Today is National Find a Rainbow Day, and we thought it would be fun to tell our readers about how you can create a rainbow garden for your yard. This is simply a garden that includes all of the colors on the spectrum. It’s absolutely beautiful, but it also will attract things like hummingbirds, butterflies and bumblebees. It’s a little-known fact that the bumblebees love purple and blue and butterflies and hummingbirds prefer orange and red.
So, let’s get started and let’s create a rainbow in your garden!
Flowers to Plant in Your Rainbow Garden
| Red | Orange | Yellow | Green | Blue | Purple |
| Red flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds | Yellow flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds | Yellow flowers are like little rays of sunshine in your garden | There are quite a few options for green. | Blue is a color that bumblebees enjoy. | The color of royalty and favorite of bumblebees. |
| Bee Balm Begonia Bird of Paradise Cactus flower Coleus Cosmos Geranium Hummingbird sage Lilies Monkey flower Mums Primrose Roses Tulips Western Columbine Zinnia | Asiatic lily Blackberry lily Butterfly weed Cosmos Flowering maple Helenium Hyssop Iceland poppy Lantana Marigold Minion bells Orange poppy Red hot pokers Snapdragon Tulips Twinspur | Bee balm Butterfly bush Daffodil Daisies Daylily Gerber daisy Gold nugget Iceplant Indian shot Marigolds Mums Primula Roses Sunflower Snapdragon Tulips | Basil Catnip Coleus Daylily Dianthus Hellebore Hydrangea Lime/green rose Mint Mums Rosemary Sage | Aster Balloon flower Bell flower Bluebells Blue Stars Clematis Columbine Delphinium Forget Me Not Hydrangea Hyacinth Lead Plant Morning Glories Salvia Virginia Blue Bell | Balloon flower Bee balm Bell Flower Cat mint Chives Crocus Fan flower Heliotrope Iris Lavender Lilac Lilies Pansy Petunia Salvia Snapdragon Thyme Tulips Verbena |
Well, there you have it. These are the six main colors of the rainbow and the flowers that you can use for them. Please feel free to post your pictures of your rainbow garden if you have one. Happy National Find a Rainbow Day!
