Crocosmia x 'Lucifer'
Montbretia
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Montbretia (Crocosmia x 'Lucifer') - Description
For a stunning cut flower display, add this brilliant fireball to a bouquet in your favorite vase. So red and exotic it looks like a tropical plant but grows easily in other zones.
Montbretia (Crocosmia x 'Lucifer') - Blooming
Arching clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers in mid to late summer. The flowers are tubular to funnel shaped with six spreading lobes and carried in arching spikes or panicles.
Montbretia (Crocosmia x 'Lucifer') - Growth
Perennials. 2 to 3-foot tall clumps of ribbed, linear to sword shaped leaves. Some varieties are hardy, and may be grown outdoors all year. Corms may be packed in a cool (40F) dry place over winter for less hardy varieties, but they will not flower as well. May also be treated as annuals. Does best in sun or partial shade.
Montbretia (Crocosmia x 'Lucifer') - Planting
Plant corms in spring 3-4 inches deep, 4-5 inches apart in evenly moist soil that is rich in organic matter. Can also propagate by division in spring, before growth begins. Division entails propagating a plant by splitting it into 2 or more parts. Each part has its own root system and more than one shoot or dormant bud.
Montbretia (Crocosmia x 'Lucifer') - Pest
Spider mites cause problems.
Montbretia (Crocosmia x 'Lucifer') - Interesting facts
There are only 7 known species of Crocosmia.
Montbretia (Crocosmia x 'Lucifer') - Soil and irrigation
Does well in moderately fertile, well-draining soil. Make sure to mulch in winter.
