Tangerine Joyce Fuerst has been on the tangerine bandwagon for years. I
t’s bright, it’s bold. It’s tangerine and orange, paired with deep, deep blue and purple or black.
Tangerine Tango 17-1463 has been
named colour of the year by Pantone Color Institute, the colour ink people. The last time we saw so much orange was back in 1976 or somewhere around there. Anyhow, this orange-red brilliance has infected the garden and if you want to be on-trend, you will want to have at least one splash of tan- gerine, somewhere. Now this hot colour may not be your
preference – there are a lot of gardeners who have sworn never to let orange into the garden, but even if you are not a fan of this eye-popping hue in your perennial beds, you can appreciate it in a hanging basket or a pot.
Orange impatiens can make a huge splash
on a shady street, for example. And most impatiens will grow quite well in the sun if they are watered frequently. Goldsmith Seeds sells a variety called ‘Accent Orange’. There’s a New Guinea impatiens called ‘Or-
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ange Bronze Leaf’ from Ball Seed. But the bigger news here is the ‘Fusion Infrared Apricot’ seashell impatiens which is a read stunner. There are bright orange calibra- choas out there this year, too. If you love the pretty little diascias, you can also find this in tangerine. The ‘New Day Clear Orange’ gazania
should be a winner, the only drawback be- ing their propensity of closing when the sun disappears on a rainy day and at night. Some people find this trait charming, however. Among the old favourites are orange
and tangerine nasturtiums, poppies, and dalhliettas. Orange coleus abound and, even though this is a perennial, there are some stunning new heucheras in these bright shades. For a very hot impact, try pairing your
orange annuals with lime green or char- treuse coleus or sweet potato vine. You can also pair orange with yellow. To really heat things up, pair your tangerine with a scarlet red. You could also tone it down by pairing it with amber.
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in the garden ‘Inc-RED-ible’, the bright new petunia from Redfox.
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