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Orange Perennials For Your Garden
02/08/12
Carol A Cass
Perennials are wonderful because, they bloom year after year. Sometimes, I
forget that I even have them planted and then they spring up to my surprise
and delight! I like to add some zip to my garden with flowers that are orange
in color. They add a vibrant touch and the brilliant colors attract birds and
insects.
Here’s some of my favorite orange perennials:
Butterfly Weed – This flowers in summer and can get as high as three feet.
It has compact clusters of flowers and as the name implies, it does attract
butterflies!
Day Lily – I see this beautiful flower growing wild all over the place
here in New Hampshire. It blooms in summer and sits on 30” tall stalks.
These perennials are virtually care free and will grow in most locations. Since
1 stalk can have over fourty flowers, you can have a bed of these that blooms
for a month or more in the summer.
Gaillardia – This comes in a regular size that has 4” daisy like
flowers and a dwarf size. The plant is short growing to about 2 feet and blooms
in summer. These like to be planted in the full sun but are quite hardy and
you can extend the bloom time if you cut off the fading flowers. And the best
thing is that they also attract butterflies!
Helianthemum - Blooms This is a good ground cover that blooms in summer It
is easy to grow on rocky slopes and creates a border of color. If you are lucky
it will bloom twice, once in early summer and then again in late summer.
Oriental Poppy – Beautiful orange flowers that bloom in spring and grow
to 24”. These beautiful perennials like a sunny spot with well drained
soil.
Torch lily - This interesting perennial blooms in summer and produces spikes
of orange cone shaped flowers that can grow to 6 feet. It likes to be planted
in a sunny location and is great for zones 5 – 10. This plant attracts
hummingbirds!
Trumpet Creeper – I had one of these beautiful vines growing wild up my
chimney. It blooms in mid to late summer and has trumpet shaped flowers that
hang from it’s lush vines. It will cling to anything and can grow up to
30 feet. It can also grow as a shrub when it has nothing to cling to. It grows
quickly and also attracts hummingbirds.
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