Growing Pink Flowering Shrubs
Below you will find a list of Shrubs from our plant database that are pink flowering. If you click on any of the photos, you will see a Virtual Plant Tag that may contain plant descriptions, usage suggestions and a link to where you can buy that plant for your landscaping. The concept of a shrub can be difficult to clearly define since different people might consider the same plant a groundcover, broadleaf evergreen, bush or tree.
Most of these shrubs grow well with average soil moisture and partial or full sun, though some can take full shade giving the home gardener more options for use in the landscape. Flowering shrubs are also being used more in mixed containers with annuals, perennials and ornamental grasses.
With so many terrific plant groups with pink flowers, suggestions to enjoy in the home landscape have to include; Azaleas, both deciduous and evergreen, Bigleaf Hydrangea (H. macrocarpa); Blueberries and Cranberries (Vaccinium) which are being selected for ornamental qualities; Butterfly Bush or Summer Lilac (Buddleja or Buddleia davidii); Camellias; Crapemyrtle (Lagerstroemia); Flowering Cherries and Plums (Prunus); Fringe-flower (Loropetalum); Garland Flower (Daphne); Heaths and Heathers (Calluna or Erica); Hibiscus or Rose of Sharon; Indian Hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis); Lilacs (Syringa); Magnolias; Mountain Laurels (Kalmia); Old Fashioned Weigela; Rhododendrons, natives, non-natives and hybrids; a number of Spirea species, cultivars and hybrids; Summersweet or Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia); many different Viburnums; Virginia Sweetspire or Virginia-willow (Itea virginica).
Don't forget about roses when you are considering pink flowered shrubs. A huge movement in rose breeding is bringing pest-free and disease-free landscape roses. To get a flowering shrub that flowers spring through frost and is low maintenance is exactly what today's busy homeowners are looking for. New roses can be a great answer.
Shrubs that flower pink add a feeling of playfulness to the home garden. The romantic pink hues can be enjoyed throughout the season and blend well with cool colors of purple, blue and white but also with warm colors of red, magenta, fuchsia and yellow. What may be confusing or surprising about this list of pink flowering shrubs are the pictures with blue flowers. Especially in Bigleaf Hydranges (H. macrophylla) the color of the flower is determined by the pH of the soil. Acidic soil (pH 5-5.8) will produce blue flowers and Alkaline soils (pH 6-7) will flower pink.
Flowering shrubs are great at attracting butterflies and birds.
