Re: orange flowering plants
- Subject: Re: orange flowering plants
- From: W* B* <b*@Math.Berkeley.EDU>
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 10:23:04 -0800 (PST)
Just asking...Are justicias easy to come by somewhere?
Elly Bade
Berkeley, CAlifornia
On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Nan Sterman wrote:
> >Can't go wrong with Bulbine frutescens. Well....maybe it spreads
> >too much but I love it.
> >L
>
> You are talking about the dwarf orange one, I assume...
>
> How about any of the orange arctotis (copper and pumpkin colored) or
> even gallardia.
> I have an orange echinaceae ('Meadow Brite') that it is slowly gaining speed.
> I also grew some amazingly orange cosmos this past summer - it was
> called 'Cosmic Red' but it was bright orange for me!
>
> What about the coral colored watsonia (bulb), cirtanthus (also a
> bulb), Papaver atlanticum
>
> One of the justicias has bright orange flowers but I dont recall
> which species that is.
>
> We'll just keep going on this.
>
> And in that burgundy/gray color category, remember Melianthus major -
> a real showstopper in my garden!
>
>
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