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Crocosmia

  • Scientific Name: Crocosmia montbretia
  • Garden: Wildlife Garden
  • Plant Type: Herbaceous Perennial
  • Evergreen/Deciduous: Deciduous
  • Sun/Shade Exposure: Full Sun
  • Moisture Requirements: Moist, well-Drained

Plant Information

With parents that originated in South Africa, northern gardeners can enjoy crocosmia's red flower spikes during the summer months without having to dig up or re-plant this herbaceous perennial which comes back nicely each spring. Morphology: This corm derived plant sends up a tall stalk bearing sword-shaped leaves. Red to orange flowers are borne on branched stems during summer. Flower buds open from the base to the tips of the flower clusters.

Adaptation: Easily adapts to all soil types and can spread if the soil is worked around established plants.
Pests: None

Data Source

www.pnwplants.wsu.edu

Photo Credit

CRMO flowerBB (©2020 Barbara Bloomfield), CRMO flower1 PAS (©2020 Pat Stephens), CRMO-full-MMK (©2020 Margaret Kerwin)