What flowers are in season in the autumn in Port Townsend?

“Go, sit upon the lofty hill, And turn your eyes around, Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. The summer sun is faint on them— The summer flowers depart— Sit still— as all transform’d to stone, Except your musing heart.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning, The Autumn

Here are some of the flowers blooming in the autumn (mid-September to early November) in the Pacific Northwest. This is not an exhaustive list but rather a starting point to show you some ideas.

Autumn is an ideal time for saturated color and texture. It’s the time of rose hips, seed pods, and golden grasses. Dahlias are really the star of the fall, but equally as lovely are black-eyed susans, asters, chrysanthemums, and Japanese anemones.

A person holding a large, blooming yellow-orange chrysanthemum flower with multiple buds nearby, on a green leafy plant in a garden.
Close-up of a branch with five lantern-like orange, yellow, and green Chinese lantern plant pods against a blue sky with white clouds and trees in the background.
Close-up of red berries on a bush against a background of blue sky and other branches.
A wooden box filled with a variety of colorful heirloom tomatoes, including yellow, red, orange, and striped varieties, and an arrangement of large, vibrant dahlias, sunflowers, and other flowers in shades of peach, pink, red, and burgundy.
A colorful arrangement of various flowers including dahlias, cosmos, and ferns, with sunlight casting shadows on the concrete surface.
A bouquet of colorful flowers including pink, orange, white, and yellow blossoms in a vase on a green rustic stool with sunlight casting shadows on a white wall.
Colorful bouquet of various fresh flowers, including marigolds, dahlias, and other flowers with shades of orange, red, purple, and pink, wrapped in brown paper, set on a wooden surface.
A colorful assortment of fresh flowers including daisies, dahlias, marigolds, and other garden blooms, arranged in bouquets.
A mixed bouquet of various colorful flowers, including yellow, white, pink, and purple blossoms and dark purple leaves.
A bouquet of orange, yellow, and pink chrysanthemum flowers with red berries and green leaves against a dark background.
Close-up of various autumn-colored flowers with black centers, including yellow, orange, and red petals.
A bouquet of dahlia, white with yellow center, and other garden flowers being held outdoors.