ON THIS PLANT
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora, montbretia, is a garden hybrid of C. aurea and C. pottsii, first bred in 1880 in France by Victor Lemoine. The name "montbretia" is often found in horticultural literature.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Crocosmia
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Bloom Time
- Mid-summer
- Native Area
- South Africa
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Montbretia en Lucifer en Autumn-gold en Garden Montbretia en Crocosmia en Lucifer's Beard en Crocosmia Lucifer en Cornish Lily en Cornish lillies en Hybrid Montbretia en Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
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