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CROCOSMIA
Commonly known as Montbretia
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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OrangeOrange-brown -
Height60-75cm (24-30in) -
Spread8cm (3in)
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Clump forming cormous perennial.
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Partial shade
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Additional Features
Pests & DiseasesRed spider mites occasionally
Place of originSouth Africa -
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilHumus- rich.
- 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
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60-75cm (24-30in)
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8cm (3in) |
Buy Varieties of CROCOSMIA
CROCOSMIA 'Emberglow'
red
Gift-wrapping available
CROCOSMIA 'Emily Mackenzie'
deep orange with mahogany throat
Gift-wrapping available
CROCOSMIA 'George Davison'
lemon yellow
Gift-wrapping available
CROCOSMIA 'Harlequin'
large yellowish-orange flowers red buds
CROCOSMIA 'Honey Angels'
prolific yellow flowers with cream throats
CROCOSMIA 'Limpopo'
coral coloured flowers and long blooming period
Gift-wrapping available
CROCOSMIA 'Lucifer'
tall deep red
Gift-wrapping available
CROCOSMIA masoniorum
orange
Gift-wrapping available
CROCOSMIA 'Okavango'
large peachy-orange flowers, long blooming
CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow'
arching sprays of rich golden-yellow flowers
Gift-wrapping available
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