Flower Love
Here are some amazing orange flower species:
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1. Pocketbook Plant
Botanical Name: Calceolaria crenatiflora
Specification Description USDA Growing Zones 10 to 12 Color Varieties Yellow, orange, red, or brown, sometimes with spots Sun Exposure Bright but indirect light Soil Needs Well-drained, loose, and slightly damp soil Size (tall x wide) 15 to 60 cm tall, 15 to 30 cm wide (6 to 24 in tall, 6 to 12 in wide) It is also known as a lady’s purse, slipper flower, and slipperwort. The pouch-shaped flowers come in orange, red-brown, and yellow colors speckled with contrasting shades.
2. Orange Lily
Botanical Name: Lilium bulbiferum var. croceum
Specification Description USDA Growing Zones 4 to 8 Color Varieties Violet-blue, rarely pink or white Sun Exposure Full sun or partial shade Soil Needs Moist, rich, well-drained, slightly acidic soil Size (tall x wide) 0.3 m tall, 0.1 m wide (1 ft tall, 4 in wide) Popularly known as fire lily, this hardy and ornamental lily is prized with flamboyant orange flowers are spotted with deep chocolate freckles. The flower’s color deepens to red towards the petal tips.
3. Lantana
Lantana displays clusters of tiny flowers in orange, red, and yellow shades. This tropical plant is ideal for hanging baskets.
4. Orange Pansy
Botanical Name: Viola tricolor var. hortensis ‘Nature Orange’
This pansy from the nature series shows off bright, cheery orange flowers that will stand out like a flare when planted in a hanging basket or window box.
5. Painted Abutilon
Botanical Name: Abutilon pictum ‘Thompsonii’
‘Painted Abutilon’ is a vigorous evergreen shrub that bears showy, bell-shaped, light-orange, dangling flowers from spring to fall. The variegated maple-like glossy foliage is mottled with yellow color, complementing the beauty of the entire plant.
6. Orange Tulip
Botanical Name: Tulipa ‘Orange Princess’
Tulips are available in almost every color; the orange variety is a beautiful, fragrant peony-flowered tulip, which is adorned with light orange petals, blushed with red-purple and polished with warm pink. The bowl-shaped flowers have green tips on the outer petals.
7. Butterfly Weed
Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa
‘Butterfly weed’ is a good choice if you want to attract butterflies in your garden. It features crown-shaped tiny flowers that make a cluster of 2 inches across. During fall, the upright pods open, releasing seeds sparkling with silky hairs.
8. Chinese Lantern Plant
Botanical Name: Physalis alkekengi
The ‘Chinese Lantern’ plant features heart-shaped leaves and white flowers. This plant is grown for the 2-inch wide papery pods or ‘calyxes’ that surround the fruits. The pods look like bright orange ‘Chinese lanterns,’ hence the name.
Note: The unripe berries are toxic. This plant belongs to the nightshade family, which includes many toxic plants like angel’s trumpet and bittersweet nightshade.
9. Oriental Poppy
Botanical Name: Papaver orientale
The cup-shaped, large, papery, bright tangerine flowers have black spots at the base of the petals. This showy flower blooms from late spring to early summer.
10. Calendula
Botanical Name: Calendula officinalis
Calendula, or pot marigold, produces beautiful orange-yellow flowers that have had various culinary and medicinal uses since ancient times. This cold-hardy plant is ideal for flower beds or containers.
11. Crocosmia
Botanical Name: Crocosmia ‘lucifer’
This attractive variety forms bright orange or red flowers in spikes with a dense clump of upright, sword-like foliage in late summer. Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ is popular for attracting bees.
12. Indian Shot
Botanical Name: Canna indica
This plant looks attractive with wide and long, banana-like leaves in bronze, green, or striped patterns. The burgundy stems bear bright orange flowers with droopy petals.
13. Orange Zinnia
Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans ‘Queeny Orange’
Zinnia offers flowers in several different colors, including many shades of orange. ‘Queeny Orange’ offers 2-3 inches wide, solitary flowerheads in coral orange shades. It blooms for an extended period from early summer to frost.
14. Trumpet Vine
Botanical Name: Campsis radicans
This climber grows orange to salmon flowers in summer. Support trumpet vine with a trellis, arbor, or fence, and it will climb beautifully. It is also a great plant to attract hummingbirds.
15. Orange Impatiens
Botanical Name: Impatiens walleriana ‘Sunpatiens Compact Orange’
Impatiens can be grown in both partial sun and full shade. They are available in a range of varieties and tones. The ‘Sunpatiens Compact Orange’ variety offers bright orange 2-3 inches wide flowers that beautifully contrast with dark green foliage.
16. Orange Nasturtium
Botanical Name: Tropaeolum Majus ‘Double Gleam Orange’
Enjoy the beauty of this nasturtium variety all summer long. It features fragrant, vivid, semi-double flowers in orange color. This variety also goes with the name trailing nasturtium and can reach up to 40-60 inches in length.
17. Mexican Sunflower
Botanical Name: Tithonia rotundifolia
Native to Mexico and Central America, it is an annual that can grow up to 4-6 feet tall. The bright orange flowers with raised yellow centers attract scores of butterflies in the garden. It blooms from summer through to fall.
18. Crown Imperial
Botanical Name: Fritillaria imperialis
It is a spring-flowering bulb that forms orange, red, or yellow flowers. The unique-looking flower beautifully dangles like a ‘bell.’ The inside markings consist of six round, glossy, white spots close to the base of each petal.
19. Carnation Chabaud Orange
Botanical Name: Dianthus caryphyllus ‘Chabaud Orange’
This carnation hybrid offers you fragrant, large, peach-orange double-flowers with ruffled petals. It flowers from late spring to mid-summer.
20. Gerbera Daisy
Botanical Name: Gerbera jamesonii
Orange gerberas are praised for their daisy-like, bright, lively flowers with green, woolly foliage. The orange varieties include: Jaguar ‘Deep Orange’, Jaguar ‘Tangerine,’ and Jaguar ‘Orange Fire.’