What Flowers Are Bright Orange?

USDA Zone 3

• Tiki Torch, a perennial variety of coneflower fitting the description of being bright orange, grows to 3 feet high within USDA zone 3, blooming in June and generating a flower with brilliant orange rays surrounding a brown-red central cone. Prairie Sun, a form of black-eyed Susan appropriate for zone 3, grows to 3 feet and blooms in June. Flowers last until first frost, featuring bright orange petals with yellow tips. While the plant is potentially a perennial, it also functions as an annual, especially since it blooms in its first year, notes the Missouri Botanical Garden.

USDA Zone 5

• Clusters of vibrant orange flower adorn the butterfly weed, a perennial for butterfly gardens and sunny naturalized areas in zone 5. Butterfly weed blooms during the summer and attract hummingbirds and bees in addition to butterflies, notes Perennial resource.

  The yellowish-orange "throat" of the Tiger Time tetraploid daylily cultivar helps make the perennial more vibrant in color. It grows within zone 5 to 36 inches.

USDA Zone 7

• Native to the western states and the state flower of California, the California golden poppy is bright orange or features intense shades of yellow-orange. The flower is an annual in cold climates, but qualifies as a perennial in USDA zone 7, albeit one with a short life. The flowers open during the day in June and July, closing shop at night or in rainy conditions.

  Ciel D'Or is a tetraploid daylily with bright orange flowers as wide as 5 inches. This perennial develops in full sun on stems as long as 28 inches. Plant the Tangerine Beauty type of cross-vine in full sun for the most dazzling orange flowers. It grows to 30 feet and works in the landscape on fences, trellises or when permitted to grow on the ground.

USDA Zone 9

• Living in USDA zone 9 has certain benefits; one is that you can landscape with some tropical plants. The treasure flower from Africa turns out bright orange flowers, growing to 12 inches and is useful in flowerbeds or containers.

  Bright orange flowering forms of the Transvaal daisy grow in zone 9, as do orange forms of the Chilean glory flower. This is a vine with climbing tendencies, suitable for such structures as walls or pergolas. Apricot is a cultivar of the trumpet creeper vine, able to grow to 15 feet and attractive to hummingbirds. The yellow-orange flowers take on a tube shape and yield a bean-like seedpod.