Orange, Warm and Luminous
| 1. Tulip General deWet | 7. Tritoma Summer Sunshine |
| 2. Myosotis alpestris | 8. Calendula Orange King |
| 3. Iberis sempervirens | 9. Phlox Von Lassburg |
| 4. Ageratum Blue Perfection | 10. Salvia farinacea |
| 5. Delphinium hybrids | 11. Mangolds |
| 6. Lilium testaceum |
Orange imparts even more brilliance and warmth to borders than red and closely related scarlet. Orange is one of the vital hues. With darker colors it is at its best, especially with deep reds, browns, and bronzes. Its true compliment is turquoise blue, but since orange varies from yellow toward scarlet, both blue-greens and true blues are also complimentary. In purple it finds its split compliment with bright, green foliage. Often orange can be used more effectively in combinations than bright yellow, for orange has greater depth and luminosity. (Plate 21a.)
| 1. Aster Blue Gown | 5. Salvia farinacea |
| 2. Helenium Chippersfield Orange | 6. Chrysanthemum Chiang Kai-shek |
| 3. Chrysanthemum Oriental Glow | 7. Aster Pacific Horizon |
| 4. Chrysanthemum Carnival |
ORANGE IN COMBINATIONS
Tawny orange and browns should be used with each other, or with yellow or white. Failure to observe this is one of the reasons some daylilies are not more attractive in border plantings.
Blue is bad with bronze tones.
Creamy orange is good with clear blue. Examples: Hemerocallis Hyperion with Aconitum napellus, Delphinium and Aurelian hybrid lilies.
Pure orange is good with gray-blue, creamy white, or yellow. Never with scarlet. Correct in the spectrum, this is too "loud" a combination for the garden. Example of the first combination: ageratum and calendulas.
Pure orange and flame-orange. Example: Torchlilies and marigolds. (Plate 21b.)
ORANGE FLOWERS
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| Cheiranthus (see Erysimum) | |||||||||||||||||
| Erysimum asperum | |||||||||||||||||
| Geum Princess Juliana | |||||||||||||||||
| Papaver nudicaule | |||||||||||||||||
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| Trollius europaeus Orange Globe | |||||||||||||||||
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| Helenium hoopsi | |||||||||||||||||
| Heliopsis helianthoides Pitcher | |||||||||||||||||
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| Kniphofia Orange Beauty | |||||||||||||||||
| Montbretia (see Tritonia) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rudbeckia hirta hybrids | |||||||||||||||||
| Tritonia (aurantiaca) Orange | |||||||||||||||||
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| Chrysanthemum Tints of Fall (cushion type) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Helenium Chippersfield Orange | |||||||||||||||||
Contents
- Color Accent - Color accent groups along a border produce movement, rhythm, and sequence. They carry the eye along to the climactic point.
- Color Placement - Color, for any given season, should never be concentrated in any one bed or border to the exclusion of others.
- Color Schemes - Since we discourage the use of restrictive and complex color schemes, we will offer other reasonable solutions. The two methods that follow have been found in actual practice to produce satisfactory gardens.
- Blue - Analogous harmonies based on blue are easy to arrange because dark and light blues provide sufficient contrast. Blue, contrasted with yellow or orange of the same chroma, is strong and bold, but such combinations must be used sparingly.
- Violet, Purple, and Magenta - These hues lie between blue and red and are most difficult to use effectively. Long considered symbols of loyalty, they bring dignity to the garden.
- Red, and Its Place - Red, and the closely associated hues of crimson, scarlet, and red-orange can be important in a garden composition. Too often they are omitted altogether, but they are a means of securing greater distinction and a desirable warmth.
- Pink, a Tint of Red - Here is a color that is not a primary, as is sometimes supposed, but a tint of red that varies according to the amount of white it contains. There are deep strong pinks (rose), or pale weak ones.
- Orange, Warm and Luminous - Orange imparts even more brilliance and warmth to borders than red and closely related scarlet. Orange is one of the vital hues.
- Yellow for Light and Life - Yellow and white are always pleasing together and there is a fresh simplicity in their use. Another strong contrast may be had from strong yellow with strong blue, or even with difficult purple.
- White, the Fifth Primary - You might think white would be the simplest of colors to use in the garden, yet this is not the case. White, improperly placed, or in poor proportion causes unsatisfactory compositions.
- Green, the Sixth Primary - The urge for riots of color in all parts of the garden at all times makes us overlook green. Such neglect not only impairs the true effectiveness of color compositions, but also robs the garden of more permanent beauty.
- Gray and Silvery Foliage - Gray-foliaged plants are more effective with light-tinted flowers, soft lavenders, mauve, pale yellow, buff, and soft pinks. But they are also good with strong colors.
- Color in the Garden - Color should be used to provide accent and emphasis, balance, repetition and rhythm, sequence, and climax. These are more helpful in the development of a pleasing garden than all the subtle, close, color harmonies that ever were attempted.
See Also
- Next Page: Yellow for Light and Life
- Return from Orange, Warm and Luminous to: Landscape-Guide Home
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