The color pink is currently in trend - it is also popular with plants. There are numerous shrubs that offer pink flowers. The following list names the most popular specimens with different shades of pink.

In a nutshell

  • numerous pink flowering plants are hardy
  • Shrubs with growth heights of up to five meters available
  • Flowering times for the whole year from early bloomers to winter bloomers

Popular pink-flowering shrubs

American blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum 'Pink Lemonade')

Source: By Photo by and (c)2014 Derek Ramsey, Edited by Plantopedia, GFDL 1.2, link
  • Family: heather family (Ericaceae)
  • Growth habit: Upright, bushy-shrubby
  • Growth width: Between 60 and 100 centimeters
  • Growth height: 100 to 150 centimeters
  • Flowers: Simple, pitcher-shaped, pink
  • Flowering time: April to early/mid-May
  • Fruits: Pink to pink, harvest time from August to September, sweet taste
  • Foliage: Dropping, green, orange, yellow to red autumn colour
  • Location: partial shade
  • Soil: Fresh to moist, rich in humus, permeable, pH slightly acidic
  • Special features: Hardy, suitable as a container plant

Tree Heather (Erica arborea)

Source: Gianni Careddu, Flora della Sardegna 218 (05), Edited by Plantopedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Family: heather family (Ericaceae)
  • Growth form: Bushy, branched shrub
  • Growth width: 40 to 100 centimeters
  • Growth height: Up to 600 centimeters
  • Flowers: Snow-white with a pink tinge, bell-shaped, fragrant
  • Flowering time: April to May
  • Foliage: needle-like
  • Location: Sunny, sheltered from the wind
  • Soil: sandy, peat and peat soil, pH acidic
  • Specialties: Evergreen, very frost-resistant

Comfrey Rockrose (Cistus symphytifolius)

Source: Stickpen, Cistussymphytifolius, Edited from Plantopedia, CC0 1.0
  • Family: Rockrose family (Cistaceae)
  • Growth form: Spreading, branched shrubs
  • Growth width: Up to 80 centimeters
  • Growth height: 60 to 200 centimeters
  • Flowers: Rose-red to pink, bell-shaped, strongly scented
  • Flowering period: Between June and August
  • Foliage: Fragrant, grey-green depending on the variety
  • Location: Sunny, sheltered from the wind, even in winter
  • Soil: sandy, peat and peat soil, pH acidic
  • Special features: Evergreen in warm climate zones - deciduous in Central Europe, hibernates at plus five to 20 degrees Celsius, tolerates short periods of frost at most

Billiard Spiraea (Spiraea x billardii)

Source: Konrad Lackerbeck, Spierstrauch Zwiesel, Adapted from Plantopedia, CC0 1.0
  • Family: Rose family (Rosaceae)
  • Growth habit: Rigidly upright, densely bushy
  • Growth width: 150 to 250 centimeters
  • Growth height: 150 to 200 centimeters
  • Flower color: deep pink
  • Flowering period: From June to July
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: No special requirements, pH acidic to neutral
  • Special features: Forms runners, bee pasture, hardy to minus 26 degrees Celsius
  • Popular cultivar 'Triumphans'

Blood currant 'Atrorubens' (Ribes sanguineum 'Atrorubens')

Source: MartinThoma, Ribes sanguineum Atrorubens-1, Adapted from Plantopedia, CC0 1.0
  • Family: Gooseberry family (Grossulariaceae)
  • Growth form: Compact, upright shrub
  • Growth width: 150 to 200 centimeters
  • Growth height: 150 to 200 centimeters
  • Flowers: Strong shade of pink to pink-red, raceme-shaped, faintly fragrant
  • Flowering time: from April to May
  • Blackcurrant harvest from July
  • deciduous
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: Fresh, humic, pH acidic to neutral
  • Specialties: Abundantly flowering, ideal as a flowering hedge, decorative autumn colours, hardy

Bow lilac (Syringa reflexa)

Source: 阿橋 HQ, 垂絲丁香 Syringa reflexa -比利時 Ghent University Botanical Garden, Belgium- (9227078985), Edited by Plantopedia, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Family: Oleaceae
  • Growth habit: Broad, upright, arching, overhanging, funnel-shaped
  • Growth width: 300 to 400 centimeters
  • Growth height: 300 to 400 centimeters
  • Flower Color: Dark pink to burgundy
  • Flowering time: June
  • deciduous
  • Location: sun
  • Soil: Nutritious garden soil, does not tolerate chalky soil, pH between 4.0 and 6.0
  • Special features: fast-growing, hardy, loves warmth

Bristly Black Locust / Bristle Acacia - 'Macrophylla' (Robinia hispida 'Macrophylla')

  • Family: Legumes (Fabaceae)
  • Growth form: Upright, sparse
  • Growth width: 150 to 300 centimeters
  • Growth height: 150 to 300 centimeters
  • Flower color: pink, pink-violet, pink-red
  • Flowering period: May to July
  • Brown legumes (not edible)
  • deciduous
  • Location: Sunny to shady, sheltered from the wind
  • Soil: Gravelly to loamy, often calcareous, nutrient-poor to moderately nutrient-rich, dry to fresh, pH slightly acidic to slightly alkaline
  • Special features: nectar and pollen plant, slightly fragrant, bee-friendly, tolerates heat, urban climates, hardy

Broad-leaved laurel rose/mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)

  • Family: heather family (Ericaceae)
  • Growth form: Broadly bushy, upright, dense
  • Growth width: 80 to 120 centimeters
  • Growth height: 150 to 200 centimeters
  • Flower color: Soft pink to crimson
  • Flowering period: May to June
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: Fresh to moist, humic, permeable, pH slightly acidic to neutral
  • Special features: Hardy, evergreen, slow-growing, ideal for privacy protection, including on balconies

Chinese Judas Tree 'Avondale' (Cercis chinensis 'Avondale')

  • Family: Legumes (Fabaceae)
  • Growth form: Upright, shrubby
  • Growth width: 175 to 200 centimeters
  • Growth height: 200 to 250 centimeters
  • Flower color: violet-pink
  • Flowering time: April to May
  • deciduous
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: Sandy-loamy, well-drained, likes to be calcareous, pH acidic up to a maximum of 5.5
  • Special features: Can grow into a tree, Mediterranean flair

Fan cotoneaster (Cotoneaster horizontalis)

Source: peganum from Henfield, England, Cotoneaster horizontalis (14101116706), Edited by Plantopedia, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Family: Rose family (Rosaceae)
  • Growth habit: Upright, wide, fan-shaped branches
  • Growth width: 150 to 200 centimeters
  • Growth height: 80 to 100 centimeters
  • Flowers: White-pink to pink
  • Flowering time: early to late June
  • deciduous
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: Normal garden soil, pH acidic to alkaline
  • Special features: red fruit decoration until December, shiny leaves, red autumn color of the leaves, tolerates drought, easy to care for, well suited for rock gardens and balconies, hardy

Garden hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)

  • Family: Hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae)
  • Growth habit: Bushy, compact
  • Growth width: 80 to 200 centimeters
  • Growth height: 100 to 200 centimeters
  • Flower Color: White-pink to dark pink
  • Flowering time: May to October, depending on the variety
  • deciduous
  • Location: Light to semi-shade, no direct sunlight
  • Soil: Nutritious, moist, pH between 5.5 and 6.0 (applies to pink varieties only)
  • Special features: Hardy - cold protection recommended at extremely low temperatures

Pink flowering garden hydrangea varieties:

  • Ball Hydrangea 'Angelika' - white-pink flowers
  • Farmer's hydrangea 'Alpenglühen' - flower with a strong shade of pink
  • Ball Hydrangea 'Hamburg' - blossom soft pink
  • Hydrangea 'Mariesii Perfecta' - pink flowers
  • Hydrangea 'Messalina' - white-pink flowers

Purple magnolia bushes (Magnolia liliiflora)

  • Family: Magnolia family (Magnoliaceae)
  • Growth habit: Broad, upright, bushy, densely bushy
  • Growth width: 200 to 300 centimeters
  • Growth height: 250 to 400 centimeters
  • Flowers: Bicolored, depending on the variety, white-pink, pink or soft pink with purple or magenta, cup-shaped
  • Flowering time: Depending on the variety from April to June
  • deciduous
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: Moist, fresh, well-drained garden soil, pH between 5.5 and 6.8
  • Special features: Very hardy and robust

Most Popular Varieties:

  • Purple Magnolia 'Susan', 'Betty', 'Nigra'

Pink Trumpet Vine (Podranea ricasoliana)

  • Family: Trumpet tree family (Bignoniaceae)
  • Growth form: Climbing shrubs
  • Growth width: 200 to 350 centimeters
  • Growth height: Up to 500 centimeters
  • Flowers: Pink, inverted bell shape
  • Flowering time: From July until the first frost
  • periwinkle
  • Location: full sun to sun
  • Soil: permeable, rich in humus, pH neutral
  • Special features: not hardy, ideal for planting in containers, slightly fragrant, bright yellow autumn colour

Shrub marshmallow/garden marshmallow (Hibiscus syriacus)

Source: Alexxx Malev from Taganrog, Russia, Flower 104 (9438053684), Edited by Plantopedia, CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Family: Mallow family (Malvaceae)
  • Growth habit: Compact, bushy, shrubby, upright, sometimes with multiple stems
  • Growth width: 80 to 160 centimeters
  • Growth height: 150 to 200 centimeters
  • Flowers: Depending on the variety, bright violet-pink, magenta, white-pink, pale pink
  • Flowering period: July to September
  • deciduous
  • Location: Sun to semi-shade, sheltered from the wind
  • Soil: Well drained, nutritious, pH between 6.5 and 7.5
  • Special features: Hardy, robust, easy to care for, bee-friendly, particularly suitable for planting in containers

List of most popular shrub varieties:

  • Marshmallow 'Duc de Brabant', 'Magenta Chiffon', 'Mathilda', 'Starbust Chiffon', 'Walberton's Rose Moon'

Tatarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)

Source: Juha Kallamäki, fi:Käyttäjä:Jukal, Rusokuusama Lonicera tatarica, Edited by Plantopedia, CC0 1.0
  • Family: Honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae)
  • Growth habit: Rigidly upright, densely branched
  • Growth width: 300 to 400 centimeters
  • Growth height: 300 to 400 centimeters
  • Flower Color: White-pink to pink
  • Flowering period: May to June
  • deciduous
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: Moist, fresh, well-drained, pH moderately acidic
  • Special features: Very robust and easy to care for, bright red fruit decoration (not edible), hardy, insect-friendly

Winter Snowball (Viburnum bodnantense)

  • Family: Muskwort family (Adoxaceae)
  • Growth habit: densely bushy, stiffly upright, sparsely branched
  • Growth width: 200 to 250 centimeters
  • Growth height: 200 to 300 centimeters
  • Flowers: Depending on the variety, whitish-pink to medium-pink, in panicles, strongly scented
  • Flowering time: Depending on the variety between November and April (winter and early bloomers)
  • Location: sun to semi-shade
  • Soil: Sandy-loamy, fresh to moist, rich in humus, permeable to water, pH slightly acidic to alkaline
  • Special features: Red autumn colour, hardy, suitable for tubs
  • Popular varieties: Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn', Viburnum bodnantense 'Charles Lamont'

Cinnamon Raspberry/Sweet Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)

Source: Meneerke bloem, Rubus odoratus02, Edited by Plantopedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Family: Mallow family (Malvaceae)
  • Growth habit: Upright, slightly sloping
  • Growth width: 80 to 175 centimeters
  • Growth height: 150 to 200 centimeters
  • Flower color: purple pink
  • Flowering period: June to August
  • deciduous
  • Location: partial shade to shade
  • Soil: Well-drained, fresh and moist, rich in humus, pH neutral to alkaline
  • Special features: Fragrant sea of flowers, bee-friendly, hardy, decorative leaf shape

frequently asked Questions

Can the shrubs listed in the list be pruned well for keeping in tubs?

Yes. All shrubs that are mentioned in the list as suitable container plants never reach their maximum growth height due to the limited space available. They can also be cut to the desired height. In the case of very high-growing specimens, cutting the roots can have a major impact on the growth height.

Are there pink flowering shrubs for the balcony in the list?

Almost all shrubs are suitable for the balcony if they are planted in tubs and given an ideal location. For a particularly small amount of space, there are so-called dwarf shrubs, which are not actually dwarf shrubs, but grow like a shrub. This includes, for example, the rose broom or also called purple broom (Cytisus purpureus). It can be kept at a height of 40 centimeters and even find space in a deeper balcony box. It blooms from May to June.

Is it true that hydrangeas can change the color of their flowers?

Yes and no. Hydrangeas do not change flower color at will. This happens when the pH of the soil changes. If you want to keep the pink flowers, pay attention to a pH as described in the list. As the pH drops, the flower color turns increasingly purple and blue.

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