Scientific Name: Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Common Name: Lucifer montbretia
Family Name: Iridaceae
Origin: Garden origin
Hardiness Zone: Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Plant Type: Herbaceous perennial
Mature Size: 0.7 - 1.3m x 1.0 - 1.5m (height x width)
Habit: Arching, Spreading, Upright
Form: Oval - vertical, Vase
Texture: Medium
Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Fall interest, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Specimen plant, Summer interest, Tall background, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil or Media: Humus rich, Well-drained
Leaves: Grass-like, Alternate, Parallel venation, Lustrous, Linear, Entire
Flowers: Spike, Red, Dark-red, Jul-Aug
Fruit: Capsule, Green, Brown, Sep-Oct-Nov
Key ID Features:
Leaves iris-like, about 1m long x 5cm wide; flowers striking red, rising paired off on a purplish stem.