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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
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Height60-75cm (24-30in)
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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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Full sun
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Partial shade
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Additional FeaturesPests & DiseasesRed spider mites occasionallyPlace of originSouth Africa
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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
60-75cm (24-30in)
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8cm (3in) |
Buy Varieties of CROCOSMIA

CROCOSMIA 'Emberglow'
red

CROCOSMIA 'Emily Mackenzie'
deep orange with mahogany throat

CROCOSMIA 'George Davison'
lemon yellow

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


CROCOSMIA 'Lucifer'
tall deep red


CROCOSMIA masoniorum
orange

CROCOSMIA 'Okavango'
large peachy-orange flowers, long blooming

CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow'
arching sprays of rich golden-yellow flowers
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