- Many different kinds of flowers grow during Autumn.David Epperson/Photodisc/Getty Images
In the northern hemisphere, autumn, or fall, lasts from September to November. This season of harvest may be best known for the change of colors of leaves from green to shades of yellow and orange. Autumn also brings different kinds of blooming perennials that vary in shapes and colors that you may grow in your garden or use for special floral arrangements. - Allium are also known as onion plants.allium 3 image by Falkenauge from Fotolia.com
Allium, or onion plants that include onion-, chive- and garlic-related flowering plants, are used in flower beds or borders with designs that range from flowing to sparse. Allium are members of the Liliaceae family, and two varieties commonly used by florists, which have a vase life of seven to 10 days, are the giant onion, which have white, blue, lavender or purple snowball-shaped flowers and the drumstick chives, with oval-shaped, purple flowers. - Blazing Star is widely used as dried flowers.Liatris image by Lidka from Fotolia.com
Blazing Star, also known as Liatris, is widely used with as sealant as dried flowers in contemporary arrangements. Blazing Stars are members of the Compositae family, such as chrysanthemums are, have a vase life of seven to 10 days. This plant has a tall, fuzzy spike of clustered, rose-purple colored, thistle-like, tiny flowers. - A native wildflower of New Zealand, Australia and Tasmania, craspedia is better known as "billy button" or "woollyhead," and is a member of the daisy family Compositae. This garden flower, which dries well, is bright yellow in color and has a spherical shape, which give floral arrangements a textural and visual interest. Craspedia has a vase life of 10 to 12 days.
- Freesia are fragrant flowers.freesia image by Yuriy Chertok from Fotolia.com
Freesia, whose scent is commonly used in beauty products such as lotions and perfumes, is native to South Africa. Freesia belong to the Iridaceae family and have a vase life of four to seven days. They come in a wide range of color varieties and are a good choice if you want to create a fragrant floral arrangement or bouquet. - Gerbara daisies have a long vase life.gerbera daisy image by Brad Johnson from Fotolia.com
Since the Gerbera daisy has a vase life of four to 14 days, it is often used in floral arrangements as mass flowers in designs. Gerbera daisies have large, disc-shaped flowers in yellow, orange or red with light- or dark-colored centers on top of a long, fuzzy, leafless stem and are native to South Africa and Asia. - Hydrangea come in pink, white, blue and purple.hydrangea image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com
Belong to the Saxifragaceae family, hydrangeas originated in North America, South America and Asia. Often used in wedding designs, hydrangea are large and round, known as "mophead" flowers, and come in colors such as pink, white, blue and purple. These flowers have a vase life of four to 10 days. - The oil of the lavender plant is often used in cosmetic products.lavender image by Lytse from Fotolia.com
A sweetly scented flower, lavender originally from the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands, Arabia and India but is grown all over the world. The oil of the lavender plant, member of the Labiatae family, is often used in cosmetic products such as soaps, perfumes and lotions. These small shrubs, subshrubs and perennials have a vase life of up to 10 days and may be used as fillers in arrangements or hung upside down to dry and will still retain their fragrance.
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