Plants by mail order since 1984, over 4100 plants online today
Nursery & Gardens open: Mon - Sat 8:30 - 17:00 & Sun 10:00 - 16:00
Pop up café: open weather dependent
- Shop Now
- Burncoose Specialities
- This Month
- Offers & Promotions
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
- 40 years at Burncoose
- Engage With Us
- Information, Help & Advice
- About Us & Our Services
- Terms & Conditions
- Log In / Register
![Royal Horticultural Society 'Award of Garden Merit' (AGM) AWARD](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/artwork/badges/award.64.png)
CROCOSMIA 'Lucifer'
Commonly known as Montbretia
Tall deep red
Further Reading....
-
RedDeep red
-
Height1-1.2m (3-4ft)
-
Spread8cm (3in)
-
Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennialRobust, clump-forming cormous perennial
-
HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
-
Hardy - cold winterHardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
-
Full sun
-
Partial shade
CROCOSMIA 'Lucifer'
- Details
- Mature Size
- Tips and Advice
- Goes Well With
- Planting Combinations
- Other Suggestions
- See Also...
-
Additional FeaturesGood to knowNon-invasive rootstock. Good for cut flowers.Pests & DiseasesRed spider mites occasionallyPlace of originSouth Africa. Garden origin. UK. 1960s. Alan Bloom, Bressingham Nurseries, Norfolk.
-
Flower ShapeSpikesProfuse flowers to 5cm (2in) across, upward-facing, on slightly arching spikes
-
Garden Location/ConditionsBorderSuits a mixed or herbaceous borderCottage gardenTown garden
-
HardinessFully hardy
-
Seasonal InterestSummer
-
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilModerately fertile. Humus-rich.
-
WildlifeRabbit Resistant
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Crocosmia - Care Guide
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
1-1.2m (3-4ft)
|
![]() |
![]() |
8cm (3in) |
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/155_232_1394_4238_plant_combi_142~01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/232_243_1399_2430_plant_combi_125~01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/233_1399_3846_plant_combi_070~01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/233_1399_3846_4239_plant_combi_071~01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/7312_1394_aruncus_kneiffii_AND_crocosmia_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1465_1394_dahlia_knockout_AND_crocosmia_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1399_1627_Crocosmia_Lucifer,_Echinops_bannaticus.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1399_2134_Crocosmia_Lucifer,_Helenium_Wyndley.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1399_7404_crocosmia_lucifer_AND_heuchera_black_pearl_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/7013_1399_leucanthemum_ooh_la_spider_AND_crocosmia_lucifer_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1399_2588_Crocosmia_Lucifer_Lobelia_cardinalis_Queen_Victoria.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1399_3206_Crocosmia_Lucifer,__Phlox_paniculate_White_Admiral.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/1399_5940_crocosmia_lucifer_AND_phytolacca_americana_01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/233_1399_2133_3846_plant_combi_073~01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/232_1399_4963_5337_plant_combi_124~01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/232_1399_2430_4963_plant_combi_126~01.jpg)
![](
https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/UserFiles/Image/ComboPhotos/square/232_1399_4963_5337_plant_combi_122~01.jpg)
![ACHILLEA 'Moonshine' ACHILLEA 'Moonshine'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/achillea_moonshine_155.jpg)
ACHILLEA 'Moonshine'
Yarrow
Available from £12.50
![ALLIUM ALLIUM](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/allium_giganteum_233~1b.jpg)
ALLIUM
Onion
![ALLIUM giganteum ALLIUM giganteum](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/allium_giganteum_233.jpg)
ALLIUM giganteum
Giant ornamental onion
![ALSTROEMERIA ALSTROEMERIA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/alstroemeria_apollo_251.jpg)
ALSTROEMERIA
Peruvian lily, St. Martin's flower
ARUNCUS 'Kneiffii'
![CROCOSMIA CROCOSMIA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/crocosmia_emberglow~2.jpg)
CROCOSMIA
Montbretia
![DAHLIA 'Knockout' DAHLIA 'Knockout'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/dahlia_knockout_1465.jpg)
DAHLIA 'Knockout'
Available from £12.50
![ECHINOPS bannaticus ECHINOPS bannaticus](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/echinops_bannaticus_1627.jpg)
ECHINOPS bannaticus
Globe thistle
Available from £13.50
![HELENIUM 'Moerheim Beauty' HELENIUM 'Moerheim Beauty'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/helenium_moerheim_beauty_2133g.jpg)
HELENIUM 'Moerheim Beauty'
Sneeze weed, Helen's flower
Available from £13.50
![HELENIUM 'Wyndley' HELENIUM 'Wyndley'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/helenium_wyndley_2134.jpg)
HELENIUM 'Wyndley'
Sneeze weed, Helen's flower
Available from £13.50
![HEMEROCALLIS 'Stella de Oro' HEMEROCALLIS 'Stella de Oro'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/hemerocallis_stella_de_oro_4963~3.jpg)
HEMEROCALLIS 'Stella de Oro'
Daylily
Available from £12.50
HEUCHERA 'Black Pearl'
![KNIPHOFIA KNIPHOFIA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/kniphofia_ice_queen_6035~2.jpg)
KNIPHOFIA
Red hot poker, Torch lily, Tritoma
![KNIPHOFIA rooperi KNIPHOFIA rooperi](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/kniphofia_rooperi.jpg)
KNIPHOFIA rooperi
Red hot poker, Torch lily
Available from £14.50
![LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'LaSpider' LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'LaSpider'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/leuanthemum_maximum_ooh_la_laspider.jpg)
LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum 'LaSpider'
Available from £13.50
![LOBELIA cardinalis 'Queen Victoria' LOBELIA cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/lobelia_cardinalis_queen_victoria_2588.jpg)
LOBELIA cardinalis 'Queen Victoria'
Cardinal flower, Scarlet lobelia
Available from £13.50
![PHLOX paniculata 'White Admiral' PHLOX paniculata 'White Admiral'](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/phlox_paniculata_white_admiral_3206a.jpg)
PHLOX paniculata 'White Admiral'
Border phlox
Available from £12.50
![PHYTOLACCA americana PHYTOLACCA americana](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/phytolacca_americana.jpg)
PHYTOLACCA americana
![SALVIA SALVIA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/salvia_amante_6689~2.jpg)
SALVIA
Sage
![VERBENA bonariensis VERBENA bonariensis](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/Verbena_bonariensis.jpg)
VERBENA bonariensis
Available from £5.00
![VERONICA VERONICA](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/square/veronica_gentianoides_2.jpg)
VERONICA
Speedwell
Useful extras...
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/Vitax_Q4_6202.jpg)
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.
3 options from £6.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/rootgrow_6203.jpg)
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)
3 options from £3.00
![](https://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/img/products/squaremedium/empathy-allpurpose_6208.jpg)
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™.
Only £7.50