16 Flowers to Paint Your Garden Red

Coreopsis ‘Tropical Lemonade’

This annual coreopsis variety has bright gold mounding foliage topped with red-orange flowers.

Salvia elegans

This shrubby perennial reaches 4 feet tall, and has bright red flowers and foliage that smells like ripe pineapple.

Salvia Hybrid ‘Ember’s Wish’

These bright coral flowers bloom year-round in frost-free climates, or until frost arrives. They’re great as border plants or in containers.

This is a spoon chrysanthemum—flowers form as single daisies with spooned tips. ‘Red Twig’ is a chrysanthemum with eye-catching color: a bright yellow center surrounded by dark crimson-tipped quills.

Coreopsis ‘Little Penny’

This variation features tons of small, copper-colored flowers over a mounding plant.

Salvia micropylla ‘Little Kiss’ PPAF

This hardy variety remains dense and compact, featuring red and white bi-color blooms from spring through fall.

Alstroemeria ‘Red Sensation’

For brilliant red flowers, ‘Red Sensation’ is one of the best varieties out there. The vigorous plant pumps out cherry-colored blooms with golden throats and unusually dark dashes.

(Salvia microphylla ‘Killer Cranberry’ PPAF)

‘Killer Cranberry’ has masses of rich magenta flowers, and superior glossy foliage. They make for a great perennial shrub choice in drier climates.

A. hybrid

Amaranth’s long, dangling seed heads add drama to both your garden and as spillers in a fall vase.

Herbaceous peony

With ruffled red petals around a yellow center, these single blooms resemble fluffy bowls atop erect stems.

We can’t resist the ruffled, deep merlot-red flowers with full peaked centers and a sweet-spicy fragrance. Grows to 3’ tall.

Herbaceous peony

A semi-double variety with velvety, dark red blooms atop sturdy stems, this stunner makes a showy cut flower.

Achillea

Yarrow grows in a flat, spreading mat of fernlike, hairy leaves, with bright clusters of flower heads growing from the top. Makes for a good edging or groundcover for small areas.

Fuchsia magellanica

Hummingbirds can’t resist this sun-loving flower that produces spectacular blooms for months.

Callistemon

Hummingbirds love bottlebrush, a shrub with colorful flowers carried in dense, bristle-like spikes. Needs moderate water.

Calliandra californica

The shrub attracts hummingbirds with its brilliant red stamens that resemble powder puffs. Use it as an accent in front of a living ocotillo fence or as a backdrop for small blue agaves. Added bonus: It only requires minimal watering.