Flowers can be found in almost every color imaginable, from pale pastels to bold, vivid hues. And while sometimes we pick up plants that catch our eye without having a plan for them, other times we have a goal in mind and go searching for the perfect plants to fulfill it. Whether you want to follow a color scheme, add some variety to your garden, or attract hummingbirds with crimson blooms, viewing lists of flowers organized by color can help you find the right plants.
Delightful Pink Perennial Flowers for Your Garden
For rosy blooms that come back year after year, plant some delightful pink perennial flowers in your garden. From ruffled peonies to spikes of lupine, pink flowering perennials come in many shapes, sizes, and tints.
Find more pink perennial flowers in this list.
Yellow Spring Flowers to Make Your Garden Pop
One of the most cheerful sights in early spring is the first golden daffodils revealing their bright faces. Fill your garden with these happy bursts of color throughout the season with a variety of yellow spring flowers, from the earliest crocus to late-spring yellow hibiscus.
Need more ideas? Check out these yellow spring flowers.
Red Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds
Hummingbirds are such a joy to spot in the garden, and you can encourage them to visit by simply planting the right flowers. Whether or not the color red truly attracts hummingbirds, planting nectar-rich crimson blooms will almost certainly get their attention, from common petunias to the aptly named hummingbird mint.
Read more about red flowers and hummingbirds.
Beautiful Red Flowers for Every Season
If your motivation for planting red flowers is simply their stunning color (and not strictly to attract hummingbirds), there are so many beautiful options to choose from! Poppies, dahlias, and roses may spring to mind, and all are great choices for any flower garden.
Fill your garden with crimson blooms from spring through fall — and beyond — with these beautiful red flowers.
The Most Beautiful Blue Flowers for Your Garden
There are very few truly blue flowers, and they are all stunning. Flowers labeled as “blue” can range from purple to almost white, and it can be frustrating to plant one only to find the blooms are not at all what you expected. Some true-blue flowers include spring gentian and forget-me-nots.
Find more blue flowers here.
Show-Stopping Yellow Flowering Shrubs
Shrubs also provide gorgeous color in the garden, with the added benefit of vertical interest. Plant some show-stopping yellow flowering shrubs to bring cheery golden color to the garden in every season, from summery yellow roses to the delightful surprise of witch hazel in winter.
Check out these other show-stopping yellow flowering shrubs.
The Best White Flowering Shrubs for Your Garden
White flowers go with everything and can help break up loud bursts of color. White flowering shrubs also provide a lovely backdrop in the garden. Whether you choose the traditional elegance of Annabelle hydrangeas or the unique fall-blooming fragrant tea olive, it’s hard to go wrong with white flowering shrubs.
Read about the pros and cons of different white flowering shrubs here.
