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Crocosmia (Latin Crocosmia), or montbrecia, or tritonia, is a bulbous plant that belongs to the Iris family. Today's cultivated crocosmia is a herbaceous bulbous perennial hybrid called crocosmia vulgaris. Crocosmia is a close relative of widely cultivated garden flowers such as crocus (saffron), iris (iris), ferraria, gladiolus and freesia. It looks great in open beds in combination with flowers such as daylily, canna, rudbeckia, salvia and echinacea. This plant is also suitable for cutting - crocosmia inflorescences stand in water for up to two weeks.

     

Crocosmia corms, small in size, are covered with reticular membranes. The height of the crocosmia is from 40 to 100 cm. It has a branching stem with linear or xiphoid leaves and a powerful peduncle, which makes the montbrecia look like a gladiolus. It is sometimes called that - Japanese gladiolus, and the agricultural technology of montbrecia is not much different from the agricultural technology of this flower culture. Orange, white and yellow star-shaped crocosmia flowers up to 5 cm in diameter are collected in 3-5 pieces in dense paniculate inflorescences. The fruit is a polyspermous rounded capsule.

 

 

Crocosmia growing from seeds

 

In late February or early March, crocosmia seeds are soaked in water for a day, changing it every 6 hours, after which crocosmia seeds are sown into a substrate consisting of turf, peat, humus and sand. The crops are covered with foil and placed as close to the light as possible.

Caring for crocosmia in the seedling period involves the implementation of procedures usual for a florist. As soon as the seedlings appear, the cover is removed from them and they are looked after like any other seedlings: they water it as needed, carefully loosen the soil around the seedlings. Try to keep the substrate in a slightly moist state at all times, but do not overmoisten it, otherwise the seedlings can get sick with fungal diseases.

In the phase of development of the second or third true leaf, the seedlings dive into more spacious containers, where they will grow up in anticipation of transplantation into open ground. Two weeks before transplanting, start taking the seedlings outside for a short time, increasing the duration of the hardening procedure daily.

 

 

Crocosmia planting in open ground

 

Crocosmia is planted in the ground in late April or early May, when the soil warms up to 6-10 ºC. Crocosmia should only be planted in an open, sunny area, otherwise you may never wait for its flowers. The soil should be moisture-permeable, and the groundwater in the area where the montbrecia will grow should not lie too high - the plant does not like stagnant water in the roots.

Prepare a flower bed for crocosmia in the fall: for each m², add two buckets of humus, 100 g of slaked lime, 40 g of superphosphate and 20 g of potassium chloride. Crocosmia planting in spring is preceded by application to the soil followed by incorporation of nitrogen fertilizers at the rate of 30 g per m².

Seedlings are planted in holes at a distance of 10-12 cm between plants, the gap between rows is 25-30 cm. After planting crocosmia on a flower bed, it is watered and covered from the scorching sunlight for 2-3 days.A plant grown from seeds will bloom in the third year, although under optimal conditions for crocosmia, you can see its beautiful inflorescences in the second year.

 

 

Crocosmia outdoor care

 

Water the plant abundantly once a week. After watering, it is advisable to loosen the soil in the flower bed so that a crust does not form.

Regular feeding of the plant is necessary. You can grow crocosmia without top dressing if you planted it in fertile soil, but if the soil on the site is poor, starting with the appearance of the second leaf, every 10 days fertilize the soil with mullein infusion (one part of the fertilizer is infused with 10 parts of water) and complete mineral fertilizer, dissolving 2 g of the drug in 1 liter of water.

During the formation of crocosmia buds, potash fertilizers are more needed. As you can see, caring for a crocosmia flower is not at all difficult, and if the planting of montbrecia and care in the open field is carried out in accordance with the agricultural technology of the crop, you should not have problems with flowering and plant health.

 

 

Crocosmia reproduction

 

Crocosmia is propagated by corms and seeds. For seed propagation, it is more expedient to use the seedling method, since in the open field the seeds may not germinate.

Vegetative propagation is carried out by dividing the corms. Annually, around one adult corm, about five children are formed, blooming the next year. At the same time, the mother plant continues to form children.

Growing and caring for crocosmia involves the regular division and planting of the corms of the plant. From time to time, when the planting of crocosmia becomes too dense, the corms are dug up in the spring, the babies are separated from the mother's bulbs and planted. Crocosmia should be planted at the same time as its seedlings are planted on a flower bed - in late April or early May. Before planting in open ground, you can plant crocosmia in pots to grow the bulbs a little, and in May or June, transplant them to a flower bed along with an earthen clod.

 

 

Crocosmia post-flowering care

 

How and when to harvest crocosmia seeds

If you are already growing crocosmia, then you are unlikely to need its seeds, because sooner or later you will have to divide the corms of the plant, so that you will have planting material. If you are just going to grow montbrecia, then it is better to buy seeds in the store.

Preparing crocosmia for winter For those who live in an area with cold winters, it is better to dig up crocosmia corms in the fall. This should be done no earlier than mid-October, since by this time babies are growing around the bulbs. Corms are dried with good ventilation and a temperature of about 10 ºC, and then stored as gladiolus bulbs.

In areas where winter frosts are not so frequent, you can leave the corms in the ground, but cover the area with compost, on top of which you can put spruce branches, shavings or dry leaves.

In the southern regions, it will be enough to sprinkle a flowerbed with crocosmia in the fall with a layer of dry foliage 20 cm thick and cover it with a film on top. As soon as the frost ends, the shelter is removed, and the old crocosmia leaves are cut off at the level of the surface of the site.

 

 

Crocosmia diseases and pests

 

Crocosmia is a plant resistant to both diseases and pests, however, as a result of insufficient care or prolonged waterlogging of the soil, it can be affected by such diseases:

Fusarium, from which, first of all, the leaves of the plant turn yellow, dry and die off, the peduncles are bent, the flowers are deformed, and their color changes. To combat fusarium, montbrecia treatment with fungicides is used.

Gray rotcovering the crocosmia bulbs with a fluffy gray bloom. It is easier to prevent gray rot than to get rid of it, and jaundice cannot be cured even with a strong desire - no medicine has yet been invented for viral diseases.

Jaundice, or grassiness, from which the tips of the leaves first turn yellow, and then the foliage acquires a straw tint, and the plant dies.This viral disease is carried by leafhoppers.

To prevent all kinds of diseases, planting and caring for montbrecia should be carried out in strict accordance with its agricultural technology, in addition, it is necessary to process the seeds before sowing and corms before planting with a 1% solution of potassium permanganate, and from time to time change the plot for crocosmia.

   

Of the pests, bears, thrips and especially spider mites are dangerous to montbrecia.

Medvedki They feed on corms of plants and lay offspring in the soil at a depth of 10 cm, and they can only be removed by arranging traps for insects: in early autumn, fresh horse manure is laid in a hole about 50 cm deep, after which they throw earth into the hole and mark the place with a pole. After a while, a hole is dug up and the bear, settled in the manure for the winter, is destroyed.

Thrips feed on plant sap, from which discolored spots, stripes or streaks appear on the leaves. Leaves die off, stems bend, flowers lose their beauty. To combat thrips, drugs Agravertin, Fitoverm, Actellik, Karbofos or Confidor are used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.

Spider mites may appear on crocosmia during dry periods. These are sucking insects that pierce the ground parts of the plant and feed on its sap. In addition, ticks are carriers of incurable viral diseases. In the fight against spider mites, the same insectoacaricides are used as for the destruction of thrips.

 

 

Crocosmia species and varieties

 

In nature, there are about 55 species of crocosmia, but most often the following are grown in culture:

 

Crocosmia golden (Crocosmia aurea)

It is a plant with linear or xiphoid leaves and bright yellow-orange flowers. Crocosmia of this species blooms in early autumn; it has been cultivated in culture since 1846. The species has forms with orange, red and yellow flowers.

 

Crocosmia masoniorum

It is a compact bush that grows up to 60-80 cm in height. Plants of this species have xiphoid ribbed leaves up to 5 cm wide and small bright orange flowers, collected in a horizontally deviating brush. Flowers open in the middle of summer. This species is more winter hardy than other members of the genus.

 

Crocosmia paniculata

A tall plant with corrugated leaves, reaching a height of 150 cm. This is one of the earliest flowering species of crocosmia, whose panicles of small but bright orange flowers bloom in mid-June.

 

Crocosmia pottsii

In nature, it grows in Africa, in a swampy area, so it will be comfortable in the partial shade of the garden, where the soil does not dry out so quickly. The leaves of plants of this species are narrow and smooth, and the flowers are small.

 

Crocosmia common (Crocosmia crocosmiiflora)

Or garden montbrecia, is one of the first crocosmia garden hybrids. This plant is up to 1 m high with a straight, thin and branched stem, narrow xiphoid or broadly linear erect leaves of a light green shade and small funnel-shaped flowers of yellow or orange-red color, collected in a panicle. This hybrid blooms in July or August.

 

Since breeding work on the development of new varieties and hybrids of montbrecia is ongoing, today there are more than 400 cultivars of this plant. The most famous of them are the following varieties of crocosmia:
❀ Emily Mackenzie - leafy and compact shrub up to 60 cm high. The upright arrows of this plant are strewn with orange-brown flowers with a bright spot in the center.
❀ Crocosmia Lucifer - a plant up to one and a half meters high with straight peduncles and very bright red flowers. This variety is particularly frost-resistant, therefore, in areas with not very cold winters, corms can be left in the soil for the winter. ❀ George Davidson - a variety up to 70 cm high with amber-yellow flowers that look even brighter against the background of dark green foliage. This variety is excellent in cutting. Blooms in July-August.
❀ Crocosmia Red King - this variety has bright red flowers with an orange center.
❀ Spitfire - a bush up to 60 cm high, blooming from August to the end of September with fiery orange flowers.
❀ Tangerine queen - the height of this variety is about 120 cm, the flowers are bright orange.

Such varieties as Babylon, Golden Fleece, Star of the East, Norwich Canari, Mistral, Vesuvius, Bouquet Parfait, Lady Oxford, Rheingold, Heath Magesti, Lady Wilson, Aurora, Frans Hals, Jace Coy, Lady Hamilton and Lady Hamilton look great on a crocosmic flowerbed other.

 

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Crocosmia, or montbrecia, is considered one of the most exquisite exotic garden decorations. Already from early spring, it attracts attention with lush and long linear leaves, and in the summer it is impossible to look away from the beauty. Crocosmia blooms in July with bright flowers of sunny shades, which are fragrant with the scent of saffron. The plant remains in its festive outfit until cold weather, which is why they love to use crocosmia in landscape design.

Where is the best place to plant a montbrecia?

Crocosmia is also called the Japanese hyacinth, although it does not come from the Land of the Rising Sun at all, but from South Africa. It belongs to the iris family and is directly related to saffron, it even smells like it. This bulbous plant, which grows up to 1.5 m in height, blooms in yellow, red and orange. Japanese hyacinth is not an overly capricious flower, but it is still worth knowing some of the nuances of caring for it. Therefore, flower growers need to carefully consider the choice of a place where crocosmia would feel good.

Planting and leaving involves the choice of a sunny site, because the plant comes from the south. The sunlight of crocosmia is needed to form buds; in the shade, it may never bloom. Montbrecia thrives on any soil. The plant tolerates drought, but still likes to be watered regularly, while avoiding stagnant water. The site for planting a flower should be prepared in advance in the fall, and the bulbs are planted in April or May, when it gets warmer.

How to care for crocosmia?

Montbrecia is an unpretentious plant, but still, if you want the flower to live luxuriously, and not exist, you need to apply complex mineral fertilizers. Thanks to top dressing, it will acquire a healthier appearance and increase the budding of crocosmia. Planting and care involves regular watering, weeding. In regions with a harsh climate, the bulbs of the plant must be dug up, but in the southern regions they can be left in the ground for the winter. In this case, crocosmia must be insulated, covered with fallen leaves. Having survived the first winter, the plant becomes hardened and frost is no longer afraid of it.

How to plant a plant correctly?

Crocosmia is planted with both seeds and bulbs. In the first case, you need to wait a long time until the plant forms and blooms. When planted with bulbs, montbrecia blooms in the second year. If you surround the flower with attention and care, it will delight you with a healthy type of crocosmia. Planting and leaving involves the timely removal of wilted flowers.Also, do not forget about observing the required distance between montbrecs. When the plants grow into bulbs, they need to be transplanted. Thus, excellent flowering can be achieved over several seasons.

Crocosmia wintering

South Africa is considered the birthplace of montbrecia, therefore it belongs to the thermophilic plants. Despite this, flower growers leave most of the small-flowered varieties in the open field, because crocosmia can withstand even severe frosts. Growing a plant involves covering the bulbs with a thick layer of shavings or fallen leaves, the thickness of such an organic blanket should exceed 20 cm.In addition, you can put a film so that the crocosmia does not get wet during thaws. It should be noted that if the bulbs are not dug up, then the plant develops much better and annually pleases with abundant flowering.

But, of course, not all crocosmia can withstand severe frosts. Planting and caring for large-flowered varieties are somewhat different from caring for small-flowered species. Such plants are more thermophilic, in the southern regions they can still be somehow preserved in winter, but in the northern latitudes you only need to dig them up. Bulbs can be harvested at the end of October in dry weather. They should be thoroughly shaken off the ground, the leaves should be cut off at a height of about 5 cm. The crocosmia flower forms whole nests, you should not separate them. The bulbs must be dried and packed in paper bags or boxes, sprinkled with dry peat. They are stored at a temperature of 5-10 ° C; a cellar or refrigerator is suitable for this.

Crocosmia - garden decoration

Designers love to work with montbrecia. The plant looks great on mixed flower beds (mixborders), it is planted in the second or first row in large groups. Crocosmia is also very common in "dry", "tropical" and gravel gardens. A photo of a blooming Japanese hyacinth in combination with cannes, daylilies, dahlias, salvia, rudbeckia and other flowers enchants with its colors. Montbrecia is naturalized in natural gardens. The flower grows quickly, so its greenery can cover a large area in just a few years. Crocosmia is capable of growing in the shade, although it is unlikely to bloom, but it will definitely decorate with its green long leaves. Montbrecia is also grown for cutting.

The best varieties

The most common hybrid is Krokosmiflora. Also very popular is Emily McKenzie, it is a late-flowering highly decorative variety that grows up to 60 cm tall. Its flowers are straight-planted, brownish with orange spots. Star of the East is a very beautiful orange-apricot crocosmia. A photo of this variety will not leave anyone indifferent. The flower is large, late blooming, resembles a star, grows up to 1 m tall. Such varieties as Norwich Canary, Solfatare, Walberton Red, Golden Fleece grow up to 60 cm. They bloom with red, apricot, lemon flowers.

Crocosmia Lucifer looks the most representative. It blooms with bright, erect flowers of a tomato-red hue. It grows up to 1.5 m tall and boasts high frost resistance. Crocosmia Masoniorum has similar characteristics, only it blooms with bright orange peduncles. The paniculate early-flowering montbrecia is very popular, blooming with orange flowers in June.

Crocosmia is a natural decoration of any garden and flower garden. More and more flower growers are paying attention to this beautiful plant, burning with bright colors. The number of crocosmia fans grows relentlessly every year.

Crocosmia or as it was previously called Monbrecia is a genus of herbaceous plants belonging to the Iris family. Representatives of the genus are bulbous perennials. Their height depends on the species and ranges from 50 cm to 1 m.

The shoot branches, the foliage is belt-like or linear, the shoot is massive, which makes this plant resemble a gladiolus.The flowers are most often orange, white or yellow, and can also be red or similar, depending on the variety. This culture is a relative of crocuses and iris, as well as gladioli.

Varieties and types

Crocosmia golden the species comes from southern Africa. It is a plant with linear foliage and flowers. Flowering begins in August-September. In addition to yellow flowers, the flowers can be orange and red.

Crocosmia Freemason a small bush that grows from half a meter to 90 cm. It has xiphoid foliage and flowers of a rich orange color. Flowering begins in July. It tolerates cold much better than its relatives.

Crocosmia paniculata a tall species, the bushes of which reach half a meter in height. The foliage is rough, as if corrugated, the flowers are orange in color. Flowering begins in early summer and is fairly early in this genus.

Crocosmia ordinary or garden hybrid species obtained at the end of the 19th century. It grows up to a meter, has a straight, branching shoot and linear foliage.

The color of flowers depends on the variety, and there are quite a few of them, for example:

• Emily Mackenzie - a variety with orange petals of a brown tint,

• Lucifer - the petals are pronounced red,

• Georg Davidson - amber color,

• Red king - inflorescences are red-orange,

• Mistral - the color borders between yellow and orange,

• Bigflovering - color yellow or orange, and many others. Flowering occurs after mid-summer.

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Crocosmia growing from seeds

In our latitudes, crocosmia seeds are sown to obtain seedlings, since if they are sown in the garden, they may not sprout. This is done in late winter and early spring. Before sowing, the seeds are placed in water for a day, replacing it every 5-7 hours, and then the material is sown in a mixture of turf, sand and humus in a ratio of 2: 1: 1. It is necessary to create greenhouse conditions by covering the sowing with a film and placing it in a well-lit place.

With the appearance of sprouts, the film is removed, the sowing is watered a little from time to time and kept under diffused bright light. When the seedlings have a couple of real leaves, they are dived into separate pots.

Tigridia, according to some sources, is also a representative of the Iris family. It has decorative and very beautiful flowers. Easily cultivated for planting and care in the open field, but needs proper maintenance. You can find tips for growing and caring in this article.

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Crocosmia planting and care in the open field

It is necessary to plant the material in open soil when the threat of night frosts disappears, and the soil temperature will be about 9 ° C. About a couple of weeks before that, you need to start hardening the seedlings, taking them out every day for a while.

It is necessary to select a bright area, otherwise the flowering will be weak or not occur. The landing site should be elevated, not in a low place, and the substrate needs to be loose and permeable.

A few months before planting, the selected place is dug up and 2 buckets of humus, 100 grams of slaked lime, 35 grams of superphosphate and 20 grams of potassium chloride per 1 sq. m. In the spring, a week before planting, nitrogen fertilization is applied, using about 30 grams per 2 square meters. m.

The distance between the seedlings in the garden should be about 10-15 cm, and between the rows about 20 cm. After planting, it is necessary to water well and protect the young plants from the sun for a couple of days. Plants obtained from seeds begin to bloom two to three years after sowing.

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Watering crocosmia

Caring for this culture is not particularly difficult. Watering is carried out every 7 days. After rain or watering, it is necessary to loosen the ground and get rid of weeds.

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Fertilizer for crocosmia

If the soil is nutritious, then the absence of top dressing or the limitation of their intake is allowed, but in poor soil it is necessary to constantly fertilize the flower.

Every one and a half weeks, it is necessary to make an infusion of mullein (which is diluted with water in a ratio of 1 to 10) and a complete mineral dressing (2 grams are diluted in a liter of water). When the buds begin to form, it will be a good idea to add potash.

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Montbrecia storage in winter

Although after flowering, you can collect seed, but it is better to purchase it in a specialized market - this way the chance of germination will be higher and, moreover, crocosmia is much easier to propagate by bulbs.

In the middle of autumn, it is time to dig up the bulbs. Tubers should be dried in a cool place with fresh air. After that, the material is stored in a dark place at a temperature of about 4 ° C, the humidity should also not be high.

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Propagation of crocosmia by bulbs

In addition to the generative method, this flower can be propagated vegetatively by bulbs. Every year, young bulbs appear on the old corms, which are carefully separated from the parent in the fall, and the next spring they are transplanted to the flower bed.

The planting of tubers is carried out in the same period as the seedlings. You can also grow tubers in containers, and plant them in the garden before summer.

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Diseases and pests

Usually, the defeat of crocosmia by pests and diseases occurs if there were violations in the care or weather conditions contributed to this.

Due to fusarium it begins yellowing and drying of foliage, flower stems and flowers become crooked, their color also changes. If these symptoms are found, several treatments with fungicidal preparations, for example, Bordeaux liquid, should be carried out.

The appearance of a fluffy bloom on the bulbs indicates decay. It is better not to allow rot, trying to ensure that water never stagnates on the site.

Common among pests spider mitefeeding on plant juices, due to which leaves start to dry, also this pest can be identified by thin cobwebs. To get rid of it, you can wash the stems and leaves with soapy water, but if there are a lot of insects, then they resort to acaricides.

Thrips a very dangerous pest. It can affect both the root system and the leaves. These insects can be found by yellowing of the affected parts and stripes in places where the pest climbed. It is difficult to get rid of thrips, the fight against them requires repeated treatment with insecticides - Aktellik, Karbofos or the like.

Medvedki they eat the bulbs, which causes the death of the flower. To combat them, in the fall, they make manure traps in the ground, cover them with earth, and later open the ground and destroy pests.

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Crocosmia, or montbrecia, are two different names for the same plant. There is also a third name - tritonia, and the people call this plant the Japanese gladiolus. From Latin the name "crocosmia" (

Crocosmia

) translates as "saffron smell" - they really have dried flowers. And the name "montbretia" was given to the flower in honor of the French botanist de Montbret.

Crocosmia (montbrecia)

The flower owes its appearance to the French breeder Lemoine, who crossed in 1880

crocosmia golden

and

Potts

... The result is a kind of garden hybrid of two interesting South African plants with graceful star-funnel-shaped flowers, collected in small red-orange spikelets. Since then, the flower has become famous in Europe.

Crocosmia (montbrecia) looks great in open flower beds due to its long and abundant flowering, which, depending on the weather and climate, can last from mid-summer to September and sometimes even longer - until frost. When cut, it stays fresh for 2 weeks. This flower will be a wonderful decoration for any bouquet.

Dried crocosmia flowers have a saffron scent Crocosmia has narrow-obvious light green leaves and thin branched peduncles up to one meter high.Her corm is medium-sized with several brown shells. In our climate, you can grow this exotic, observing some rules.

Planting and breeding

Crocosmia can be propagated by corms, children, seeds. Brownish-red large seeds are sown on a light window or in a greenhouse in February - March, as they grow up, the seedlings are planted in pots. They are planted on the garden bed with a lump of earth in mid-May. Seedlings grown from seeds bloom in the second or third year, children - in the second. In the middle lane, corms are planted in the soil at the same time as gladioli (late April - early May).

Crocosmia seeds.

Crocosmia loves moist, loose, humus-rich soil. Prepare your planting site in the fall. Add sand, mineral fertilizers to poorly drained soil. Plant the corms to a depth of 7-10 cm, keeping a distance of 10-12 cm between them. In order for the plant to bloom earlier, grow it in small pots and plant it with a lump of earth.

Care

Crocosmia should be watered abundantly, but infrequently. Loosen and weed the soil after watering or raining. Set pegs as needed to tie up the stalks. To speed up the growth of plants, feed them with nitrogen fertilizers.

Crocosmia thickets In the summer, go to feeding with mullein infusion (1:10) and mineral supplements with potassium content. When the flowering ends, it is important to cut the flower stalks - the corms will ripen better, which means that they will be better preserved both in the ground and in the dug out form.

Crocosmia is quite resistant to fusarium disease and grassiness. The main pests for it are bears and thrips.

Wintering

In the northern regions, crocosmia is dug up for the winter. It is important to do this no earlier than in the second half of October, so that by this time the children will mature and grow. Dry the corms in a well-ventilated area. Store them in a place where the bulbs will not dry out, at a temperature no higher than 10 degrees.

Crocosmia bulbs.

Crocosmia can overwinter well only in dry soil. At low planting sites, it is better to dig the corms so that they do not get wet. In the spring, after removing the cover, cut off any old leaves. It is also worth digging out the corms every three years for the sake of reproduction. If this rule is ignored, the plants will bloom worse due to thickening.

Crocosmia varieties

• Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie'

Very decorative, beautiful variety. The flowers are brownish-orange, symmetrical, with bright orange spots at the center of the flower. Blooms late. Plants up to 60 cm high.

Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie'.

• Crocosmia 'Norwich Canary'

The plant is up to 60 cm high. The flowers are drooping, canary yellow.

Crocosmia 'Norwich Canary'.

• Crocosmia 'Star of the East' 

"Star of the East" is one of the most beautiful and large-flowered varieties. Late flowering, height up to 1 m, apricot-orange flowers in the shape of a star with a light core are up to 10 cm in diameter. They require shelter for the winter - frost resistance is low.

Crocosmia 'Star of the East'.

• Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Of all the crocosmies, it is the brightest colored. The plant is tall - up to 1.5 m, has erect peduncles and bright, tomato-red flowers. Although it has high frost resistance, it is better to cover it for the winter.

Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Graceful crocosmia inflorescences will perfectly decorate your summer and autumn flower garden. They will look equally good both on their own and in a group with other flowers - daylilies, cniphophies, cannes, dahlias, yarrow, rudbeckia, echinacea, salvia, sedum, helenium, chrysanthemums.