Orange flowers are fiery, energetic and bold—and they command attention wherever they go. These outgoing blooms add sizzle to spring gardens with Oriental poppies and marigolds, brighten summer with zinnias and sunflowers, and delight in fall with containers of pansies and mums. They also bring a warm glow to winter landscapes with crocus, dahlias and calla lilies.
Orange blossoms evoke passion for work and life, exuberance, joy, and excitement, making them popular choices for weddings, festivals, and other cultural celebrations. They are a vibrant hue that conveys positive energy and warmth and are the perfect complement to purples, reds, and pinks in floral arrangements.
ANNUALS WITH ORANGE FLOWERS
CALIBRACHOA
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Bloom time: Planting to hard frost
Height/Spread: 6 to 12 inches tall, 12 to 24 inches wide.
The delicate, petunia-like flowers look gorgeous in hanging containers or baskets. To get the most beautiful display you can give your plants a gentle cut every once in a while to help encourage the growth to be more robust and increase flowers. Learn more about growing calibrachoa.
CELOSIA
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Summer through fall
Height/Spread: 1 to 3 feet tall, 6 to 18 inches wide
The heat-loving blooms can be found in an array of attractive forms, from plumes of feathers to crested cockscombs that are vibrant in hues of red, orange along with yellow and pink. The most recent cultivar is named ‘Flamma one of the All-America Selections winner lauded for its fading-resistant, vibrant orange plumes as well as its lengthy period of bloom.
CUPHEA
Zones: Usually grown as an annual; perennial in Zones 8-11
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Planting until frost
Height/Spread: 18 to 28 inches tall, 12 to 24 inches wide
GERBERA DAISY
Zones: Usually grown as an annual; perennial in Zones 8-11
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Bloom time: Late spring through fall
Height/Spread: 8 to 12 inches
IMPATIENS
Zones: Usually grown as an annual; perennial in Zones 8-11
Exposure: Shade to partial sun
Bloom time: Planting to frosts
Height/Spread: 10 to 14 inches tall, 6 to 12 inches wide
MARIGOLD
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Late spring until frost
Height/Spread: 6 inches to 4 feet tall, 6 inches to 2 feet wide, depending on the variety
PANSY
Zones: Usually grown as an annual; perennial in Zones 8-11
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Bloom time: Spring, fall, early winter
Height/Spread: 6 to 9 inches tall, 9 to 12 inches wide
ZINNIA
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Late spring until frost
Height/Spread: 1 to 4 feet tall, 1 to 2 feet wide
Add some zest to your zinnia garden by adding an array of bright oof scarlet orange, or the less formal ‘Queeny Orange’ which is a stunning combination of salmon, orange lemon, lime, and peach. The erange bloomers such as ‘Double Zahara’ that has fully double blooms asiest of annuals you can start off from seeds Zinnias are able to be planted straight into the garden following the risk of frost has gone away. learn more
PERENNIALS WITH ORANGE FLOWERS
BIRD OF PARADISE
Zones: 10-12
Exposure: Full to partial sun
Bloom time: Late winter to summer, with year-round bloom under optimal growing conditions.
BLANKET FLOWER
Zones: 3-10
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Early summer to fall
Height/Spread: 12 inches tall and wide
BUTTERFLY WEED
Zones: 3-9
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Late spring through late summer
Height/Spread: 1 to 2 feet tall, 12 to 18 inches wide
CHRYSANTHEMUM
Zones: 7-9
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Late summer through fall
Height/Spread: 14 to 24 inches tall, 20 to 36 inches wide
CONEFLOWER
Zones: 4-8
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Bloom time: Mid to late summer
Height/Spread: 18 to 22 inches tall, 16 to 20 inches wide.
LANTANA
Zones: 9-11, grown as an annual elsewhere
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: From planting until frost
Height/Spread: 20 to 30 inches tall and wide
ORIENTAL POPPY
Zones: 4-9
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom time: Midsummer through fall
Height/Spread: 2 to 3 feet tall, 1 to 2 feet wide
BULBS WITH ORANGE FLOWERS
ASIATIC LILY
Zones: 4-9
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Bloom time: Early to mid-summer
Height: 2 to 3 feet tall
CANNA
Zones: 8-10
Exposure: Partial shade to full sun
Bloom time: Early to mid-summer to frost
Height/Spread: 18 inches to over 6 feet, depending on the variety
