Names of Flowers That Bloom Around Thanksgiving

Yellow and White

• For bright, golden color, plant a calendula or pot marigold (Calendula officinalis). This fall-blooming annual grows from 1 to 2 feet tall and flowers with yellow and gold blossoms. Calendula prefers moist soil and thrives in sun to partial shade. For white blooms in fall and again in spring, plant cultivars of candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) including "Alexander's White," "Autumnale" and "Autumn Snow." These evergreens grow to 1 foot tall and have dark, shiny foliage. They spread to 4 feet wide and are hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 to 9, where they thrive in sun to light shade and well-draining soil.

Blue and Purple

• The New England aster (Aster novae-angliae) starts blooming in late summer and produces color into November. A perennial hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8, this purple-blue flowering plant grows from 3 to 7 feet tall. New England asters prefer moist sites. Liatris (Liatris scariosa) grows from 1 to 5 feet tall and blooms from midsummer through late fall with tall spikes of purple flowers. Hardy in USDA zones 3 to 8, this perennial wildflower grows in sunny sites with well-draining soil.

Pink and Rose

• For fall flowers of the palest pink, plant anemones (Anemone X hybrida). These late-blooming perennials grow from 2 to 4 feet tall and thrive in partial shade and well-draining soil. They're hardy in USDA zones 4 to 8 and should be divided in spring. Moss pink (Phlox sublata) blooms in late November with pink, rose, white and purple-red flowers. A perennial, moss pink grows to 6 inches tall with a 2-foot spread. It thrives in in sunny sites and grows in USDA zones 3 to 9.

Orange and Red

• The fountain plant (Amaranthus tricolor "Splendens") blooms through fall with deep red blossoms. This annual grows up to 5 feet tall and tolerates a range of site conditions, including drought and poor soil. It grows best in sunny sites and has multicolored foliage. For red, orange and bronze tones that last from spring through frost, plant zinnias (Zinnia haagenana). These annuals grow to 18 inches tall and thrive in sunny sites with rich, well-draining soil. Zinnias tolerate heat and drought and produce single or double flowers.