(Common Name: Montbretia)
Lively plants with sword-shaped leaves and
bright flowers along stiff stems in late summer. The plants grow
form chains of corms and will spread, although the cultivated
varieties are not invasive like the species. Some of the very large
flowered types are only just hardy, but we have selected some tough
types for most garden situations. They grow surprisingly well in
shade and will cope with very hot sunny positions provided they do
not dry out completely.
Propagate by division in Autumn (preferred) or Spring. Remove seed
heads in early winter to avoid the odd self seed as these won't come
true to type.
Crocosmia are members of the Iridaceae (Iris) family.
Photo: Crocosmia Bressingham Beacon in our garden in August adding a true blaze of colour.
Fairly early for a Crocosmia with orange flowers with red patterning. Very much admired in our garden. Not a rampant spreader.
Price £5.00 (9cm pot)
It does have a peachy shade to it! 2ft - 2ft 6in / 60 - 75cm tall
Price £5.00 (9cm pot) Just a few left
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Short with boldly patterned orange and yellow flowers
SOLD OUT. Available again in 2019
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Short variety with masses of warm yellow flowers
Price £5.00 (9cm pot)
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Another short variety with almost pink reddish flowers
Price £5.00 (9cm pot)
Tall (4ft) and early (late July / early August onwards) with pleated leaves and flame red flowers. A devillishly good plant for all sorts of planting styles.
RHS Award of Garden Merit
SOLD OUT. Available again in 2019
Perfect partners: Crocosmia Lucifer adds a splash of colour to the wheaten shades of Stipa gigantea and Digitalis ferruginea.
Lucifer adds an intense glow to the dappled shade under one of the our snakebark maples in late July.
Short (about 1ft / 30cm tall) with pale yellow flowers in August and September.
Price: £5.00 (9cm pot)
