Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Now this one I like, Its different :~}

It grows very tall, Ian! About 5' I suppose.

Beautiful Spritz, I've planted this too in pots and am really looking forward to seeing the vivid red flowers...:o)

I'm so pleased with it this year, as it only produced one flower last summer!

Do you know Spritz, I have only one flower bud so far......thats odd isn't it, I wonder if the corms were a bit small?

I think I'm going to ask this about all your photo's Spritz, How difficult is it to grow/care for? Is there anywhere on GoY that can answer these questions all in one place? It will save you alot of typing :~)

They might take another year to get established, Janey. I have some more I planted for last year from a packet of corms - they only came up with leaves last summer. I'll take a look at them.....now...it's still light enough..........................................................................I'm back! Yes, they've all got buds on them...so it appears that they do take a year to settle in!

That was quick........I'm assuming these are crocus's's's?!? by the name 'crocosima' and are 'corms' like bulbs?

Ian, I really, really don't mind answering your questions!

Crocosmias grow from corms (yes, a bit like bulbs, only flat) that you plant in the autumn. No, they are nothing to do with crocuses. Different animals! They come up in the spring , and flower about now - the first year, you may not get any flowers, and then the leaves die back and you pull them off in the spring when the new shoots appear. After that, you'll get flowers each year. The stems need to be cut back after the flowers finish.

They are easy plants to grow, and cheaply bought as corms, as long as you are patient and wait for the next year for flowers.

Thanks Spritz, Janey has these in pots ? how big would the pots need to be if they grow to 5 ft.? and what kind of soil do they need. (mine is v. sandy, quick draining!)

Janey will have to answer that, as mine are in the ground. I suspect you'd have to add compost to help them with nutrients in your soil.

I'm such a drrrr brain, its obvious when you say so. Thanks again Spritz.

No problem. :-)