Create a peachy pink bouquet with zinnias, dahlias, and more. Learn how to mix colors and textures and which flowers to use to design your own summer flower arrangement.
Earlier this summer, I picked a handful of Oklahoma Salmon zinnias and it turned into a bouquet in the prettiest peachy pink color scheme.
I just loved it so much that I immediately posted it to my Instagram and Pinterest accounts.
It seems like I’m not alone, as others have been liking this bright peach-and-pink mix of summer flowers!
Today I wanted to recreate the look and document it more formally here so I can share the details with you.
We’ll break down the original peachy pink bouquet together and see how I updated it with what’s blooming now. Then I’ll give you a list of flowers you can grow or source to recreate this dreamy color scheme yourself.
The Original Peachy Pink Bouquet
This summer cut flower bouquet contains:
- Oklahoma Salmon zinnias
- Celosia spicata
- Dill seedheads
- Cinnamon basil
- Eryngium (Blue Sea Holly)
- Strawflower
- Snapdragons
That mix featured mostly Oklahoma Salmon zinnias with that perfect peachy pink tone, layers of pink from the strawflower and snapdragons, sparkly texture from the dill, depth from the purple Cinnamon basil, and a nice contrasting pop of light blue from the sea holly.
Let’s look at the ingredients for my recreated bouquet next.
The Recreated Peachy Pink Bouquet
The bouquet ingredients I’m using today are (new ingredients italicized):
- Oklahoma Salmon zinnias
- Alpenglow zinnias
- Bahama Mama Dahlias
- Celosia spicata
- Dill seedheads
- Fennel seedheads
- Cinnamon basil
- Walker’s Low Nepeta (catmint)
This version does not include strawflower, snapdragons, or sea holly. I don’t have any of that blooming at the moment.
Luckily the strawflower and snapdragons were both pink, so I just swapped in more zinnias. Easy.
I loved the spikiness and color of the Blue Sea Holly in the original bouquet, but since I don’t have that right now, nepeta gave me a close match for the color.
I also decided to add fennel seedheads alongside dill to add more texture and movement.
How to Arrange a Cut Flower Bouquet
Here’s how I arranged this simple summer flower bouquet from the garden.
- Start with a strong base. In this case, Cinnamon basil with its strong stems are going to be the base. Just place these in a ring around the vase. It will help hold the other flowers in place, and is plentiful enough and neutral enough to be in the background of the arrangement.
- Add focal flowers. I placed the Bahama Mama dahlias first, then the larger Alpenglow zinnias, and finally the smaller Oklahoma Salmon zinnias. These set up the color scheme and are the element that catches your eye right away!
- Add supporting flowers. Here’s where you’ll fill in gaps and add more texture. I added fennel and dill next, followed by the celosia.
- Finish with accents. Nepeta brings that contrasting light blue color that I love. Not too much to overwhelm the main color, but just enough to make you want to take a second look.
Of course, don’t forget to follow flower care best practices to get the longest vase life out of your bouquet. Find all my flower care tips in this post.
Tips for Choosing Flowers for Your Own Bouquets
I find it a lot easier to put together bouquets when I focus on just 2 to 3 main shades of a color (like peach, salmon, and burgundy). Then I’ll add in an accent or complementary color (today I chose light blue).
Once a color scheme is in place, pick flowers from each of these categories:
- Focal Flowers: These are the biggest, showiest flowers. They should be in the main color you’ve chosen. I used large zinnias and dahlias in peach, pink, and salmon tones.
- Supporting Flowers: These echo the main colors but may have different shapes or sizes. I used smaller zinnias in the same colors as the focal flowers.
- Textural and Filler Flowers: These flowers introduce more shapes and sizes into the bouquet. Dill and fennel seedheads have an umbel shape and add lots of little dots to create texture. Celosia in a pale greenish yellow adds a new spike element and lightens everything up. Basil is also a spike element but does the opposite: it adds darkness to create contrast. It also is the only element I included with leaves so it’s really filling in all the gaps around the rim of the vase.
- Accents: Adding a little bit of a secondary color makes the bouquet pop for me. Nepeta is the perfect shade of blue which keeps all those warm tones from blending in together so much.
Flower Options for a Peachy Pink Summer Bouquet
Here are some of the best peachy pink flowers you can mix and match for this palette, whether you’re cutting them from your own garden or sourcing them elsewhere.
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These flowers all bloom in the summer and are pretty easy to grow yourself.
For more on starting a cut flower garden from scratch, see this post.
Zinnias: Oklahoma Salmon zinnias, Alpenglow zinnias, Benary’s Giant Salmon Rose Zinnias
Dahlias: Linda’s Baby Dahlias, Cornel Bronze Dahlias, Salmon Kiss Dahlias, Bahama Mama Dahlias
Celosia: Act Pink Celosia, Flamingo Celosia, Celway Salmon Celosia, Crystal Beauty Cockscomb Celosia
Snapdragons: Potomac Orange Snapdragons, Madame Butterfly Bronze with White Snapdragons, Madame Butterfly Rose Snapdragons
Other flowers: Apricotta Cosmos, Summer Pastels Yarrow, Summer Berries Yarrow, King Size Salmon Strawflower, King Size Raspberry Rose Strawflower, Salmon Gomphrena, QIS Apricot Statice Flower
Make Your Own Peachy Pink Bouquet
It’s not hard to make your own peachy pink bouquet when you know what blooms you’ll need. Even a bouquet of just zinnias and basil looks amazing!
I hope the list of peach and coral flowers help you find the flowers you need or want to grow next year!
This peachy pink arrangement is the first in a series of summer bouquet color schemes I’ll be sharing. Be sure to check back or pin this post for more seasonal bouquet inspiration.
I’ve also written plenty of posts about arranging flowers. You can find those here.