Orange Flowered Salvias Picture Gallery
Orange flowers seem to jump out at viewers whether hot orange-reds, creamy pastels or fruit-juicy oranges. Some of the finest flowering orange plants are Salvias.
You'll hear a lot about red when planting annuals for wildlife gardens, because hummingbirds garden love red, tubular, nectar-rich flowers. But orange is another hummingbird favorite not to be neglected.
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Salvia confertiflora
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Salvia dichlamys 'Super Elk'
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Salvia lineata
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Salvia africana-lutea 'Kirstenbosch'
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Salvia greggii 'Orange Yucca Do'
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Salvia greggii 'Lowrey's Peach'
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Salvia regla 'Huntington Gardens Form'
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Salvia microphylla 'Orange Door'
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Salvia subrotunda
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Salvia x jamensis 'Tangerine Ballet'
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Salvia libanensis
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Salvia gachantivana
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Salvia rubescens subsp. dolichothrix
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Salvia karwinskii 'Ted's 18 footer'
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Salvia splendens van houttei 'Faye Chapel'
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Salvia x 'Skyscraper Orange'
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Salvia VIBE® 'Ignition Sunrise'
Related Blog entries for plants in the Orange Flowered Salvias Picture Gallery
You'll hear a lot about red when planting annuals for wildlife gardens, because hummingbirds garden love red, tubular, nectar-rich flowers. But orange is another hummingbird favorite not to be neglected. Flowers by the Sea suggests five long blooming species for your landscape that begin shouting "Orange, orange, orange" in spring when hummingbirds are big-time hungry now, now, now as they head north for the nesting season.
Whether planned or accidental, hybrids happen. This is especially true among the closely related Southwestern and Mexican species of Autumn Sage (Salvia greggii) and Mountain Sage (S. microphylla). They are native to different areas of the Southwest and Mexico, but cross freely when they meet. This story is the first installment in a two-part series initiating our Cultivating Color series. It involves the late Dr. Richard F. Dufresne, a Salvia specialist who helped us track the history of warm-colored S. x jamensis hybrids.
Let there be light; let there be brightness. Yellows and oranges are cheerful colors to combine in a grouping of perennials. Pantone's spring 2013 designer colors -- golden yellow Lemon Zest 13-0756 and its hot orange Nectarine 16-1360 -- are fun colors to match to sages (Salvia spp.) that can turn up the light in a garden whether sunny or shady. Two groupings for sunny or shady gardens are offered
| Name | Mature height | Mature width | Flower color | Bract color | Exposure |
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| Salvia confertiflora | 5 to 6 feet | 4 to 5 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia dichlamys 'Super Elk' | 3 to 4 feet | 3 to 4 feet | Vivid Reddish Orange | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia lineata | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet | Brownish Orange | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia africana-lutea 'Kirstenbosch' | 2 to 3 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Moderate Orange | Grayish Brown | Full sun |
| Salvia greggii 'Orange Yucca Do' | 3 to 4 feet | 3 to 4 feet | Deep Yellowish Pink | Dark Red | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia greggii 'Lowrey's Peach' | 2 to 3 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Moderate Reddish Orange | Dark Red | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia regla 'Huntington Gardens Form' | 5 to 6 feet | 5 to 6 feet | Vivid Reddish Orange | Strong Reddish Orange | Full sun |
| Salvia microphylla 'Orange Door' | 3 to 4 feet | 3 to 4 feet | Vivid Red | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia subrotunda | 6 feet plus | 6 feet plus | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia x jamensis 'Tangerine Ballet' | 2 to 3 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Vivid Reddish Orange | Dark Red | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia libanensis | 6 feet plus | 5 to 6 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia gachantivana | 6 feet plus | 6 feet plus | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia rubescens subsp. dolichothrix | 5 to 6 feet | 5 to 6 feet | Vivid Reddish Orange | Dark Red | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia karwinskii 'Ted's 18 footer' | 6 feet plus | 6 feet plus | Deep Pink | Strong Yellowish Green | Full sun to partial shade |
| Salvia splendens van houttei 'Faye Chapel' | 2 to 3 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Vivid Red | Vivid Reddish Orange | Partial shade |
| Salvia x 'Skyscraper Orange' | 2 to 3 feet | 2 to 3 feet | Strong Red | Moderate Reddish Orange | Partial to full shade |
| Salvia VIBE® 'Ignition Sunrise' | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet | Not yet defined * | Not yet defined * | Full sun to partial shade |