crocosmia plants - A Selection

Crocosmias are invaluable for late summer colour, but they also provide all-season foliage interest with their upright, sword-shaped leaves

Crocosmia ‘Harlequin’ is a striking addition to a hot colour scheme, offering intense orange yellow and red flowers. Its dark stems bear racemes of starry, funnel-shaped flowers with a golden yellow throat and alternating orange and red shades on the reverse of the petals. Easy to grow and reliable, Crocosmias are high-performance border plants, creating intense colour later in summer and through into autumn, whilst also providing interesting foliage with their upright, strap-shaped

Striking golden blooms, along with a tough and reliable character make Crocosmia ?George Davison? a very popular spring bulb choice in gardens. The arching stems form in clumps, while acting as the pedestal for the distinct blooms up top, exploding upwards. Nectar filled blooms are very attractive to bees and pollinators that dance into your garden. Also makes for a beautiful cut flower. Plant in large groups for full impact, letting them take over herbaceous borders and beds. Bulb size 8.

Slender stems rise up and arch over as the blooms burst open in a riot of gold, orange and red

Bred specially for their bicolour blooms and clump forming, dense habit, ?Hot Spot? is one of the Firestars series, with bright sunshine yellow folowers that are filled with a cherry red patched ring to centre. The star shaped blooms come to life atop arching stems, with blade like foliage below, this Crocosmia simply will not fail to add impactful colour and movement to sunny herbaceous borders. Height: 75cm (29). Spread: 10cm (14).Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot

With stunning bicolour blooms these are easy to grow and reliable. Each yellow bloom has a central ring of cherry red blotches, which bleed along the length of the petals. Perfect for sunny herbaceous borders, adding colour and a wow factor. Grow Crocosmia in rich fertile, moist, well drained soil in full sun or semi shade. If necessary, improve soils by adding plenty of well rotted manure prior to planting. Crocosmia requires little attention throughout the growing season. Remove old foliage

In the peak of summer, Crocosmia ?Spitfire? and its unique slender stems burst with warm orange flowers. Blooms are flushed with gold, while the foliage beneath is narrow and sword-like, growing in clumps forming natural drifts over time. Compact and dwarf habit, this crocosmia will fit in with exotic or vibrant herbaceous borders. A hardy perennial that is reliable and low maintenance to grow. Height: 75cm (29). Spread: 10cm (14).

Striking golden blooms, along with a tough and reliable character make Crocosmia ?George Davison? a very popular spring bulb choice in gardens. The arching stems form in clumps, while acting as the pedestal for the distinct blooms up top, exploding upwards. Nectar filled blooms are very attractive to bees and pollinators that dance into your garden. Also makes for a beautiful cut flower. Plant in large groups for full impact, letting them take over herbaceous borders and beds. Bulb size 8.

A compact perennial montbretia with bright red, funnel-shaped flowers

Crocosmia ?Firestarter? is compact and will bring strong, bold colour to any summer garden in dense, impactful clusters, so plant in groups for the best display possible in beds and borders. The blooms are cylindrical and nicely tip the arching stems for an elegant show. Much like all Crocosmia, ?Firestarter? is so easy to grow, low maintenance, hardy and very reliable. Height: 75cm (29). Spread: 10cm (14).Plant height and spread is seasonal therefore we list by pot size rather than a defined

Fabulous arching stems of vivid green bearing scarlet red flowers - the perfect partner to yellow and red dahlia for sizzling summer garden displays. Plant in masses for maximum impact. Flowers in June-July. Height 1-1.5m (3.3-5').

These fantastic Crocosmia (Montbretia) will add colour and height to your beds and borders this year, coming alive in mid-summer with an explosion of yellow, orange and red blooms. If you're creating a fiery border or love hot, vibrant colours, then these are the plants for you! A cottage-garden favourite with dozens of different varieties to choose from, there's a crocosmia for every garden and every gardener. You can even grow them in pots, so you don't even need a garden to appreciate their

Sizzling late summer colour

A clump forming herbaceous perennial with yellow flowers

Small, brilliant scarlet flowers drip from arching stems. Crocosmia ?Emberglow? adds spots of fiery red to borders without being overpowering.

With its brilliant red flowers this fantastic Crocosmia (Montbretia) really stand out in you garden. Masses of bright red flowers are produced in freesia-like sprays in midsummer. This is a vigorous plant with sword-shaped, pleated, mid-green leaves. It is perfect for planting in large groups, bringing heat to your borders or in pots which will overflow with its arching leaves and stems, and the flowers are also excellent for cutting. Choose a nice sunny spot and that isn't too dry -