Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 10b |
Plant Height: | 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2 m) |
Plant Spread: | 1 to 2 feet (30-60 cm) |
Leaves: | Deciduous |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Red Other: Scarlet red and yellow |
Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall |
Underground structures: | Corm |
Uses: | Cut Flower Dried Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant |
Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
Propagation: Other methods: | Division Offsets |
Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
Parentage: | Crocosmia masoniorum x Crocosmia paniculata |
Child plants: | one child plant |
flaflwrgrl | On January 31, 2015 | Plant emerged They are up! The foliage varies from around 1/2" high to 3" high at this point. |
flaflwrgrl | On November 24, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event Planted in various places. |
flaflwrgrl | On November 21, 2014 | Obtained plant In trade from Betsy. Around 25 bulbs - I didn't count them. |
Catmint20906 | On July 10, 2015 | Bloomed |
christine2 | On May 5, 2017 | Transplanted |
christine2 | On June 1, 2014 | Obtained plant 3, < |
christine2 | On May 1, 2008 | Obtained plant 3 |
CottageGardener | On June 20, 2017 | Obtained plant |
Buzzbea424 | On June 27, 2017 | Bloomed |
MissMew | On July 26, 2018 | Obtained plant Suzanne VDM |
SuperHappyCamper | On February 10, 2022 | Obtained plant Purchased at Costco. |
MuseLea | On May 2, 2022 | Obtained plant The Plant Man |
DeweyRooter | On February 9, 2023 | Obtained plant Received box of corms from Lori. |
DeweyRooter | On February 9, 2023 | Transplanted Planted corms in front of the house (near Black Pearl amaryllis) and in large driveway bed. |
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Too impatient by eclayne | Nov 11, 2011 4:15 PM | 1 |
Great pic. by eclayne | Feb 28, 2012 3:03 PM | 1 |
Pretty! by plantladylin | Dec 16, 2015 10:57 AM | 2 |
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