Crocosmia

Botanical Name

Crocosmia

Min Zone

Max Zone

Height

1.5 to 4 feet

Width

1 to 2 feet

Flowers

Mid to late summer: orange, orange-red, red

Light

Full sun to part shade

Soil

Moist, well-drained

Planting & Care

Plant corms in spring
Plant corms 5" deep
Space corms 6-8" apart
Not reliably winter hardy in Zone 5 and maybe Zone 6
Provide winter mulch or lift corms in fall to store indoors for winter
Store corms in peat or vermiculite at 35-40°
Propagate by digging and dividing and removing the offset corms

Problems

Spider mites

Varieties

Lucifer - reported as the most hardy of crocosmia, scarlet red flowers, 3'

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