Bright orange and gold flowers with a chocolate brown cone glow with sunny color on an upright and compact plant. A shorter version of the stately Helenium, ‘Short ‘n’ Sassy’ blooms earlier and longer. This dwarf continues to produce flowering stems from the crown, through the summer and well into fall. Asexual propagation prohibitedGood resistance to most insects and diseases. ‘Mardi Gras’ will thrive in full sun and well-drained soil. While it’s happiest with frequent waterings, it does not require high fertility levels.

Helenium’s are native to the eastern United States and have gone through amazing transformation through hybridization. Most Heleniums start blooming in late summer but ‘Mardi Gras’ begins in late June and keeps kicking for six to eight weeks, perfect for summer appreciation. The multicolored 2″ blooms have yellow petals that are lavishly splashed with orange red. The center cones of the flowers are deep brown and are skirted by these multicolored petals, providing wild color patterns. Give this plant plenty of room in the middle or back of a border, in full sun and well-drained soil.

Starting off in spring as a lush green mound of strawberry like foliage, this lively perennial shoots up extra large, mango-orange single flowers that rise up to 30″, floating far above its foliage. The flower size is impressive but the length of bloom this easy care perennial exhibits in the garden is even more impressive. ‘Totally Tangerine’ blooms up to twice as long as other Geum due to its sterile flowers that allow energy normally focused on seed production to focus on more bloom! The great color combination of the deep green foliage and mango-orange flowers creates quite a display in the sunny or partially shaded garden beginning in late May and that show will come back for a brief encore once weather cools again in the fall. ‘Totally Tangerine’ has few diseases or insect problems and will be one of the easiest to grow plants you’ve ever admired in your garden!

An abundance of orange-colored flowers is the centerpiece of this beautiful mounding plant. Tempo™ Orange is deer resistant, attracts butterflies, loves the sun, and is extremely showy. You will find that this plant will make great cut flowers, and is excellent in mixed beds and borders. 

Wet Kiss puts on a show with 1in. peach orange and red blossoms that almost have a multicolor effect as they age. They are deer and rabbit resistant, and they attract butterflies and hummingbirds. These low maintenance plants make great cut flowers and support bees. 

Frilly semi-double flowers open rich apricot and soften to pale melon with time. From early summer until early autumn this variety produces a profusion of flowers on deep red stems above a thick mound of mid green leaves. Pretty blooms on wiry stems, which are ideal for cutting and adding to posies or vases indoors.

This new hybrid forms a low clump of glossy, light green leaves, with taller, branching burgundy-purple stems. Orange and red flowers have ruffled edges and bloom from late spring to early summer. Makes a bold statement in mass plantings, borders or containers, as well as an excellent cut flower.

Gaillardia can sometimes be a plant that is hard to love but Spintop Red will make it far easier with a plant that is dense and compact with strong basal branching making it a knockout in the ground or in a container. Each plant is bathed in big, flat, solid, orange petals tipped in a bright yellow these daisies bloom from late May through early July.

Large blossoms feature fluted petals sporting a copper color with tips of gold. Starting to bloom in late spring and continuing right on through summer, this selection is fantastic for attracting butterflies and is very drought tolerant once established. This superb performer looks equally delightful when grouped in the garden or when putting some kick into a mixed container on a deck or patio.