About
This perennial grows in clumps, reaching a height of approximately 75 cm. It features narrow, pleated leaves and produces large flowers in mid to late summer. The blooms are coppery-orange, characterized by reflexed petals and noticeable stamens.
About the genus
Crocosmia are perennial plants that die back in winter, characterized by their upright, sword-like foliage and branched flower spikes that produce vibrant, funnel-shaped blooms during the summer months.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Coastal, City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant 8-10cm deep in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained and preferably sandy soil in full sun or partial shade; in colder areas plant somewhere with shelter from cold drying winds, such as near a wall, and protect in winter with a thick, dry, organic mulch; if clumps become congested, divide them in early spring. Has the potential to become a nuisance in some gardens if not managed well
- Pruning
- No pruning required, except removal of dead leaves and flower stems in autumn or before new growth starts in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by division of established clumps in spring, just before new growth starts
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free