Uplifting and energetic, orange is in right now, and it's sure to give your garden (and you) a boost. Use a mass of orange flowering plants to mirror the fiery shades of a summer sunset. Or pair orange with chartreuse for a vibrant, tropical look, or combine it with complementary blues for a cooler effect. Here are some of our favorite orange bloomers.

• Achillea 'Fireland'
• Bougainvillea 'Afterglow' and 'Orange King'
• Calibrachoa 'MiniFamous Caribbean Sunset' and 'MiniFamous Orange'
• Canna 'Bengal Tiger', 'Tropicanna', and 'Wyoming'
• Clivia
• Dahlia
• Erysimum 'Apricot Twist'
• Lantana 'Radiation' and 'Tangerine'
• Leonotis leonurus
• 'Mandarin Sunblaze' rose
•  Mimulus
•  Nemesia strumosa 'Orange Prince'
• Osteospermum 'Orange Symphony'
•  Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine'
•  Sphaeralcea incana (orange mallow)
• Tecoma capensis
• Tithonia rotundifolia 'Fiesta Del Sol'