Flower color

Pink flowers

715 garden plants with pink blooms, with bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs. Build a pink color scheme that lasts across the season.

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How this list is made

Derived from each plant's flower color tags and bloom colors, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 715 plants, 500 have been checked against outside sources (30 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Pink is the default setting of ornamental gardening: 715 plants here flower some shade of it, more than any other color by a wide margin. That is exactly the difficulty. Pink is easy to end up with by accident, and it varies more than any other color on this list, so two pinks can clash far worse than pink and orange ever would. Coral and salmon carry yellow, magenta and cerise carry blue, and a bed holding both looks unresolved without anyone being able to say why. The fix is not to choose between them but to put something between them: gray foliage, or a mass of white. A pink border is built on exactly that.

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Full sunZones 5–105 ftModerate

Aglo Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Weston's Aglo'

Part shadeZones 4–83 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Prunus × yedoensis 'Akebono'

Full sunZones 5–823 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Alexandrina Magnolia

Magnolia × soulangeana 'Alexandrina'

Full sunZones 5–920 ftModerate

Sporobolus airoides

Full sunZones 4–93 ftLow

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Alma Pötschke'

Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate

Amaryllis Belladonna

Amaryllis belladonna

Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

American Smoketree

Cotinus obovatus

Full sunZones 4–817 ftModerate

Angelface Perfectly Pink Summer Snapdragon

Angelonia angustifolia 'Balang15434'

Full sunZones 10–112 ftModerate

Angelface Raspberry

Angelonia 'Angelface Raspberry'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Tulipa 'Angelique'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Hyacinthus 'Anna Marie'

Full sunZones 4–810 inModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Phlox drummondii

Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate

Anthony Waterer

Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'

Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus syriacus 'Aphrodite'

Full sunZones 5–88 ftModerate

Appalachian Red

Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red'

Part sunZones 5–916 ftModerate

Apple Blossom Flower Carpet Rose

Full sunZones 5–82 ftModerate

Apricot Delight

Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'

Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Apricot Pride Darwin Hybrid Tulip

Tulipa 'Zantubeau'

Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Camellia japonica 'April Rose'

Part shadeZones 6–96 ftModerate

Thunbergia alata 'Arizona Rose'

Full sunZones 10–118 ftModerate

Armeria Dreameria Daydream

Armeria pseudarmeria 'Daydream'

Full sunZones 6–912 inModerate

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh

Delphinium 'Astolat'

Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Austin Pretty Limits Oleander

Nerium oleander 'ATXNOKHP'

Full sunZones 8–115 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Carnation Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Roblec'

Part shadeZones 6–94.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Carnival Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Conlet'

Part shadeZones 6–103 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Coral Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Conled'

Part shadeZones 7–102.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Damask Rose

Rosa damascena var. semperflorens

Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate

Autumn Empress Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Conles'

Part shadeZones 6–104 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Flowering Cherry

Prunus subhirtella 'Autumnalis'

Full sunZones 5–823 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Inferno Cotoneaster

Cotoneaster 'Bronfire'

Full sunZones 4–75.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Joy Sedum

Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow

Autumn Sangria Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Roblee'

Part shadeZones 6–104.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Spirit Camellia

Camellia 'Autumn Spirit'

Part shadeZones 6–95.5 ftModerate

Autumn Starburst Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Robleze'

Part shadeZones 6–102.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Autumn Sweetheart Encore Azalea

Rhododendron 'Robleja'

Part shadeZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Symphytum × uplandicum 'Axminster Gold'

Full sunZones 4–73 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shadeZones 5–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum 'Baby Joe'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Lantana 'Bandana Pink'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lantana 'Bandana Rose'

Full sunZones 9–111.5 ftLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Barbara Mitchell Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Barbara Mitchell'

Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Dianthus 'Bath's Pink'

Full sunZones 3–910 inLow

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Part shade12 inModerate12 in wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Belleza Dark Pink Gaura

Oenothera lindheimeri 'KLEAU04263'

Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow

Part sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Hibiscus 'Berry Awesome'

Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh

Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie'

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Beverly Sills Reblooming Bearded Iris

Iris 'Beverly Sills'

Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bicolor Geranium

Pelargonium 'Bicolor'

Full sun1.5 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Begonia 'Big Rose Bronze Leaf'

Part shade2 ftModerate1.5 ft wide

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blaauws Pink Azalea

Rhododendron 'Blaauw's Pink'

Full sunZones 5–84.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Lamprocapnos spectabilis

Part shadeZones 3–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double

Rhododendron 'RLH1-2P8'

Part sunZones 6–94 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloombux Blush Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Microhirs3'

Part shadeZones 6–82.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloombux Magenta Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Microhirs9'

Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Bloomerang Ballet Reblooming Lilac

Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPH'

Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate

BloomStruck Hydrangea

Hydrangea macrophylla 'PIIHM-II'

Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Blush Pink Nandina

Nandina domestica 'AKA'

Part shadeZones 6–92 ftModerate

Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

Pink flowers by season

A plant is counted in every season it flowers in, so a long-flowering one appears in more than one. The named picks are the plants whose whole flowering sits in that season, not the ones that only pass through it.

Spring

March, April and May

394 plants

Azalea
Rhododendron · April to May
Candy Cloud Pink Phlox
Phlox 'Balcloudink' · April to May
Flowering Crabapple
Malus · April to May

Summer

June, July and August

562 plants

Carnation
Dianthus caryophyllus · June to August
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca · June to August
DreamScape Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens 'Baicz10' · June to August

Fall

September, October and November

353 plants

Cyclamen
September to November
Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris · September to November
Early Wonder Camellia
Camellia japonica 'Early Autumn' · September to October

Winter

December, January and February

15 plants

Camellia
Camellia japonica · January to March
Pink Frost
Helleborus × ballardiae 'Pink Frost' · January to March
Enchanted Forest Gay Goblin Pieris
Pieris japonica 'Cabernet' · February to April

Pink flowers for shade

180 of these 715 plants will flower in less than a full day of sun.

Part shade

140 plants

Begonia
May to October
Dragon Baby Hardy Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Hylv17522' · June to October
Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum · April to August

Part sun

35 plants

Turtlehead
Chelone · August to September
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis · April
Bloom-A-Thon Pink Double
Rhododendron 'RLH1-2P8' · April to October

The longest-blooming pink flowers

184 of these plants hold their flowers for 5 months or more. These are the longest of them.

Stanwell Perpetual
Rosa 'Stanwell Perpetual' · 8 months, April to November
California Poppy (Rose/Pink Mix)
Eschscholzia californica 'Carmine King' · 7 months, March to September
Autumn Carnation Encore Azalea
Rhododendron 'Roblec' · 7 months, April to October
Impatiens
Impatiens walleriana · 6 months, May to October
Pentas
Pentas lanceolata · 6 months, May to October

Pink flowers by height

Mature height, in the three bands a border is planted in. Anything over 10 ft is structure rather than a border plant, and a climber is sized by whatever it is growing up, so both sit this out.

Front of the border

under 12 in

75 plants

Ice Plant
Delosperma · 4 in
Dead Nettle
Lamium maculatum · 8 in
Sea Thrift
Armeria maritima · 8 in

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

328 plants

Coral Flower Carpet Rose
Rosa 'Noala' · 2.5 ft
SuperCal Neon Rose Petchoa
× Petchoa 'Kakegawa S89' · 12 in
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii · 12 in

Back of the border

3 ft and up

239 plants

Dames de Chenonceau Rose
Rosa 'Dames de Chenonceau' · 4 ft
Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus · 3.5 ft
Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis · 5 ft

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