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10 Colorful Plants with Bright Flowers for Your Walkways

Colorful plants with bright flowers for your walkways



Growing plants along walkways can improve their appearance and create an inviting environment around your home. If you're looking for ways to add natural beauty to a bland or boring path, 20 colorful plants with bright flowers are the perfect choice for your walkways. With their beautiful flowers and easy-to-grow nature, these plants are sure to bring joy and beauty to your outdoor spaces. From low-growing ground covers to tall and striking perennials, these plants come in a variety of colors including pink, red, purple, yellow, orange, and white. Whether you prefer classic options like roses and dahlias or more unique options like sea urchins and rock cress, this list has a plan for every style and preference. So why not add some color to your sidewalk and enjoy the beauty of nature right outside your door?


1 Catmint


The plant has fragrant foliage and soft, tubular flowers in shades of blue, lavender, and pink, and is a perennial that thrives in hot, dry conditions while being resistant to pests and diseases, making it an excellent choice for walkways.


2 Hydrangea



With large, round clusters of flowers in shades of pink, blue, and purple, the deciduous shrub known as mophead hydrangea is a great choice for walkways because it adds a bold and colorful statement to any landscape.


3 Lavender


Aromatic perennial herbs, collectively called lavender, with fragrant foliage and spikes of purple, pink, or white flowers that bloom from late spring to summer thrive in well-drained soil and full sun.


4 Geraniums



With finely cut and attractive foliage, corn spiles are a group of hardy perennials that produce brightly colored flowers in shades of pink, purple, and blue.


5 Daylily


Perfect for sidewalks, daylilies are low-maintenance perennials that produce stunning flowers in a range of colors, including yellow, orange, red, and pink, and are easy to grow.


6 Pansies



Flat, rounded flowers in a wide range of colors such as purple, blue, yellow, orange, pink, and white characterize these colorful annuals.


7 Alyssum


With small, sweetly scented flowers in white, pink, and purple, alyssum is a low-growing annual plant that thrives in well-drained soil and full sun.


8 Astilbe



Astilbe (also known as false spirea) is a perennial flowering plant. It has delicate flowers in shades of pink, red, white, and lavender and feathery, fern-like greenery.


9 Speedwell


Speedwell is easy to grow and tolerant of a wide range of soil conditions, this perennial produces spikes of violet-blue flowers that bloom from late spring to mid-summer.


10 Rhododendron



Rhododendrons with stunning flowers and evergreen foliage are flowering shrubs that make perfect sidewalk plants. Their large and colorful flowers come in pink, red, purple, white, and many other colors.

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