Scientific Name:
Crocosmia
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crocosmiiflora
Pronunciation:
kroe-KOZ-mee-uh ex kroe-koz-mee-FLOR-ah
Common Name:
montbretia
Family Name:
Iridaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Leaves iris-like; florets alternate along a floppy spike axis on a raised green peduncle, orange, yellow or red.
Habit:
Arching, Spreading, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown or on campus may include C. 'Emily Mckenzie'. Popular cultivars include C. 'George Davison' (yellow), and C. 'Red King' (red - also see separate entry for C. 'Lucifer').
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple, Grass-like
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Linear
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Spike, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Orange
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
six tepals
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Corms, Rhizomes
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Mites, Slugs or snails (Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZS) GAZebo South : q.10+ dead?
- (NRY) NuRserY : cv. Emily Mckenzie