What to plant in your Autumn Planters and Window Boxes Plants you should not cut in the fall - Birds Rely on These! Coneflowers (Echinacea) Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium) Sedum (Autumn Joy) Black-Eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) Goldenrod (Solidago) Asters Sunflowers (Helianthus) Ornamental Grasses (Miscanthus, Panicum, Etc.) Native Shrubs With Berries (Viburnum, Dogwood, Elderberry)