Descanso Garden Club

Herbaceous Plants with Red, Pink or Magenta Flowers

Plants are organized by flower color, then size (shortest to tallest).
To find what you need for your garden site: search this list by flower color, size and planting type. Click on the common name for descriptions, pictures and more information about the plant.

• Find plants with red or pink flowers
• Find plants with blue or purple flowers
• Find plants with yellow or orange flowers
• Find plants with white or pinkish-white flowers

Plants for Descanso with Red, Pink or Magenta Flowers

Image	Common Name	Height	Plant Type	Months in Bloom	Features
No Photo Available	Verbena	Mostly up to four inches	Mostly mat-forming perennial	February-June	Butterfly nectar plant
	English Daisy	Up to four inches	Perennial	February-June
	Dudleya	Up to six inches	Perennial succulent	May-July
	Cyclamen	Up to six inches	Perennial growing from tuber	February-June
	Primrose	Up to six inches	Perennial	February-June
	Ranunculus	Twelve inches	Upright herbaceous perennial from tuber	Spring
	Talinum	Twelve inch mat with taller flowering spikes	Succulent herbaceous perennial	Spring
	Zinnia	Six to eighteen inches	Annual	Summer	Attracts butterflies
	Blanket Flower	Two to four feet	Upright herbaceous perennial	June through frost	Attracts butterflies
	Coral Flower Alum Root	Up to two feet	Upright herbaceous perennial	April-August	Hummingbird favorite
	Jupiter's Beard Red Valerian	Up to three feet	Upright herbaceous perennial	April-June	Hummingbird favorite Attracts butterflies Drought resistant
	Checker Flower	Up to two feet	Upright herbaceous annual	April-June	Descanso native Attracts butterflies
Photo not available	Stonecrop	Up to two feet	Variable, depending on variety	Summer
	Snapdragon	Eighteen inches	Upright herbaceous perennial	April-June	Attracts hummingbirds
	Cosmos	Up to three feet	Upright annual	Summer through fall	Reseeds freely
	Scarlet bugler	Up to 3 feet	Upright herbaceous perennial	April-June	Descanso native Hummingbird favorite
	Beard Tongue	Up to 3 feet	Upright herbaceous perennial	April-June	Hummingbird favorite Attracts butterflies
	Alstromeria	Up to three feet	Upright herbaceous perennial	Spring through summer	Hummingbird favorite
	Four O'Clock	Up to three feet	Mounded herbaceous perennial	Midsummer through fall	Seeds and roots are poisonous if ingested Drought tolerant
	California fuchsia	Up to three feet	Herbaceous perennial	August-Frost	Drought resistant Descanso native Hummingbird favorite
	Watsonia	Up to four feet	Upright perennial from bulb	Early summer	Hummingbird favorite
	Oriental Poppy	Up to four feet	Herbaceous perennial or annual	Early summer
	Gladiolus	Up to four feet	Upright perennial from bulb	Summer	Attracts hummingbirds
	Lily	Up to four feet	Herbaceous perennial from bulb	July	Attracts hummingbirds
	Texas Red Yucca	Up to five feet	Herbaceous perennial	Summer	Hummingbird favorite
	Hollyhock	Up to nine feet	Herbaceous perennial	August-Frost	Host plant for Painted Lady Butterfly
	Sweet Pea	Climbs on fences, arbors	Annual climber	Summer	Attracts hummingbirds

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