The official Pantone colour of 2024 is ‘Peach Fuzz’. It’s a delicately warm orangey-pink hue that’s calming and reassuring.
It’s a colour reminiscent of sunrise or a nice summer’s day, says Lauren Labrecque, a marketing researcher specializing in colour at the University of Rhode Island.
Labrecque says, adding that after years of conflicts, crises and economic struggles, there’s a yearning in the air for something soothing and warm. This year’s softly bright shade, she says, “sort of captures the zeitgeist: moving forward, hoping to focus more on positivity and warmth.”
We have the perfect plants for you to bring this colour and all the joy that comes with it into your garden. Our top picks are:
- Chaenomeles japonica
- Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘Columbus’
- Geum ‘Mai Tai’
- Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’
- Echinacea ‘Supreme Cantaloupe’
- Helenium autumnale
- Helenium ‘Peach Sundae’
- Hibiscus
- Photinia ‘Pink Crispy’
