species
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Montbretia
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora is a perennial in the family Iridaceae, also known as Montbretia, introduced to the UK. It reaches 80 cm tall and 30 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or clay soil, where the ground is neutral and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from July to September. Its RHS hardiness rating is H6 (hardy, very cold winter): −20 to −15°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 80 cm tall × 30 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H6 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Clay
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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