Annual Flowers by Color

Everyone loves annual flowers! Some people have favorite annuals that they plant year after year. They like the reliability, beauty and color range of a particular variety. Others look forward to experimenting with new flower colors, shapes and combinations each spring; like a designer redecorating a room. Everyone likes the magical way annual flowers instantly transform a space – an especially big help when you need to quickly spruce up an area for a party or special occasion.

Whether your approach is garden traditionalist, avant garden artist or impromptu party planner, it helps to have your color theme worked out in advance. That’s why we’ve gathered some of our favorite easy-to-grow annual flowers and arranged them into a handy guide according to their color. Now you can quickly see options in a specific color palette to match your theme or think about some combinations you may not have considered before.

Many of the plants in the guide are available in a range of colors. If you like a flower’s form but need it in another color, be sure to click on the picture to open the plant library record. There you’ll find a list of all “available colors” for each plant.

Annual Flowers List by Color

Red Annual Flowers
Calibrachoa	Dahlia	Geranium	Salvia
Pink Annual Flowers
Vinca	Begonia	Hibiscus	Impatiens
Orange Annual Flowers
Zinnia	Celosia	Mums	Marigold
Yellow Annual Flowers
Snapdragon	Marigold	Bidens	Lantana
Green Annual Flowers
Coleus	Lysimachia	Elephant Ear	Ipomoea
Blue Annual Flowers
Ageratum	Pansy	Lobelia	Petunia
White Annual Flowers
Dusty Miller	Alyssum	Verbena	Euphorbia

Want to learn more about annuals that can stand up to the hot, dry days of summer? Have a look at our article on heat and drought tolerant annuals. There you’ll find a chart featuring 20 summer annuals that will still be sitting pretty when the summer temperatures start to soar.