As the days grow shorter and the summer blooms begin to fade, yellow flowers can bring a warm, sunny glow to your fall garden. There's something about the bright, cheerful hues of yellow that ...

Also known as yarrow, Achillea is a perennial plant with clusters of bright yellow blooms that show for weeks, usually from late spring to late summer. It has beautiful, fern-like foliage with a ...

Sun-loving blanket flowers are easy to grow and care for, bringing an explosion of color to the garden. This beloved ...

Witch-hazel blooms during late fall displaying both flowers and seed capsules at the same time making it an appealing addition to the landscape.

Here are the best fall flowers and perennials to plant for a long season of blooms.

If you want to extend your garden’s life into the autumn season, grow these plants in July for stunning fall blooms.

This tree can grow to 30 feet tall and has yellow fall color. Sourwood (Oxydendron arboreum) is an excellent small tree that flowers in summer with long, white, showy tassels.

Its three-lobed leaves are glossy green joined by small, greenish-yellow flowers. Fall is when it shines with glowing orange-red foliage that persists. It's best in sun but can take part shade.

In fact, fall is a great time for annuals, perennials and evergreen shrubs to shine. Some popular fall flowers include colorful mums, dahlias, purple pansies and yes, even bright yellow sunflowers!

It grows to 4-5 feet tall and wide and offers bright yellow, fragrant flowers in spring followed by red fruit that's enjoyed by birds and leaves that turn a delicious deep maroon in fall.

In terms of leaf lushness and flower color, it is kin to yellow clivia (Clivia miniatata), whose flowers are typically seen in orange but whose yellow cultivar is also available.