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    CROCOSMIA
    CROCOSMIA
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    CROCOSMIA

    Commonly known as Montbretia

    All Flower AUG-SEP

    Well-known hybrids from mainly C. crocosmiiflora (Montbretia) and C. masoniorum.

    Genus of 8 species of clump-forming, cormous perennials from grassland in South Africa.

     

    The robust, invasive crocosmiiflora (C. aurea x C. pottsii) was developed in France and introduced to the UK in 1880. By 1911 it had become a garden escapee and has proliferated ever since. It can completely dominate a habitat to the exclusion of native plants and is listed on Schedule 9 of the Widlife and Countryside Act of 1981 making it an offence to cause it to grow in the wild.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for the brightly coloured, funnel-shaped flowers on wiry stems. Excellent as cut flowers. Lift and divide congested clumps in spring to maintain vigour.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Red spider mites occasionally
    • Place of origin
      South Africa
    • Youtube video
      Crocosmia Video
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming cormous perennials
    • Herbaceous
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    varieties
    CROCOSMIA 'Emberglow'
    Red
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2026
    Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
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    CROCOSMIA 'Emily Mackenzie'
    Deep orange with mahogany throat
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    CROCOSMIA 'George Davison'
    Lemon yellow
     
    Per pot
    £14.00
    CROCOSMIA 'Harlequin'
    Large yellowish-orange flowers red buds
     
    Per pot
    £14.00
    CROCOSMIA 'Limpopo'
    Orange and salmon-pink tubular flowers with apricot throats
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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    CROCOSMIA 'Lucifer'
    Tall deep red
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    CROCOSMIA masoniorum
    Orange
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    CROCOSMIA 'Okavango'
    Large peachy-orange flowers, long blooming
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00
    CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow'
    Arching sprays of rich golden-yellow flowers
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.00

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
    Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
    Small - 60g sachet
    £3.00
    Medium - 150gm sachet
    £6.00
    Large - 360gram sachet
    £12.00
    Unavailable
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
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