Ready Potted 1 Litre Pot CROCOSMIA LUCIFER

“CROCOSMIA LUCIFER” MONBTBRETIA

• TYPE                                   READY POTTED
• SIZE                                    1 LITRE POT
• STAGE                                ESTABLISHED PLANT
• CATEGORY                      “MONTBRETIA”
• VARIETY                           “CROCOSMIA LUCIFER”
• DESCRIPTION                   SHOWY SCARLET-RED TUBULAR FLOWERS
• MAIN PICTURE                  STOCK PHOTO ONLY
• HEIGHT                              75CM
• QUANTITY PER UNIT                  1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Already Potted In 1 Litre Round Pots With Growth, Root And Shoot Development. The Main Picture Is A Stock Photo Only And Shows How The Plant Will Look When The Plant Is Fully Mature. Amount Of Bulbs Per Pot Varies Depending On The Type/Size Of Bulb, But Rest Assured The Pots Are Full. Each Pot Makes A Lovely Display And Can Be Either Left In Pots Or Taken Out And Used To Add Colour To Larger Containers, Or Borders.

The Hardiest And Arguably The Most Spectacular Of Crocosmia “Lucifer” Is Worth A Place In All But The Smallest Of Gardens. The Seven Or So Crocosmia Species All Originate From South Africa And Since The 19^th Century Considerable Hybridizing Has Given Us Some Wonderful Selections For Adding Colour To The Summer Garden. Strictly Speaking They Should Be Classed As Bulbs Or Corms, But The Hardier Types In Particular Are Looked Upon As Perennials.

All Six Cultivars Have Stood The Test Of Time, But “Lucifer” Has Become The Gardening World’s Favourite Crocosmia. From Large Clusters Of Corm-Like Roots, Bright Green Spear-Shaped Shoots Appear In Spring, Quickly Forming Broad, Rich-Green, Ribbed Leaves To 120cms. It Is The Earliest Crocosmia To Flower, Arching Heads Of Vermilion Flame Flowers On Wiry Black-Green Stems, Creating An Eye-Catching Display For Several Weeks. The Combination Of Foliage, Flower And Attractive Seedheads Give “Lucifer” Great Garden Value, Especially In Plant Combinations.

“Crocosmia Lucifer” Has Received The Royal Horticultural Society’s Award Of Garden Merit (Agm) Which Is For Plants Of Outstanding Excellence.

Plant “Crocosmia Lucifer” 8-10 Cms Deep And About 15-20 Cms Apart They Like Fertile Well-Drained Soil That Is Moist In Spring And Summer But Drier In Winter. It Does Best In Full To Part Sun. If You Delay Planting Your Bulbs Into May You Tend To Get Flowers That Last Longer In The Autumn, Than In The Peak Of The Summer Heat.

This Pleasing Summer Bulb Makes A Striking And Unusual Accent For Perennial Borders And Mixed Plantings. It Also Works Well In Containers. Lucifer’s Flowers Are Attractive To Bees And Will Brighten Any Large, Sunny Border. These Perennials Are Most Impressive When Planted In Large Clumps

When Frost Threatens In The Late Autumn, Dig Up The Bulbs If They Are In The Ground Carefully Leaving Soil Around The Roots And Put Them In A Well-Ventilated Shady Place On Their Sides Until The Leaves Wither. Cut Off The Leaves And Store The Bulbs Upside Down Over Winter In Dry Peat. It Needs To Be Dry When Dormant. When There Is No More Frost In The Spring They Can Be Replanted.