Crocosmia | Crocosmia | Various
Crocosmia belongs to the plant family IRIDACE and Genus Crocosmia This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Crocosmia does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Crocosmia so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Crocosmia crocosmia is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Crocosmia can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 10 Fahrenheit. It needs soil that is dry. Crocosmia is drought tolerant.
Crocosmia will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 1 and3 years.
Crocosmia is a seasonal bulb. Blossoms appear in June and continue through August. Blossoms in such colors as yellow, orange and scarlet are common.
In the Northern Hemisphere Crocosmia starts to bloom around 06,01 blooming stops about 08,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
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"Xeriscape Gardening: Water Conservation for the American Landscape", Connie Lockhart Ellefson, Thomas L. Stephens, and Douglas Welsh, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.