Pink & Yellow Trailing Flowers for Shade in the South

Superbells Trailing Rose

• Million bells (Calibrachoa hybrid) Superbells trailing rose "Caltrapi" is drought-resistant, heat tolerant and hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11. This variety of million bells features small petunia-like, bright pink flowers that spill over the sides of containers and window boxes. A low-maintenance plant that doesn’t require deadheading, the nectar-rich flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies.

Catalina Pink Torenia

• For a plant that offers a combination pink and yellow blossom, choose the wishbone flower (Torenia fournieri) "Catalina Pink" torenia. This variety of wishbone flower displays rose-pink snapdragonlike flowers with sunny yellow centers. The flowers, framed by dark green foliage, will trail nicely out of containers, hanging baskets and window boxes. A heat and disease-resistant plant, this variety of wishbone flower is hardy in USDA zones 9a through 11. Though attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, it is not liked by deer.

GoldDust Mecardonia

• Mecardonia (Mecardonia hybrid) "GoldDust" is a low-trailing plant with small but vivid yellow flowers. Its ideal planting location is one that gets some morning sun. If grown in a hanging basket, the plant will take on a teardrop shape as it trails. The plant is easy to grow and heat tolerant but does like its soil moist and well-drained. This variety of mecardonia is hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11.

Miniature Moneywort

• The miniature moneywort (Lysimachia japonica) "Minutissima," also known as dwarf creeping Jenny, is a creeping perennial featuring small yellow flowers as well as small yellow-golden leaves. It is an ideal trailing plant for baskets and containers. As an edging plant for shaded patios and woodland gardens, it gently spills onto walkways and is a capable rock climber. It is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 8 and can be planted in full as well as partial shade.

Fuchsia

• Think of fuchsia (Fuchsia x hybrida spp.), also known as lady’s eardrops, as a floral chandelier for a shade-filled respite. Its dangling flowers come in a variety of pink and white combinations, including hot pink, blush and pastel pink. Some varieties offer double blooms that dance like pink petticoats on swinging trails when planted in hanging baskets. These plants are hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11.

Coleus

• Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides spp.) comes in several shades of pink trailing varieties. It can provide a pink accent to yellow flowers or be planted alone in hanging baskets, containers and window boxes. The "Trailing Bleeding Heart" cultivar shows off fuchsia pink leaves with purple and lime green bands. "Meandering Linda" has chocolate purple leaves with raspberry pink bands. Coleus grown in partial-shade produces softer hues of pink. Coleus is hardy in USDA zone 11.