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Dark red flowers with golden throats and mild-green
leaves 24-30 inches. Flowers in July and August on
freely branching spikes.
Grow in moderately fertile moist but well-drained soil.
Sun or partial shade.

Lovely buttery yellow flowers in July on stiff 18 inch stems.
Best in fertile, slightly damp soil.
Sheltered location in full sun.

Bronzed leaves and apricot-yellow flowers, 24 inches.
Blooms from July to September.
Similar to “ Solfatare “ but more vigorous and  more hardy.

A satisfying ly  rich buttery-yellow flower on arching stems
in late July into August.
Sun or partial shade.
Moderately fertile, well-drained moist soil.

2 ½ foot tall swordlike leaves topped with stunning clear
red flowers. Earliest of the Crocosmias blooming in July.
Full sun.

Robust, cormous perennial with pleated mid-green leaves
and vivid red-orange flowers facing upwards on arching
branched spikes.
Flowers mid-Summer onward. Humus rich, moist but
well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. 3-4 feet.

Dense heads of large rounded broad-petalled blowsy peach
flowers from July into October.Vigorous and later in growth
than many varieties 2 ½ -3 feet. Sun or partial shade.

A uniquely coloured cultivar with a glowing  mixture of
salmon and coral-orange. Long-lasting flowers August /Sept.
Grows to 2 feet. Needs a rich soil and Summer moisture.


A handsome bulbous perennial with arching stems of yellow
flowers over bronze strap-like leaves.Sun to partial shade.
Fertile, well-drained soil that doesn’t dry out completely
in Summer.  Mulch in first Winter.

One of the very  finest! Flowers can grow to 4 ins  across.
Flowers open a lovely  golden orange from red tinged buds.
Pale yellow centres.
Sun or partial shade. Moist but well-draining soil.

CROCOSMIA

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