Breeders release plant lists for 2024 Pantone Color of the Year
Peach Fuzz, the Pantone Color of the Year for 2024, is once again a hue rooted in nature.
Garden Media Group has released its picks for this peachy hue.
- Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (Ship My Plants) – Providing abundant cloudlike peach blooms in early summer, this shade-tolerant variety brings gorgeous on-trend color to the dark spaces in your landscape. Perfect for borders and containers with an attractive upright mounding shape, reaching 24 inches high by 32 inches wide when mature.
- Grevillea ‘Peaches and Cream’ (Bloomables/Star Roses and Plants) – A hummingbird and bee magnet, this gorgeous drought-tolerant blooming shrub offers long, loose flower clusters in hues of peach and cream all year long against a stunning backdrop of dense dark green foliage. Thrives in Zones 9 to 11.
- Shrub Rose ‘Golden Zest’ (Jackson & Perkins) – Blooming continuously from late spring to late fall, this medium-sized shrub features 4-inch, old-fashioned peach double blooms that make a lovely cut flower. This easy-to-grow rose makes an excellent choice for seasoned or beginner gardeners.
- Peony ‘Coral Charm’ (Park Seed) – A color breakthrough that earned a Gold Medal from the American Peony Society, Coral Charm offers peach-hued bowl-shaped blooms that make a lasting impact in the landscape or as a cut flower. This mounding shrub flourishes even at the end of its hardiness range in Zones 3 to 8.
- Peach Drift (Star Roses and Plants) – These groundcover roses are known for their stunning peach blooms, which add a beautiful pop of color to your outdoor space. With excellent disease resistance and the ability to bloom from spring to frost, Peach Drift Roses are a must-have for hillsides, open areas, or any size garden.
- Suntastic Peach Abelia (Sunset Plant Collection) – For lots of color and no fuss, this new water-wise abelia from Sunset Plant Collection delivers! Its bright peach foliage shines year-round, while sweet flowers create a buzz with pollinators. Offering superior heat tolerance and a convenient compact shape, this perfect peach pick is perfect for tricky landscapes.
- ‘Encore Azalea Autumn Coral’ (Plant Development Services) – Autumn Coral Encore Azalea brings big blooms to little spaces, delivering dazzling peach-pink blooms throughout spring, summer, and fall. Ideal for containers and compact spaces, this peachy addition thrives in full to partial sun, serving as a stunning specimen, accent, low hedge, or foundation for continuous seasonal blossoms.
Proven Winners‘ picks for peachy plants include:
Rose ‘Flavorette Honey-Apricot’
Red Hot Poker ‘Pyromania Hot and Cold’
Daylily ‘Rainbow Rhythm Orange Smoothie’
Impatiens ‘Rockapulco Tropical Shades‘
Verbena ‘Superbena Peachy Keen’
Heuchera ‘Primo Peachberry Ice’
Caladium ‘Heart to Heart Chinook’
Agastache ‘Meant to Bee Queen Nectarine’
Caladium ‘Heart to Heart Clowning Around’
Calibrachoa ‘Superbells Tropical Sunrise’
Osteospermum ‘Bright Lights Horizon Sunset’