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| Name |
Crocosmia |
| Price |
Available on Request |
| Colours | orange, red, yellow |
| Size | Height: 70-100cm/28inches-3ft
Spread: 30-60cm/12-24inches |
| Aspect | Prefers partial shade. Doesn't mind an exposed or open site, and is suitable for north, east, south and west facing gardens. |
| Care | Plant in a moderately fertile, humus rich soil. Soil should be moist but well drained or well drained. Enrich your soil with well rotted organic matter. Will tolerate most soil types and pHs. Divide congested clumps in spring or autumn, every 3-4 years, as this will keep the plants healthy. |
| Uses | -Adds an architectural feel to beds/borders
-Suitable for cottage garden/informal planting schemes
-City gardens
-Flower arranging
-Banks and slopes |
| Description | Their poised, elegant stems bear brightly coloured flowers which would work brilliantly in any hot coloured bed/border. The strong sword-like foliage makes a statement in any planting scheme. The flowers are long lasting, from mid-late summer (but some varieties will last into early autumn.) You can use them as cut flowers. Some are fully hardy, whilst others are frost hardy (tolerating temperatures down to -5 degrees Celsius. |
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