 |  Plant list: Orange plants
In summer orange is a very in-your-face colour, so use it sparingly to make a striking impact or contrast. But in autumn, it takes on a more mellow feel.
| | | | Latin name: | | Pyracantha ‘Golden Charmer’ | | | | Common name: | | Firethorn | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | White | | | | Leaf colour: | | Glossy bright green | | | | Height and spread: | | 3m x 3m (10ft x 10ft) | | | | Description: | |
An evergreen, arching, bushy and very prickly shrub that will train well against a wall. In the autumn, it is covered with bunches of large, bright orange berries.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Berberis linearifolia ‘Orange King’ | | | | Common name: | | Barberry | | | | Type of plant: | | Shrub | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Deep orange | | | | Leaf colour: | | Dark green | | | | Height and spread: | | 2.2m x 1.7m (7ft x 6ft) | | | | Description: | |
An upright, evergreen shrub with stiff branches which are smothered with cup-shaped flowers. Prefers a spot in full sun and well-drained soil. All parts will cause an upset stomach if eaten.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Eschscholzia californica | | | | Common name: | | California poppy | | | | Type of plant: | | Annual | | | | Hardiness: | | Hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Orange | | | | Leaf colour: | | Blue-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 30cm x 15cm (1ft x 6in) | | | | Description: | |
Fast growing slender annual grown for its bright, poppy-like flowers and is perfect for the rock garden or in containers. Deadhead to prolong flowering. Prefers full sun.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Kniphofia caulescens | | | | Common name: | | Red-hot poker | | | | Type of plant: | | Perennial | | | | Hardiness: | | Frost-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Reddish-pink | | | | Leaf colour: | | Blue-green | | | | Height and spread: | | 120m (394ft) x 60cm (2ft) | | | | Description: | |
Evergreen, upright perennial with coarse-edged, arching, lance-shaped, leaves. Stout stems bears terminal flower spikes.
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| | | | Latin name: | | Tagetes erecta | | | | Common name: | | African marigold | | | | Type of plant: | | Annual | | | | Hardiness: | | Half-hardy | | | | Flower colour: | | Orange, yellow and red | | | | Leaf colour: | | Deep green | | | | Height and spread: | | 30cm to 1m x 30cm to 50cm (1ft to 3ft x 1ft x 2ft) | | | | Description: | |
Fast growing, bushy upright annual with pungent foliage which is a good companion plant to keep away aphids. Flowers are double, daisy-like, and 5cm (2in) wide.
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