Celebrate Pantone's Color of the Year with 30 Peachy Plants

Each year, the Pantone Color Institute chooses a color they expect to see everywhere, from fashions to home interiors and gardens. For 2024, it's "Peach Fuzz," a color that signals warmth, softness and elegance.

Adding peach tones to your yard or landscape is easy if you plant peach trees that produce fuzzy fruits. If you don't have enough space or sun for trees, check out our list of other perennials, annuals and shrubs with flowers or foliage in peachy-keen colors. One note: Peach is a blend of yellow, orange, white and pink, and your monitor affects the colors you see. That's OK. "Peach Fuzz" is the new black and goes with almost everything. Shown here: Coneflower (Echinacea) 'Big Kahuna'

Commonly called coral bells, Heuchera 'Primo Peachberry Ice' opens small, cream-colored flowers in the summer, but it's typically grown for its pretty, ruffled foliage. The leaves are apricot orange with a silvery sheen on top and pink undersides; the colors become softer as the weather gets warmer. This perennial has a mounded growth habit, stays 8 to 10 inches tall and spreads 30 to 34 inches. Hardy in Zones 4 to 9, it's great for winter interest and grows nicely in containers. While it can take sun or shade, it does best in part shade and humusy, well-draining soil. Try it with other shade-lovers, like ferns, bleeding hearts and hostas.

If Chaenomeles speciosa doesn’t sound familiar, you probably know it by its common name, flowering quince. 'Double Take Peach' quince, unlike older flowering quinces, is thornless, so the stems are nice for cutting and forcing into bloom in vases. The soft, peach-pink flowers start opening in early spring, the plants tolerate heat and drought and need little, if any, pruning. 'Double Take Peach' is a deciduous shrub for full sun. Hardy in Zones 5 to 9, this quince grows 4 to 5 feet high and wide. Bees love it.

Look for the flash of fireflies and the peachy-orange blooms of Achillea 'Firefly Peach Sky’ in the summer. When they mature, the flowers turn yellow. Also known as yarrow, this Achillea is a drought-tolerant perennial that's hardy in Zones 3-8 and takes full sun. The plants have an upright growth habit and don't usually need staking, although the stems can grow 28 to 32 inches tall and the plants spread 28 to 32 inches. Give 'Firefly Peach Sky' average or poor soil — it dislikes rich soil — and when the flowers finish, cut the plants back by half.

Gardeners fall for the heart-shaped leaves of Heart to Heart 'Chinook' caladiums (Caladium hortulanum). Prized for their green, peachy-orange and salmon-pink leaves, they're versatile enough to thrive in hanging baskets, containers, beds and borders. 'Chinook' also makes a lovely houseplant, but it's toxic, so keep it away from children, pets and other animals. This caladium can take sun or shade and tolerates heat, but it will burn in hot southern exposures. Hardy only in Zones 10 and 11, the plants are usually grown as annuals and reach 15 to 20 inches tall with an 8- to 10-inch spread. They like warm temperatures, so wait until it’s consistently above 60 degrees to plant the bulbs or live plants outdoors.

Let Superbena 'Peachy Keen', a verbena hybrid, trail from hanging baskets, window boxes or other containers, and give it part sun to sun to keep its peach pink and salmon coral blooms coming until frost. This annual has a mounding and trailing habit, growing 6 to 12 inches tall and trailing up to 24 inches, so it's also ideal to use as a "spiller” in containers. 'Peachy Keen' is attractive in the landscape as a ground cover or planted in masses. This vigorous beauty is heat and mildew-tolerant — two conditions that cause many verbenas to fail. Add fertilizer or compost regularly to keep it flowering.

Soft peach, pink and coral blooms cover 'Peach Drift', a dwarf shrub rose (Rosa), from midspring until the first hard freeze. This heavy bloomer resists diseases and pairs beautifully with other perennial flowers. Grow it in a site with full sun. It reaches up to 18 inches high and 24 inches wide. Hardy in Zones 4 to 11, the plants, which are also attractive with evergreens and trees, are a cross between groundcover roses and minature roses. 'Peach Drift' is so low-maintenance, it can be used around a foundation or as a container plant.

'Miss Amara' dahlias (Dahlia pinnata) are "garden gems, beautiful, prolific and resilient," says Alexandra Stone, owner of Stone Hollow Farmstead. The 4- to 6-inch flowers are held on long stems, so they're great for cutting or arranging. Give the plants, which reach 3 to 4 feet tall, full sun and pinch them when they're about a foot tall to encourage branching. "This dahlia's most remarkable feature," Stone adds, "is her stunning color transformation (that) starts in the summer with a soft blush of peaches and yellows, gradually shifts to the palest of yellows and welcomes autumn with rich shades of dark peach, wine, orange and yellow." If you garden where the winters are warm and mild, you can leave dahlia tubers in the ground. Otherwise, dig them up and store them over the winter. Ask your local garden center about availability.

Think of tropical fruits when you plant daylily (Hemerocallis) Rainbow Rhythm 'Orange Smoothie'. The fragrant, mango-orange blooms have rosy bands when they open in summer and when they bloom again, later in the growing season. Hardy in Zones 3 to 9, these pretty perennials reach 24 inches tall and 18 to 24 inches across. Daylilies are so easy to grow and adaptable that they're happy in soil that's poor, average or fertile. For a gorgeous color palette, grow them with violet-blue veronica and snowy-white Shasta daisies.

Long-blooming Geum 'Pretticoats Peach' draws butterflies with its showy, butter-yellow and soft peach blooms.The plants form compact clumps that grow 8 to 10 inches tall and spread up to 20 inches, so you can use them as a ground cover to help suppress weeds. In warm winter areas, 'Pretticoats Peach' is semi-evergreen, and its silvery seed heads provide winter interest. Give the plants sun if you grow them in containers or borders along with a little shade; direct sun can burn the leaves. Expect flowers from late spring into early fall. This Geum, sometimes called Avens, is hardy in Zones 4 to 9. Ask your local garden center about availability.

If you're looking for a peach-colored shrub that holds its leaves year-round, plant Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Congabe') Fire Chief. In the spring, this compact, globe-shaped evergreen has bright golden foliage. By summer, it turns a soft peach-orange and becomes deep red in fall. 'Fire Chief' tops out at 2 to 4 feet high and wide, doesn't need pruning and thrives in full sun to part shade. The plants, which don't flower, are deer-resistant and hardy in Zones 5 to 8. Grow them in containers, borders or mass plantings, or use them as hedges.

Stunning 'Peaches and Cream' Grevilleas, commonly called spider flowers, are shrubs that hail from Australia. Hardy in Zones 9 to 11, these evergreens bear clusters of flowers that grow to six inches long; they emerge soft yellow and gradually become pink and orange, luring hummingbirds and other nectar-loving birds. Give the plants room to grow; they top out and spread 4 to 6 feet tall. 'Peaches and Cream' thrives in sun or part shade and prefers acidic or neutral soils that drain easily. Prune the plants lightly, if desired, but be careful, as they can irritate sensitive skin; don't ingest any parts of them, either. The bright green leaves take on bronze tones in winter, so this is a good choice for year-round interest. Ask your local garden center about availability.

Conifers can add peach colors to your yard and landscape, too. Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides) 'Amber Glow' is eye-catching year-round and stunning in autumn. In the spring, its foliage is yellow with hints of burgundy. In the summer, it becomes bright yellow. By fall, the trees take on a rusty peach-orange color. Make sure you have space for these deciduous beauties; they grow slowly from 30 to 35 feet tall and spread up to 25 feet. Plant 'Amber Glow' in full sun and acidic, moist soil that drains easily and watch it grow into a pyramidal shape. It's hardy in Zones 4 to 8.

Verbascum 'Honey Dijon', which behaves like a biennial or short-lived perennial, adds peachy-yellow blooms to gardens from late spring to fall. Also called mullein, it tolerates drought and dry, rocky soils, as long as they have good drainage. Diseases and pests aren't usually a problem, except for spider mites, which sometimes attack verbascum in hot weather. Use 'Honey Dijon,' which grows 8 to 18 inches tall and spreads to 14 inches, for vertical interest in meadows, naturalized areas, cottage gardens and borders and on arid, rocky slopes. Remove the flower spikes before the seeds set if you don't want them to self-sow everywhere. The plants take full sun to part shade and are hardy in Zones 5 to 9. Ask your local garden center about availability.

Houseplant fans, there's a peach-colored plant for you. 'Siam Aurora' is a 14- to 20-inch tall tropical with large, green leaves edged in peach, pink and shades of red. You may find it labeled as Chinese evergreen or Aglaonema 'Firecracker'. Aside from warm temperatures and well-drained soil, it doesn't demand much care and grows nicely, although slowly, in low-light conditions. 'Siam Aurora' can go for several weeks without water, so it's ideal for forgetful plant parents. Let it dry out completely before watering it again. In Zones 10 to 11, this Aglaonema can be grown outside. It can be toxic to people and pets.

Need some pastel color in your autumn garden? 'Peach Pearls' has star-shaped, rosy peach flowers that open from late summer into fall. This sedum (Stonecrop) stores water in its thick leaves, which are olive green and burgundy, and tolerates drought once it's established. Hardy in Zones 4 to 9, this deciduous perennial is great for attracting butterflies and thrives in containers, borders, rock gardens and beds with average to poor soil. Give 'Peach Pearls' full sun and good drainage and let the flowerheads dry on the plants for winter interest. Ask your local garden center about availability.

Red and green are the traditional Christmas colors, but don't overlook 'Christmas Beauty Cinnamon,' a poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) with pale peach bracts (what we usually think of as leaves). It's hardy to only 50 degrees, so it's usually grown as a houseplant, but it can vacation outdoors once the weather is reliably warm or you can compost it and replace it with a fresh plant when you're ready. If you don't want to replace it, use these tips to keep your plant healthy. This poinsettia grows 18 to 24 inches tall and wide and likes bright, indirect sun. Keep it away from hot and cold drafts, and be aware that all parts of the plants can irritate and cause digestive problems. Ask your local garden center about availability.

Kniphofia plants go by many names: red hot poker, torch lily and tritoma. This upright perennial, a native of Africa, forms clumps of flowers in shades of red, yellow, orange and cream over tall, grass-like leaves. Pyromania 'Hot and Cold’, shown here, has tangerine-peach buds that open to white flowers. The plants grow to 36 inches tall with a 24- to 30-inch spread. This summer bloomer is hardy in Zones 5 to 9 and prefers average to poor soils, as long as it has good drainage. If you garden in Zones 5 and 6, mulch the plants when cold weather arrives. Try these striking flowers in a container with orange-red lantana and dark purple-black sweet potato vines.

Most foxgloves are biennials that bloom for two years before they die. 'Arctic Fox Rose' (Digitalis hybrida) is a perennial foxglove that blooms year after year. Butterflies, bees and hummingbirds find its pinky-peach flowers irresistible when the plants bloom from spring into summer. Hardy in Zones 5 to 9, the plants reach 18 to 24 inches tall with a 16 to 18-inch spread. They're great for adding vertical interest to the edge of woodlands, along fences, in big containers or when they're cut and arranged in bouquets. 'Arctic Fox Rose' takes full sun to part shade whether you grow it in masses, in the landscape or as a specimen plant.

Easily grown from seeds, Stock (Matthiola incana) is a lovely flower for cottage gardens and has a mild, clove-like scent. 'Apricot Column' bears densely packed spikes of double flowers in pastel peach and yellow from late spring into summer. Once the temperatures get above 65 degrees, the flower show often stops. Use the blooms, which are held on 24- to 30-inch stems, for cutting or drying. Stock likes full sun (cool morning sun is best) to partial shade and rich soil that drains easily. Hardy in Zones 7 to 10, 'Apricot Column' is considered a half-hardy annual, which means it can withstand a couple of frosts in some areas and overwinter where the climate is very mild.

Most Coreopsis flowers are yellow, but 'Creme Caramel' Coreopsis blooms from early summer to fall in creamy peach-pink and gold. When the temperatures drop, the flowers turn to salmon orange. Coreopsis, also called tickseed, is a perennial with fine-cut foliage. The plants spread nicely in borders, beds or naturalized areas and grow about 18 inches tall. Keep 'Creme Caramel' happy in a sunny spot with good drainage, and divide the plants every two or three years if they become crowded. Pollinators love these long-blooming plants, but deer tend to leave them alone. Ask your local garden center about availability.

Put a splash of peach in your spring and summer garden with 'SuperTrooper Orange' Dianthus (Dianthus caryophyllus). Sometimes called pot carnations, these dwarf Dianthus bear fully double flowers and grow 10 to 14 inches tall with a 10- to 12-inch spread. They're perennials, hardy in Zones 6 to 9. The creamsicle-orange color stands out beautifully in green landscapes, and the clove scent attracts butterflies and other beneficial insects. Grow them in beds, borders, containers or cottage gardens that get full sun.

Add a punch of peach to hanging baskets, borders or landscape plantings with coleus 'Fancy Feathers Copper' (Coleus scutellariodes). This annual needs partial to full shade in Southern climates and takes partial to full sun in northern climates. Hardy in Zones 10 and 11, the plants are a blend of copper orange, pink and red and form mounded tuffets of narrow, feather-like leaves. Because coleus come from tropical areas, they don't mind warm temperatures — but don't plant them outdoors until the temperature remain above 60 degrees at night. 'Fancy Feathers Copper' produces insignificant flower spikes; pinch the buds when you see them or the plants will start to decline. Expect them to grow 4 inches tall and spread 8 inches wide.

The big, salmon-peach blooms of 'Cocoa Enchanted Sunrise', surrounded by chocolate-brown leaves with lime-green veins, make this begonia a standout. Hardy in Zones 8 to 11, the plants need shade outdoors if they're grown in beds or mixed containers. Bring them indoors before the first frost to enjoy them as houseplants and give them bright, indirect light. 'Cocoa Enchanted Sunrise' has an upright growth habit and tops out at 18 to 24 inches tall with a 15- to 18-inch spread.

Abelias are often used as hedges or screens for unwanted views, and thanks to their dense growth habit, they're good foundation plants. Abelia hybrid 'Peach Perfection' has attractive foliage that starts out bright orange and matures to peachy yellow and green. This compact, rounded shrub grows 3 to 4 feet tall and spreads 2 to 3 feet. It needs full sun and regular water until it's established. Try it in outdoor containers, the garden or landscape; it's hardy in Zones 6 to 9.

Also called cockscomb, Celosia ‘Celway Salmon’ (Celosia spicata) has strong stems and upright, peachy-salmon flower plumes. Smaller plumes grow around the central plume, which gives the flowers a nice, full look. This annual blooms from spring into summer or early fall. It’s drought tolerant and matures at 40 to 48 inches tall with a 16-inch spread. Give celosia full sun and grow it in a cutting garden with lilies, zinnias and dahlias or let it attract butterflies in borders, mass plantings and hanging baskets, or other containers.

Bred in France and named for a former Benedictine monastery, 'Abbaye de Cluny' is a hybrid tea rose (Rosa) with rounded, ruffled blooms. This antique variety opens big, apricot-colored flowers all summer and is hardy in Zones 5 to 10. It’s mildly fragrant, with a spicy citrus scent, and needs full sun as it grows 3 to 4 feet tall with a 2- to 3-foot spread. Plant 'Abbaye de Cluny' in the garden or containers and cut the flowers for arrangements.

You may have seen this calibrachoa, Cha-Cha 'Diva Apricot', sold under its former name, 'Burlesque'. It's an annual in most areas but behaves like a tender perennial in Zones 9 to 11. Its cascading blooms come in a riot of colors: yellow and peach with coral veins. The trumpet-shaped flowers start opening in early spring and continue until frost. For best results, grow Cha Cha 'Apricot Diva' in containers that get partial sun to full sun, fertilize the plants weekly and keep them well-watered. They'll reach 6 to 12 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide.

When the sun shines through its leaves, Coleus 'Peach Julep' (Plectranthus scutellarioides) almost glows. Its dark red and lime-green margins contrast beautifully to its creamy peach leaves. Because it forms upright mounds and self-branches, this coleus doesn't need pinching. Hardy in Zones 10 and 11, 'Peach Julep' prefers part to full shade. Maturing at 12 to 14 inches tall, the dwarf plants are suitable for mixed containers, hanging baskets, summer borders and mass plantings.

Birds and butterflies visit Lantana 'Little Lucky Peach Glow' (Lantana camara 'Balluceagl') when its gold, salmon-pink and peach-colored blooms open from spring into fall. The plants form compact mounds of flowers and dark green leaves and reach 10 to 12 inches tall and wide. Use this lantana in containers, on retaining walls, as accent plants or in the front of borders. Don't stress if the weather turns hot and humid; this heavy-bloomer can handle it. Hardy in Zones 10 and 11, 'Little Lucky Peach Glow' thrives in full sun. Once it's established, it tolerates some drought.