Plants for Autumn Colour

Autumn brings some of the most spectacular colours of any season - fiery reds, warm oranges and golden yellows dazzle against a backdrop of rich purple, copper and bronze tones. It's not just about trees though - climbing plants like Virginia Creeper and Boston Ivy have some of the best autumn colour in the garden and vibrant shrubs including Cornus, Cotinus, Acer and Euonymus bring borders back to life when the dark nights set in. Our growers have selected the brightest and best for autumn colour and year-round interest.
Perennial plant collections (45)Climbing plant collections (11)Vegetable plant collections (37)Pond plant collections (9)
  • Vilmorinii Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Vilmorin's Rowan Tree | Sorbus vilmorinii

    Red berries turn stunning white

    • Bushy, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Green, lacy leaves turn purple come autumn
    • Aids native wildlife and bees

    3 options available

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  • Jelly King' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Jelly King' Crabapple Tree

    The best for jam-making

    • A proudly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Myriad linen-white flowers appear in spring
    • Harvests increase with age

    2 options available

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  • Black Birch Tree | Betula nigra 'Black Star' Ornamental Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Black Birch Tree | Betula nigra 'Black Star'

    Best in the constellation!

    • Airy, spreading tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m+
    • Lush green foliage turning yellow in autumn
    • Fabulous peeling bark

    2 options available

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  • Cut Leaf Rowan Tree | Sorbus 'Chinese Lace' Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Cut Leaf Rowan Tree | Sorbus 'Chinese Lace'

    Exceptionally bright red berries

    • Neat, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Dark green, finely-cut leaflets (turning red)
    • Ideal for city and roadside gardens

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  • Large-leaved Lime Tree | Tilia platyphyllos Ornamental Trees
    From £65
    £70 From £65

    Large-leaved Lime Tree | Tilia platyphyllos

    Flowering favourite of bees

    • Rounded upright tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 15m
    • Butter yellow autumn hues, fragrant flowers
    • Fragrant flowers a favourite with bees

    2 options available

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  • Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' Shrubs
    From £20
    From £20

    Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess'

    Masses of delicate pink flowers

    • Striking, rounded architectural form
    • Neat shrub - reaches around 0.5-1m
    • Deciduous foliage with gorgeous blossoms
    • A brilliant choice for shaded garden beds

    2 options available

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  • White Winter Flowering Cherry Tree | Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis' Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    White Winter Flowering Cherry Tree | Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'

    Blooms to beat the winter blues!

    • Strong upright tree
    • Easily pruned to fit any garden
    • Large white, semi-double flowers
    • Blossoms in November-March

    2 options available

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  • Evereste Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Evereste' Crabapple Tree

    Award-winning and deservedly so

    • A lovely, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Dazzling white flowers turning pink
    • Good resistance to fire blight

    5 options available

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  • 'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    £45 From £28

    'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree

    Ruby red, jewel-like fruits

    • A charming, upright-to-spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Clouds of pinkish white blossom in spring
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    5 options available

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  • Heavenly Bamboo | Nandina domestica 'Obsessed' Shrubs
    £45
    £45

    Heavenly Bamboo | Nandina domestica 'Obsessed'

    Bring the blaze!

    • Shapely, versatile shrub
    • Small shrub - grows up to 0.7m
    • Fiery foliage, conical white flowers
    • Featured in RHS Chelsea gardens

    1 option available

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  • Copper Kettle' Rowan Tree | Sorbus Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    'Copper Kettle' Rowan Tree | Sorbus

    Unique copper-coloured berries

    • Spreading, upright tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • Green leaves, white blooms, bright berries
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste' Ornamental Trees
    £30
    £35 £30

    Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste'

    The pinnacle of patio pomes

    • Delightful clear-stemmed patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dark green foliage turning orange in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Viburnum bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' Shrubs
    From £69
    From £69

    Viburnum bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

    Sweetly-scented winter pink

    • Elegant, rounded evergreen shrub
    • Medium shrub - grows up to 2-3m
    • Deciduous shrub with pink winter blossoms
    • A highly dependable winter-flowering shrub

    1 option available

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  • Fastigiate Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera Ornamental Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    Fastigiate Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera 'Fastigiatum'

    Space-saving floral display

    • Striking columnar tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 20m
    • Chartreuse-to-gold leaves, tulip-like blooms
    • Distinctive green and orange flowers

    1 option available

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  • Viburnum burkwoodii Shrubs
    From £90
    From £90

    Viburnum burkwoodii

    Alluring, vivid evergreen leaves

    • Graceful, mounded canopy shape
    • Upright bush - reaches approx 2-3m
    • Semi-evergreen, pink-tinged white blooms
    • A phenomenal addition to sensory gardens

    1 option available

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  • Common Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' Shrubs
    From £25
    From £25

    Common Dogwood | Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'

    A blazing riot of winter colour

    • Burnt sienna stems, white summer flowers
    • Incredible winter stem colour
    • Average growth rate - 20-40cm per year
    • Grows up to 3m or keep trimmed at 1-3m

    1 option available

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  • Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana Climbing Plants
    From £15
    From £15

    Chinese Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus henryana

    Vigorous autumn climber

    • Silvery green and burgundy foliage
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Can cope in full sun or shade
    • Fab fruit-foliage colour contrast in autumn

    3 options available

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  • Golden False Acacia | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia' Ornamental Trees
    From £150
    From £150

    Golden False Acacia | Robinia pseudoacacia 'Frisia'

    Elegant white flower clusters

    • Naturally bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 15m
    • Lime-yellow leaves and scented white flowers
    • Almost unparalleled vibrancy of foliage

    1 option available

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  • Serviceberry Tree | Amelanchier arborea 'Robin Hill' Ornamental Trees
    From £175
    From £175

    Serviceberry Tree | Amelanchier arborea 'Robin Hill'

    A showy, snowy blanket of blooms

    • Upright, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 7m
    • Starry, pinkish white flowers from March
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Patio Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £32
    £35 From £32

    Patio Pear Tree

    Lush pears from the doorstep

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes award-winning varieties
    • Eat fresh, poach or use in baking
    • Melt-in-the-mouth pears, magical blossoms

    4 options available

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  • Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia Ornamental Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Mountain Ash Rowan Tree | Sorbus aucuparia

    The ultimate wildlife tree

    • Rounded, bushy tree
    • Large tree - grows to 12m
    • Spectacular autumn colour
    • Suitable for all garden sizes

    6 options available

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  • Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii Ornamental Trees
    From £150
    £175 From £150

    Himalayan Birch Tree | Betula utilis jacquemontii

    From the highest climes

    • Open pyramidal tree
    • Large tree - grows higher than 12m
    • Fresh green foliage with yellow catkins
    • Sheds its bark each and every year

    5 options available

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  • Paper Birch Tree | Betula Papyrifera Ornamental Trees
    From £25
    From £25

    Paper Birch Tree | Betula papyrifera

    Bark like peeling parchment

    • Broadly conical tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Green foliage, white bark and yellow catkins
    • Distinctive orange inner bark

    2 options available

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  • Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica Ornamental Trees
    From £150
    £175 From £150

    Persian Ironwood Tree | Parrotia persica

    An all-round architectural star

    • Colourful, wide-spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 8m
    • Bright green leaves turn fiery in autumn
    • Arguably the very best tree for autumn colour

    1 option available

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  • Field Maple Tree | Acer campestre Ornamental Trees
    From £175
    From £175

    Field Maple Tree | Acer campestre

    A golden delight come autumn

    • Rounded, bushy tree
    • Large tree (grows to 12m+)
    • Green, lobed leaves turning yellow in autumn
    • Highly attractive to pollinating insects

    2 options available

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  • Hornbeam Tree | Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata' Ornamental Trees
    From £200
    From £200

    Hornbeam Tree | Carpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'

    Stunning upswept boughs

    • Proudly upright tree
    • Large tree (grows to 12m+)
    • Ribbed, green leaves (turning golden)
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • Norway Maple Tree | Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry' Ornamental Trees
    £105
    £190 £105

    Norway Maple Tree | Acer platanoides 'Crimson Sentry'

    The most gorgeous garden guard

    • Proudly upright tree
    • Large tree - grows up to 12m
    • Deep crimson, penta-lobed deciduous leaves
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 2 Jun
five star rating on Trustpilot

I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
five star rating on Trustpilot

The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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