About
Crocosmia 'Miss Scarlet' is a herbaceous perennial that forms clumps and grows upright, reaching heights of up to 75 cm during its blooming period. It features robust, blade-like leaves in a mid-green hue and produces sturdy, arching stems adorned with clusters of large, tubular flowers in a vivid red shade, which appear from midsummer through early 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
- Aspect
- South-facing, East-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Exposed, Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Bulbs, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming, Columnar upright
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Prairie planting, Coastal
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Corms should be planted in moderately fertile, humus rich soil approximately 10cm deep and 7.5–10cm apart in groups to form clumps. Water if it is a dry season as a lack of water reduces flowering. Has the potential to become 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 in early spring when clumps become congested or Propagate by seed sown in containers in a cold frame as soon as ripe
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free