Yellow to Orange Annuals

Annuals are great­ to plant to pop your garden for color. This chart details the care needs of various annuals that come with yellow flowers or orange flowers.
Annual Dry
Soil
 Average
Soil
 Moist
Soil
 Full
Sun
 Part
Shade 		Full
Shade 		<12
Inches
 12-24
Inches 		>24
Inches
Black-Eyed Susan
 x
 x
x


x
 x
Blanket Flower
 x

x


x
Calla**

x
 x
 x

x
 x
Calliopsis x
 x
x


x
Canna*
x
 x
 x



x
Cockscomb
x
x

x
 x
 x
Daisy, African
(Golden Ageratum)
 x

x

x

Daisy, Dahlberg
 x

x

x

Hibiscus, Chinese

x
 x



x
Joseph's Coat*
 x
 x
x



x
Lantana x
 x
x

x
 x
 x
Flowering Maple

x
 x
 x

x
Marigold, American

x
 x


x
 x
Marigold, French

x
 x

x

Marigold, Pot
x
x

x
 x
Meadow Foam

x
 x

x

Melampodium
x
x


x
Monkey Flower

x
x
x

Nasturtium x
 x
x

x

Ornamental Pepper*
x
x

x
 x
 x
Pocketbook Plant

x
x
x

Poppy, California x

x

x

Poppy, Horned
 x

x


x
Poppy,
Mexican Tulip
 x

x


x
Sanvitalia x
 x
x
 x
x

Scarlet Pimpernel
 x
 x
x

x

Sundrop
x
x


x
 x
Sunflower
x
x



x
Thunbergia
x
x




Tidy Tips
 x

x

x
 x
Tithonia x
 x
x



x
Venidium x

x


x
Wallflower, English
 x
 x
x
 x
x
 x

*Foliage or fruits/pods this color
**Bulb

These cultural recommendations are intended to suggest the average conditions over a wide geographic area. It is important to be aware of local requirements.

Grasses and foliage are a nice complement to a garden full of annuals. Learn more about the specific needs of grasses and foliage in the next section.