How to design a hot-color flower garden

YELLOW & ORANGE

A. Calibrachoa Small yellow flowers on mounding trailers 6 to 10 inches tall.

B. ‘Moonbeam’ coreopsis Pale yellow flowers atop delicate apple green foliage on 1½- to 2-foot-tall plants.

C. ‘Mystic Illusion’ dahlia Bright golden yellow blooms with dark centers and brownish black foliage; to 2 feet tall.

D. ‘Oranges and Lemons’ gaillardia Petals of these orange daisy blooms are tipped in yellow; to 1½ feet tall or more.

REDS, BROWNS, & BURGUNDY

E. ‘Burgundy’ gaillardia Large wine red blooms have yellow centers; to 2½ feet tall.

F. Chocolate cosmos Flowers the color of rich milk chocolate (with a fragrance that lives up to the name) on 2- to 2½-foot-tall plants.

G. ‘Mystic Desire’ dahlia Bright scarlet flowers with chocolate brown centers rise above blackish brown foliage; to 2 feet tall.

H. Salpiglossis ‘Chocolate Royale’ Velvety trumpets in rich brown shades on foot-tall plants.

I. Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Black’ Rich, velvety, dark crimson blooms on stems to 2½ feet tall.

LIME & WHITE

J. ‘Benary’s Giant Lime’ zinnia Cool lime-colored blooms on plants 2½ to 3½ feet tall.

K. ‘Sonata White’ cosmos Snowy white blooms reach up to 3 inches across on plants 1½ to 2 feet tall.

TIP: Place the beds in a spot that gets full sun. In mild climates, plant now for summer bloom.

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