Fuchsia flowers have more than 100 species, numerous varieties and can survive for hundreds of years. These ornamental flowers can be found everywhere — from the depths of the sea to the high grounds with altitudes as high as 13.900 feet.
Aside from producing pink flowers, other fuchsia varieties produce different colors such as white, yellow, orange, dark red and purple blue. In Japan, fuchsia symbolize good taste.
Table of Contents
- Alumroot
- Aster
- Azalea
- Beard Tongue
- Begonia
- Blanket Flower
- Bulbil Bugle-lily
- Butterfly Bush
- Calla Lily
- Carnation
- Clematis (Pink Fantasy)
- Coneflower
- Cosmos
- Dahlia
- False Goat’s Beard
- Hyacinth
- Hydrangea
- Lady’s Slipper Orchids
- Larkspur
- Lily of the Incas
- Oriental Poppy
- Periwinkle
- Petunia
- Pink Rose
- Ranunculus
- Stargazer (Oriental Lily)
- Statice
- Tulip
- Yarrow
- Zinnia
Alumroot
Scientific Name: Heuchera
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: Moderate – just enough not to drain the plant
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Soil: about pH 6.8
Aster
Scientific Name: Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: Low
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Soil: pH 5.1 – 5.5
Azalea
Scientific Name: Rhododendron
Type: Shrub
Sun: Shade tolerant (under trees)
Water Needs: Moderate – water deeply, but less frequently
Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
Soil: pH 4.5 – 6.0
Beard Tongue
Scientific Name: Penstemon
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Soil: pH 5.5 – 7
Begonia
Scientific Name: Begonia obliqua
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full sunlight to partial shade, depending on the variety
Water Needs: High – water regularly and keep the soil moist
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 10
Soil: pH 5.5 – 6.2
Blanket Flower
Scientific Name: Gaillardia
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Moderate – occasional watering once established
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Soil: pH 6.1 – 6.5
Bulbil Bugle-lily
Scientific Name: Watsonia meriana
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10
Soil: pH 5.5 – 6.5
Butterfly Bush
Scientific Name: Buddleja
Type: Perennial, Shrub
Sun: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: Low – water deeply once a week
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10b
Soil: pH 6.0 – 7.0
Calla Lily
Scientific Name: Zantedeschia
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: High – the area should be watered well once planted
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10
Soil: pH 6.0 – 6.5
Carnation
Scientific Name: Dianthus caryophyllus
Type: Perennials
Sun: Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Moderate – water once or twice weekly
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Soil: pH 6.7
Clematis (Pink Fantasy)
Scientific Name: Clematis ‘Pink Fantasy’
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Soil: pH 6.0 – 7.0
Coneflower
Scientific Name: Echinacea
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Moderate – consistent watering and careful moisture management
Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Soil: pH 6.0 to 7.0
Cosmos
Scientific Name: Cosmos
Type: Annual
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: High
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 10
Soil: pH 6.5 – 7.0
Dahlia
Scientific Name: Dahlia pinnata
Type: Annuals
Sun: Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Low until flowers established, maintained with Moderate Watering
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11
Soil: pH 6.5 – 7.0
False Goat’s Beard
Scientific Name: Astilbe
Type: Perennial
Sun: Partial Shade
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Soil: around pH 6.0
Hyacinth
Scientific Name: Hyacinthus
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8
Soil: pH 6.0 – 7.0
Hydrangea
Scientific Name: Hydrangea angustipetala
Type: Shrub
Sun: Partial shade
Water Needs: Moderate moisture
Hardiness Zones: 6-10
Soil: pH 5-6
Lady’s Slipper Orchids
Scientific Name: Cypripedioideae
Type: Perennial
Sun: Partial Shade
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 1 to 11
Soil: pH 6.5 – 7.0
Larkspur
Scientific Name: Delphinium
Type: Annual
Sun: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 2 to 10
Soil: pH 5.5 – 7.0
Lily of the Incas
Scientific Name: Alstroemeria
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: Moderate – enough moisture until established
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 10
Soil: < pH 7.0
Oriental Poppy
Scientific Name: Papaver orientale
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Soil: pH 6.5 – 7.0
Periwinkle
Scientific Name: Vinca
Type: Perennial
Sun: Partial Shade to Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Soil: pH 6.0 – 7.5
Petunia
Scientific Name: Petunia atkinsiana
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Low
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11
Soil: pH 6.0 – 7.0
Pink Rose
Scientific Name: Rosa
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Soil: pH 5.5 to 7.0
Ranunculus
Scientific Name: Ranunculus
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low – once a week until fall comes around
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11
Soil: pH 6.0 – 6.5
Stargazer (Oriental Lily)
Scientific Name: Lilium orientalis
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Water Needs: Moderate
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 9
Soil: pH 6.5 – 6.9
Statice
Scientific Name: Limonium
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low – water only when soil is fairly dry
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 11
Soil: pH 5.5 – 6.5
Tulip
Scientific Name: Tulipa
Type: Perennial or Annual depending on the climate
Sun: Full Sunlight
Water Needs: Low
Hardiness Zones: 4 to 10
Soil: pH 6.0-7.0
Yarrow
Scientific Name: Achillea
Type: Perennial
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low – low-maintenance and drought-tolerant
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 9
Soil: pH 4.7 – 8.0
Zinnia
Scientific Name: Zinnia elegans
Type: Annual
Sun: Full Sun
Water Needs: Low
Hardiness Zones: 3 to 10
Soil: pH 5.5 – 7.5
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