About
Crocosmia 'Firefly' is a bulbous perennial featuring upright, lanceolate leaves in a green-bronze hue. Its tall, arching stems produce dark orange-red blooms that showcase deeper red centers and a yellow throat, flowering from summer into autumn.
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, Well-drained
- Aspect
- East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs, Herbaceous Perennial
- 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
- Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant 8-10cm deep in spring, in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained and preferably sandy soil in full sun or partial shade; if clumps become congested, divide them in early spring. May be a nuisance in some gardens if not managed well
- Pruning
- No pruning required, except the removal of dead leaves and flower stems 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