About
Crocosmia 'Jim Taggart' is a perennial plant that forms dense clumps, reaching heights of around 90 cm. It features elongated, sword-like leaves in a mid-green hue. During mid to late summer, this variety produces elongated clusters of large orange flowers that display red streaks and yellow throats, complemented by prominent yellow 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