Flower Ideas: Show Me…Something Orange

by Em
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‘Eye of Ra’ grows 30 inches tall. It’s a dormant daylily with 5-inch orange blooms and a red eye:

‘Oklahoma City’ is an Asiatic lily (bulb) that grows 26 to 28 inches tall. The orange blooms have a yellow center and freckles. Asiatic lilies will grow in sun or partial shade and bloom in early summer:

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Zinnia ‘Magellan Orange’ only grows 12 inches tall, but it will bloom all summer long if you keep it deadheaded:

Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) is a native perennial that grows 18-36 inches tall. The plants prefer full sun and dry conditions. It’s one of the last perennials to peek out of the ground in spring so be patient. Bees adore it and it’s also a food source for Monarch butterfly caterpillars:

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