Teresa, the color of SP. Frances is a layer of red over orange. It glows and every other color pales beside it. Tough to determine where to plant it (it's in a big pot---good grower too!) so that it won't steal the show from it's daylily neighbors. It also looks just like that from the first bloom to the last one, including the loopy ruffles. Frances started blooming on April 16 and the last bloom was on August 17. Puts on a really good show!