There are not many flowers that have peak blooming in Autumn, especially in the temperate climate. However, in sub-tropical areas, such as Southern California, there are many flowers still in bloom.
Chrysanthemums (in short "mums") are the most popular Autumn flowers. At the end of Summer season, mums are sold everywhere from nurseries to grocery stores and hardware stores. The mums that are sold in the USA are relatively hardy and can be grown as a perennial. However, most mums are grown as annual, because the flowers are not very good in the following years.
In the Fall, the floss-silk trees are in blooming everywhere in Southern California. You can see the big trees covering with large pink flowers in the shopping centers, along streets and in arboretums, botanical gardens, zoo... in the Los Angeles and San Diego areas. Most of the flower pictures in this page are from Orange county and San Diego, California. The mum pictures are from St. Louis, Missouri.
