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    CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow'
    © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow' CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow' CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow' CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow' Achillea ‘Moonshine’, Allium, Crocosmia and Verbena bonariensis © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. ACONITUM carmichaelii 'Arendsii' and CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow' © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only. CROCOSMIA and DAHLIA 'Knockout' © Burncoose Nurseries, all pictures for illustrative purposes only.
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    CROCOSMIA 'Paul's Best Yellow'

    Commonly known as Montbretia

    AWARD
    Arching sprays of rich golden-yellow flowers
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
    Delivery Information
    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    £13.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ for £11.00 each
    Available late spring to early summer 2025 - Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Pests & Diseases
      Red spider mites occasionally
    • Place of origin
      South Africa. Garden origin. Paul Lewis, Isle of Wight
    • Deciduous
    • Yellow
      Golden yellow
    • Spikes
      Large, outward-facing flowers on seldom-branching stems
    • Border
      Suits a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      90cm (36in)
    • Spread
      75cm (30in)
    • Bulb/Corm or rhizomatous perennial
      Clump-forming cormous perennial
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Hardy - average winter
      Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moderately fertile. Humus-rich.
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Rabbit Resistant
    • Mature Size
      90cm (36in)
      		 bulb/corm - guide for size not form Watering Can
        75cm (30in)
      		  
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