7 spring bulbs with orange flowers that you must have in your garden

Asian Buttercup double flower 'orange'

With its vibrant colour, this Orange Persian Buttercup is a true burst of energy in the garden. This small bulbous plant enlivens borders, rockeries, and even pots in the heart of spring. In May-June, each bulb produces around ten large, fully double flowers with numerous round petals in a beautiful bright orange. These charming corollas measure 3 to 5 cm in diameter.

At maturity, this Asian buttercup will form a clump 35 cm tall. Plan for 16 to 20 bulbs per square metre for a lovely display. Plant these bulbs in non-scorching sun or partial shade in fresh, rich, humus-bearing soil.

Easy to grow, both in the garden and in pots, but not very hardy (down to -10°C), if necessary, you should lift the tubercles and store them in a dry, cool place as it is sensitive to harsh winters.

It pairs very well with contrasting colours, for example, the purple flowers of the late tulip ‘Négrita Double’.

Orange double Persian buttercup

Triumph Tulip ‘Cairo’

This botanical tulip Triomphe ‘Cairo’ offers a warm, rare, and exceptional colour among tulips! It is an elegant tulip with its upright corollas atop sturdy stems reaching 50 cm in height. Its petals are adorned with a rich warm gradient of red and coppery orange that transitions to orangey yellow. Enhanced by broad green foliage, this vibrant flowering appears in April. It blooms at the heart of the tulip season.

Plant the Triomphe tulip bulbs in autumn, in full sun or partial shade, in ordinary soil that is fresh to dry and well-drained.

Create a warm-toned scene by pairing Tulip ‘Cairo’ with Carex ‘Milk Chocolate’ and Heuchera ‘Marmelade’; they will also hide its faded foliage after flowering.

Tulip ‘Triomphe Cairo’

Amaryllis ‘Orange Sovereign’

Another flower bulb with a vibrant colour is this Amaryllis ‘Orange Souvereign’. This very colourful hippeastrum produces majestic trumpet-shaped inflorescences measuring 16 cm in diameter in a striking vermilion orange.

Particularly frost-sensitive, while this divine bulb is primarily grown in pots indoors to brighten our interiors from Christmas to spring, it can be planted outdoors in the ground in regions with a mild climate, in full sun, in light, cool, well-drained, humus-bearing soil.

In a pot, to enhance its stems, accompany it with a few hyacinth bulbs.

Amaryllis orange ‘Souvereign’

Hyacinth 'Gipsy Queen'

The Hyacinthus x orientalis ‘Gipsy Queen’ surprises with its rare hue for a hyacinth, blending soft apricot, salmon, and coral. With a waxy texture, its petals form star-shaped flowers clustered in very dense spikes measuring 25 cm in length. Its clusters of flowers in warm and elegant tones diffuse a delightful, sweet, floral fragrance.

Awarded by the prestigious R.H.S in England, this old variety blooms in the heart of spring, in April, and is essential for fresh, fragrant spring scenes in any type of garden or terrace.

Plant it in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil, in groups of about ten bulbs, as a flowering carpet or along pathways for a beautiful decorative effect.

In a chic and refined bed, pair it with primroses in cream tones, with yellow hyacinths like ‘City of Harleem’, or with Muscari latifolium with purple spikes for a bolder contrasting effect. You can also reserve a prime spot for it in a pot.

Hyacinth ‘Gipsy Queen’

Crocus ‘Orange Monarch’

The Crocus ‘Orange Monarch’ is a truly original crocus that stands out from its peers with its genuinely unique, bicoloured hue, reminiscent of the butterfly, the “Orange Monarch,” from which it takes its name. From February to March, depending on the climate, this small bulb produces 3 stems, each bearing 3 flowers. They bloom in small fiery orange corollas striated with purple-black on their underside, evoking butterfly wings, with a yellow throat. This vibrant flowering, irresistibly catching the eye in winter, is revealed by a backdrop of fine, glossy dark green foliage.

Over time, it can form an impressive carpet of flowers 15 cm high in rockeries, borders, or light woodland. It naturalises easily in light, well-drained soil and full sun. You can also plant it in pots or window boxes.

Its warm, early flowering invites you to surround it with plants in exotic colours, intense reds, oranges, or golden yellows, such as a few Oriental Hellebores like the Oriental Hellebore ‘Red’ or Tulipa kaufmanniana ‘Early Harvest’.

Crocus ‘Orange Monarch’

Narcissus ‘Copper Queen’

Among the radiant spring flowerings, the Narcissus ‘Copper Queen’ is another bulb with a surprising soft and warm colour. In the garden, it catches the eye, flowering quite late for a daffodil, rewarding us in April-May with its long, slightly fragrant flowering that lasts for three weeks. Each flower opens into a wide corolla of 11.5 cm, painted in soft copper-orange tinged with vermilion, centred around a small crown with undulating edges of intense orange.

At maturity, this variety will form a vigorous clump 45 cm tall in flower.

Easy to grow and quite hardy, this daffodil naturalises easily in full sun or partial shade in light, well-drained soil.

In spring borders, as an edging, or in pots, it will herald spring beautifully. It pairs well with other spring bulbs, such as the Fringed Tulip ‘Lambada’, another bulb with a striking dark orange colour, or with perennials flowering at the same time, such as Euphorbia polychroma ‘Bonfire’ with its yellow-orange flowers set against purple-bronze foliage.

Fritillaria imperialis 'Orange Beauty'

Here is a fritillary with undeniably imperial charm! The Imperial Fritillary ‘Orange Beauty’ certainly stands out. Majestic, it rises to over 80 cm in height, on brown floral stems. It is a very graphic variety. From April to May, it is crowned with drooping bell-shaped flowers in a reddish-orange veined with brown-black at the base. They are topped with a tuft of glossy green leaves.

Cold-resistant and tolerant of summer drought, it requires very well-drained soil. Like all other fritillaries, it should be planted in full sun or light shade.

With its architectural habit, place it sheltered from strong winds, in the centre of a border where it will create an original focal point in early spring. Pair it with brightly coloured tall tulips such as the Double Late Tulip ‘Orange Princess’, ‘Carnival of Venice’, or early-flowering spurge among the perennials.

Fritillaria ‘Orange Beauty’