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As October begins, a new fall color palette takes over the Garden. Deciduous trees and shrubs fill the landscape with color. Fall bloomers provide more color, and these blooms are a late-season treat for pollinators.

Cercis canadensis (Eastern Redbud)

Look for the redbud’s characteristic heart-shaped leaves throughout the garden.

Crataegus crus-galli f. inermis (Cockspur Hawthorn)

These pink fruits are edible, but their dry flesh is more commonly used in jellies than eaten raw. The tree provides food for the caterpillars of several large and colorful butterfly species.

Ericameria nauseosa (Rubber Rabbitbrush)

This tough native plant is an iconic part of the Utah landscape. Its abundant bright yellow flowers last through the fall.

Sedum 'Autumn Joy' (Autumn Joy Sedum)

The pink flowers on this succulent emerge as light pink buds in the summer, but they become deep red with time.

Picea glauca 'Sanders Blue' (Sanders Blue Dwarf Alberta Spruce)

The patchwork of shades on this spruce is the result of its needles changing color as they age. Find this unique mosaic of green in the Four Seasons Garden.

Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' (Japanese Anemone)

This Japanese anemone provides a late season shower of white blooms.

Rhus typhina ‘Laciniata’ (Lace-leaf Staghorn Sumac)

Some of the Garden’s most fiery autumn foliage is the staghorn sumac, and this cultivar has a particularly interesting leaf shape.

October is the peak of a new season, filled with magic and color. For crisp autumn mornings and falling leaves in the breeze, the Garden is the place to be.

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Blog and Photos by Drew Freshour