots and hanging baskets.

Tibouchina

Chrysanthemum

(Chrysanthemum sp. andcvs) Flowers come in a range of forms (single, pompom and anemone), and are long-lasting when cut.