12 Orange Flowers To Grow in Your Garden

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Tulips

Start the spring flower season with a pop of orange tulips. If you live in Zones 3 through 8, buy tulip bulbs to plant in the fall. They require a cold period before coming up and blooming in spring.

For best results, choose a sunny, well-drained location. Cut off the spent blooms but leave the foliage to die off naturally. While the foliage grows, it sends energy down to the roots to grow a bigger bulb for next year’s blooms.

If you forgot to plant tulips in the fall, check your local garden center in the spring. Many sell sprouted tulips in single containers, ready to plant in your garden or pop into a container for a nice spring display.

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Kniphofia

Kniphofia, also known as red-hot poker or torch lily, will make a striking orange statement in your garden.. This perennial flower is generally considered hardy in Zones 6 through 10. With a good covering of mulch and a mild winter, however, it may survive in Zone 5. It does best in full sun with good drainage.

Kniphofia can be big, with foliage that grows two to three feet tall and flowers up to four feet tall. If that’s too big for your garden, look for dwarf varieties. For a lovely orange flower, consider ‘Alcazar.‘

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Celosia

Celosia is an annual that comes in many forms and colors, including orange. Start seeds indoors four to five weeks before your anticipated frost-free date, then plant them outside in the garden or in containers in full sun. You can also find celosia at many garden centers in spring.

‘Flamma Orange‘ is a newer, award-winning variety that grows a foot tall with orange plume-type flowers. Once you get it growing, you don’t need to deadhead it. Enjoy all that orange right up until frost in the fall.