These pink perennial flowers add a jolt of color to your garden. Discover colorful cultivars that attract bees, butterflies and birds.
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Achillea millefolium “Milly Rock” Rose
Common name: Yarrow
Zones: 4 – 9
Known as one of the easiest flowers to grow, yarrow’s delightful pink flowers bloom from late spring to fall. Grow in full sun in well-draining soil, and remove finished flowers to encourage re-blooming.
Why we love it: Yarrow is an excellent choice for pollinators. Butterflies and bees love it, and birds snack on the seeds.
This lovely flower offers clumps of pretty pink flowers from spring until fall. Grows best in sun and in well-drained soil, but requires only moderate amounts of water.
Why we love it: This flower is perfect for attracting butterflies, and it can take the heat. Plus, it grows well in containers.
Add plenty of pink to your garden with this low-maintenance dianthus cultivar. Reblooming from spring until fall, it requires watering only during droughts and grows best in sun.
Why we love it: Mountain Frost Pink Carpet is a great choice for a rock garden, and gardeners won’t have to worry about the plant croaking from excessive water — it tolerates rain well.
Flowering all season, Arctic Fox Rose tolerates the unpredictable (and often chilly) conditions of northern gardens like a champ. Its gorgeous pink blooms look great in in-ground gardens or in containers.
Why we love it: Aside from its frost tolerance, Arctic Fox Rose attracts butterflies and bees, and it’s deer-resistant, too.
New for this year, Echinacea Sombrero Poco Hot Pink — a vividly pink coneflower cultivar — will brighten any garden. Grow in well-drained, fertile soil in full sun. Fertilize only as needed.
Why we love it: Coneflower is a well-known butterfly favorite, and this particular plant is deer-resistant, too.
The grower describes this plant as a “compact version” of the classic Joe-Pye weed, making it a great choice for smaller-space gardens. It blooms earlier in the summer than many Joe-Pye cultivars and continues blooming until late summer or fall. Grows in full sun and requires only light watering.
For those hoping to bring more pollinators to their yard, this pink-blooming flower is perfect. Bee balm is a bee favorite (hence the name), but it draws plenty of hummingbirds, too. Grow in sun or part shade.
Why we love it: This cultivar is resistant to powdery mildew — a definite perk for gardeners.
The blooms on this plant are sure to knock your socks off! The grower says this plant features “super-sized” blooms, which continue all summer. Plant in full sun, and in a spot where the plant receives air circulation.
Why we love it: The gorgeous flowers are reason enough for us to love it, but garden phlox is also a bee, butterfly and bird favorite.
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Veronica longifolia Skyward Pink
Common name: Long-leaf speedwell
Zones: 4 – 9
The unique flowers on this plant make for a fun addition to any garden. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil, although the grower notes that it’ll tolerate many soil types and conditions.
Why we love it: Gardeners don’t need to worry about powdery mildew with this cultivar; it’s mildew-resistant.
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Aquilegia Swan Pink and Yellow
Common name: Columbine
Zones: 3 – 9
Can’t decide between yellow or pink flowers? This plant offers both. Blooming from spring through summer, it offers plenty of garden interest throughout the season. It’s a great choice for a container garden.
Why we love it: The grower notes that the bright flower colors make it ideal for a cutting garden.
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