In March 2004 the Pacific Bulb Society List topic of the week was favorite orange flowered bulbs. Participants mentioned these bulbs as favorites. They are listed below alphabetically, sometimes with comments, followed by the name and the location of the person who named them as favorite, usually from experience growing them. If there were pictures on our PBS wiki of the plants named, they are linked.
This page contains genera J-Z. See favorite orange A-K
Lachenalia aloides var. aurea -- Striking orange flowers and spotted leaves, Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California.
Lilium 'Anaconda' -- Deep red-brown exteriors to the tepals serve to emphasize and heighten the color within, Dave Karnstedt, Oregon
Lilium 'Brunello' -- Spotless, upfacing lily with broad tepals of heavy substance and smooth texture and colored the most beguiling shade of soft, pure orange, Dave Karnstedt, Oregon
Lilium dauricum -- Orange with some red and yellow, Ken Hixson, Western Oregon.
Lilium 'Hartford' -- has lasted about 30 years, Ken Hixson, Western Oregon.
Lilium henryi -- durable, persistent, Ken Hixson, Western Oregon; the blossoms are uniquely decorative and soft orange-apricot, Jamie Vande, Germany.
Lilium maximowiczii -- fluorescent orange, tall and few flowered, and not easy, Ken Hixson, Western Oregon.
Lilium pardalinum -- Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California; giant form, Jane McGary, Northwestern Oregon; deep red-orange, a personal triumph, as lilies have always proven difficult subjects for me, Jamie Vande, Germany
Lilium pitkinense -- Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California.
Lilium tsingtauense -- small, lurid orange flowers and attractive mottled foliage and Lilium wilsonii hybrid -- distributed under this name, this has lived much longer than many asiatic hybrids, Ken Hixson, Western Oregon.
Littonia modesta -- now known as Gloriosa modesta, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Lycoris 'Blushing Lady' -- a beautiful salmon, really probably closer to pink, but it seems to have a deeper orange stripe down the center that gives the flower a slightly more orange tone, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Lycoris sanguinea -- a deep orange, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Moraea (Homeria types) -- orange forms, Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California; good orange with some subtlety to its color instead of a bright aggressive splash, Rodger Whitlock, British Columbia, Canada; Ann, Southern California.
Moraea collina -- Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Moraea comptonii -- (with yellow centers), Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Moraea flaccida --Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Narcissus 2O-O cultivars -- Soft orange perianth with the bright orange corona, Lee Poulsen, Southern California.
Narcissus 'Ambergate' -- soft orange outer petals, bright orange, Diane Whitehead, British Columbia; honorable mention, Linda Wallpe, Ohio.
Narcissus 'Arbar' -- the flat white perianth behind the even concolor orange corona is the perfect foil for this color, Dave Karnstedt, Oregon
Narcissus cultivars that glow in the garden and have orange perianths and coronas: Narcissus 'Bandesara', Narcissus 'Bailey', Narcissus 'Bossa Nova', Narcissus 'Cosmic Dance', Narcissus 'Creag Dubh', Linda Wallpe, Ohio.
Narcissus 'Geranium' -- a tazetta with orange cups and white perianth that doesn't "burn" as quickly as many tazettas -- Ken Hixson, Western Oregon.
Narcissus 'Jetfire' -- in lawn, starting out light cadmium and deepening, Jamie Vande, Germany; smallish, early, lasts well and has an orange cup or trumpet, Ken Hixson, Western Oregon.
Narcissus 'Professor Einstein' -- large cup, doesn't "burn" much, persistent, Ken Hixson, Western Oregon.
Narcissus 'Red Hot' -- honorable mention, early blooming, Linda Wallpe, Ohio.
Narcissus 'Sunstroke' and Narcissus 'Warm Day'-- amber red orange, overlaid on yellow, Dave Karnstedt, Oregon
Ornithogalum dubium -- Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California; Nan Sterman, Southern California; Jamie Vande, Germany.
Oxalis massoniana -- Interesting leaves, blooms in fall and can cover a pot with gorgeous blooms, Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California.
Oxalis obtusa -- Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California.
Ranunculus ficaria 'Cuprea' -- Rodger Whitlock, British Columbia, Canada.
Sandersonia aurantiaca -- Orange bells, can be forced to bloom at different times, Mary Sue Ittner, Northern California; gorgeous shade of orange, and a different shape for a flower, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York and formerly Southern California.
Sparaxis elegans -- one of the prettiest flowers I've seen, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Sparaxis tricolor -- Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Tritonia crocata -- nice, rich shades of orange, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California, also cultivar Tritonia crocata 'Prince of Orange', David Fenwick, UK.
Tritonia deusta nice, rich shades of orange, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California; Tritonia deusta ssp. miniata, David Fenwick, UK.
Tritonia dubia -- nice, rich shades of orange, Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.
Tulipa 'Princess Irene' -- orange flamed in burgundy, excellent as a cut flower and reliable, Jamie Vande, Germany.
Watsonia -- Ann, Southern California.
Zantedeschia -- Zantedeschia 'Cameo', Zantedeschia 'Cherokee', Zantedeschia 'Mozart', and Zantedeschia 'Nepoli', Jennifer Hildebrand, New York, formerly Southern California.